Series 2: Correspondence, 1869 -- 1901

Extent:

2.25 linear feet 2.25 linear feet; 5 boxes

Scope and content:

This series contains bound letter copying books and loose correspondence comprised of telegrams, postal cards, and letters, as well as the correspondence of Heli Chatelain, field manager in Africa of the Philafrican Liberators' League, to the Rev. L.T. Chamberlain, President of both the Evangelical Alliance in the United States and of the Liberators' League. Some of the records are in other languages, such as German and French. Noteworthy correspondents in this series include Kaiser Wilhelm, Prince von Bismarck, and Booker T. Washington. The topics covered in the correspondence address many of the same that are covered in the administrative records, including the status of religion and religious persecution around the world. Additionally, the correspondence focuses on such topics as upcoming Alliance conferences, requests for Alliance publications, and the Week of Prayer. The correspondence also demonstrates how world events, including the Franco-Prussian War and the Boer War, affected the Alliance and its planned initiatives. A few of the Chatelain letters are from Chatelain to his sister, describing Chatelain's efforts while stationed in Africa on behalf of the Philafrican Liberators' League, which included securing the freedom of slaves in Africa and the promotion of their welfare during the Boer War. Other pieces of correspondence contain supply lists for his base at Lincoln Station and Chatelain's report of his European trip.

Arrangement:

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.

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