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International Missionary Union records, 1849 -- 1932
This series is open for research.
3.25 linear feet; 3.25 linear feet; 3 boxes
This series contains photographs, articles, member rolls, pamphlets, minutes and administrative records, correspondence, and one Syriac language journal relating to the International Missionary Union. Many of the photographs depict members at Clifton Springs, New York during the organization's annual meetings; the bulk of the group photographs in this collection were taken on the steps of the Sanitarium. Some newspaper articles are from Latin American countries (in Spanish); also included is an article from the New York Times regarding U.S. actions in Nicaragua and Honduras. Administrative records include minutes of the meetings of The Board of Control of the International Missionary Union, as well as the Deed of Trust from Henry Foster and Mary E. Foster to "The Clifton Springs Sanitarium Company" (July 9, 1891) and the original handwritten Constitution of the IMU.
This series is unarranged.
Box 1OS
Photographs, 1896 -- 1908
Box 2OS
Photographs, circa 1920 -- 1929
Box 2OS
Newspaper articles, circa 1900 -- 1932
Box 2OS
Christrosen pamphlet, circa 1900 -- 1932
Box 2OS
Syriac language journal, 1849
Box 3 Folder 1
Photographs, circa 1890 -- 1899
Box 3 Folder 2
Photograph, 1895
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1924
Box 3 Folder 4
Newspaper article, 1924
Box 3 Folder 5
Administrative records, 1886 -- 1927
Box 3 Folder 6
Administrative records and photographs, 1920 -- 1932