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John Dunbar was a Presbyterian missionary who lived with Pawnee of Nebraska on behalf of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The collection contains a handwritten manuscript detailing Dunbar's experiences, and two letters written to his son by a pastor inquiring about Dunbar's work.

This collection contains a typescript report compiled by Dr. Martha Letitia Edwards detailing material located in the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin relating to the study of Indian Missions from 1700-1840. Denominations include Baptist; Catholic; Congregational; Friends; Methodist; Moravian; Presbyterian; Protestant Episcopal; and Interdenominational Societies including but not limited to the Algic Society and the Indian Mission Association.

This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document mission work in North America during the 19th and 20th centuries, including material pertaining to Christianity, churches, and religion; committees and conferences; reports and bulletins; education; three-dimensional objects and photographs; and subject files.