Papers,1817-1883, relating to North American Indian missions

Mss.Film.1223

Date: 1817-1883 | Size: 64 microfilm_reel(s)

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Abstract

These papers include letters, reports, accounts, and memoranda relating to the work of the American Board of Home Missions among the Abnaki, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Dakota, Mackinaw, Maumee, Mayhaw, Ojibwa, Osage, Pawnee, Penobscot, Sioux, and Stockbridge Indians of Arkansas, New York, and Oregon.

Background note

The United Church Board for World Ministries was established in 1961.

Collection Information

Physical description

64 microfilm reels.

Restrictions

Restrictions on Use:

Permission to quote from or to reproduce any portion of this material must be secured from the United Church Board for World Ministries.

Provenance

Acquired from Houghton Library, Harvard University, and accessioned, 1966 (1966 12mf).

Location of originals:

Originals in Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Early American History Note

This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Accounts.
Memoranda.
Microfilm Collection
Reports.

Subject(s)

Abenaki Indians
Anishinaabe
Cherokee Indians
Chickasaw Indians
Choctaw Indians
Creek Indians
Dakota Indians
Indians of North America -- Missions
Ojibwa Indians
Ojibwe people
Osage Indians
Pawnee Indians
Penobscot Indians
Stockbridge Indians