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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in South and Southeast Asia, 1897 -- 1970
4.25 linear feetNational Christian Councils; Burma Baptist Convention Medical Education Committee; Madras Missionary Conference; Gujarat and Kathiawar Mission Conference, 1897 -- 1958 Box 1
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- National Christian Councils; Burma Baptist Convention Medical Education Committee; Madras
YMCA and YWCA records, 1925 -- 1949
4.25 linear feetA Study of the YMCA in India, Burma, and Ceylon, 1930 Box 4, Folder 2-6
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- A Study of the YMCA in India, Burma, and Ceylon, 1930
Earl Herbert Cressy papers, 1918 -- 1960
8 linear feetStudy in History of Buddhism in Burma …Pagan period, by U Zaw Htun, Ph.D. thesis, Visva Bhavati University, 1954 Box 4, Folder 1
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- Study in History of Buddhism in Burma …Pagan period, by U Zaw Htun, Ph.D. thesis, Visva Bhavati
Bertha E. Davis papers, 1892 -- 1960
1.5 linear feetBertha E. Davis papers, 1892 -- 1960 1.5 linear feet
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- before, during, and after her missionary work in Burma from 1899-1931. The bulk of the collection is
time in Burma: one from February 1900, and a later entry on scrap paper from July 22, 1916. These
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This series contains diaries, address books, expense records, photographs, a copy of the 1946 Anglican Bishops Report from the Diocese of Rangoon, and other personal items relating to Davis's life before, during, and after her missionary work in Burma from 1899-1931. The bulk of the collection is diaries. Earlier diary entries (1892-1899) reveal the details of her final years at Franklin College, her announcement to her father of her intention to become a foreign missionary, and her entrance into the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Union's training program in Chicago. There are only two brief diaries from her time in Burma: one from February 1900, and a later entry on scrap paper from July 22, 1916. These entries, however, contain information including the weather in Burma, descriptions of the villages, relationships between Protestant and Catholic missionary stations, and folk tales from the Karen people, an ethnic group in Southern Burma. Most of the diaries in the collection document Davis's life after returning to the United States; spanning from 1932 to 1940, they discuss her life traveling locally and participating in various church-related activities, as well as the details of her family relationships, and records of the weather with great consistency and detail. In addition to diaries, the collection contains nine address books, six ledgers of Davis' expense records that date from 1916 to 1937, and three memo books containing a combination of addresses, expenses, notes, and diary entries, some of which relate to her time in Burma. The collection also includes an undated account of Davis' memories from childhood, some correspondence, a Longmans' Burmese Primer from 1933 with language exercises in Burmese phonetics, an undated class grade record, and a document entitled "Ecclesia Resurgens: Bishop's Report for the half year ending 31st Dec. 1945." Printed in 1946, this report was compiled by George Algernon West, Anglican Lord Bishop of Rangoon, who was one of the first British civilians allowed back into Burma after the defeat of the Japanese in World War II. It details his experience of post-war return, including an account of rebuilding his cathedral, which had been converted into a distillery for Japanese occupiers, the process of re-establishing the diocesan administration, and stories of Christian victory and persecution during wartime. There is also scrapbook of photographs, some of which are presumably from her time in Burma.
MRL: William Adams Brown Papers, 1912-1946
6 boxesRecords of Commission on Christian Higher Education in India and Burma (Lindsay Commission) collected by Vice-Chairman William Adams Brown. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports and other materials depicting the purpose and findings of the Commission, and general Christian education in India.
Burke Library collection of missionary letters, 1851 -- 1977
0.5 linear feetJoe Kettner, 1964 -- 1966 Box 1, Folder 9
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- volunteered to serve in the La Salette Missions in Burma and left for Burma in June, 1954. He served for 12
years in Burma before returning in 1966. Over the next years he served at La Salette Seminaries in
Two letters from American missionary Joe Kettner, who was based in Prome, Burma. - Creator
- Kettner, Joseph, 1924-2002
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Two letters from American missionary Joe Kettner, who was based in Prome, Burma.
Missionary Research Library collection of Missionary Personnel records, 1929 -- 1964
1 linear feetAmerican Baptist Foreign Mission Society and Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1946 -- 1953 Box 2, Folder 1
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- List for Burma, 1951 Outfit List for the Congo, 1952 Outfit List for India, 1949 Outfit List for Japan
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Outfit Suggestions for Assam, 1950 Equipment List for Married Couples to Bengal-Orissa, 1953 Outfit List for Burma, 1951 Outfit List for the Congo, 1952 Outfit List for India, 1949 Outfit List for Japan, 1951 Outfit List for Philippines, 1946-1953
William W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945
0.25 linear feetWilliam W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945 0.25 linear feet
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- Methodist missionary working in India and Burma, and relating to his work with British prisoner of war camps
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This series contains reports and newsletters created or compiled by Reverend William W. Bell, a Methodist missionary working in India and Burma, and relating to his work with British prisoner of war camps during WWII through the YMCA. Reports are typed and detail Bell's efforts to introduce creative activities to prisoners of war from Axis countries in order to "prevent boredom;" some notes of thanks from prisoners of war are also included. Newsletters include the "Y.M.C.A. War Prisoners' Aid Commentator," "War Prisoners Aid Reporter," and "Y.M.C.A. War Prisoners Aid News."
Augustine Ralla Ram papers, circa 1947 -- 1959
0.25 linear feetAugustine Ralla Ram papers, circa 1947 -- 1959 0.25 linear feet
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- Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon, for which Ram served as General Secretary from 1928 to 1947. In his
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This series contains a book of tribute entitled, "An Appreciation," by the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon, for which Ram served as General Secretary from 1928 to 1947. In his 1955 "personal report" as Executive Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Christian Council, Ram lists the many organizations he worked with and positions he held from 1953-1955. The first page of an undated letter describes a visit with the Metropolitan and details Ram's travel plans. Additional correspondence and research and writings are also included in this series.
Laymen's Foreign Missions Inquiry Records, 1879-1940
33 boxesLaymens Foreign Missions Inquiry (LFMI); Institute of Social and Religious Research; Commission of Appraisal; National Committee for Promotion of LFMI; Modern Missions Movement; Movement for World Christianity; National Committee for Christian Education in China; Commission on Christian Education in Japan; YMCA in China. Topics include church and education, economics, medical work, women, and social, industrial, and religious backgrounds of India, Burma, China, and Japan. Report Re-Thinking Missions and its reception. Notes, manuscript reports, printed materials; missionary personnel; returned interview forms; surveys of pastors, missionaries, and medical professionals.