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Bertha E. Davis papers, 1892 -- 1960

1.5 linear feet
Bertha E. Davis was an American Baptist foreign missionary to Burma from 1899 to 1931, where she helped establish schools. The collection 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.
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MRL: William Adams Brown Papers, 1912-1946

6 boxes

Records 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.

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William W. Bell papers, 1941 -- 1945

0.25 linear feet
This collection 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.
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Laymen's Foreign Missions Inquiry Records, 1879-1940

33 boxes

Laymens 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.

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Augustine Ralla Ram papers, circa 1947 -- 1959

0.25 linear feet
Augustine Ralla Ram was General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon; Vice President of the World Student Christian Federation; Executive Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Christian Council; and Editor of "The Christian Messenger," among other titles. The collection contains one book of tribute to Ram, a report, correspondence, and research and writings.
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James Shepard Dennis papers, 1873 -- 1916

0.5 linear feet
James Shepard Dennis was a Presbyterian missionary, historian, and statistician of missions who served for four years as a missionary in Syria, primarily in Sidon and Zahleh, and was professor in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Beirut from 1873 – 1891. The collection contains correspondence; meeting minutes; an address book; a Book of Particulars; and information about the publication of Christian Missions and Social Progress, by Dennis.
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John J. Banninga papers, 1883 -- 1959

3 linear feet
John J. Banninga was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) Missionary to India. The collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings, and other documents related to the creation of the Church of South India (CSI), a union among Anglican, Methodist, and the South India United Churches, as well as personal papers.
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