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Ward family

 Family

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Dora Judd Mattoon Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00285
Abstract

Papers documenting the personal and professional lives of Dora Ward and her husband, Earl Ward (AC 1906). The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence with family members describing the Wards' work as missionaries in Turkey and India, 1911-1932. The correspondence is supplemented with photographs, work records, diaries, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1883-1979; Majority of material found within 1911-1932

Edwin St. John Ward (AC 1900) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00189
Abstract

Correspondence, legal documents, newsclippings, journal articles, one book and one map relating to the professional activities and personal life of Edwin St. John Ward, Amherst College Class of 1900. The bulk of the material falls into the years 1915-1918, when Dr. Ward was in service to the American Red Cross in Turkey, Palestine and France.

Dates: 1897-1986; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1918

Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00365
Abstract

The Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers contain the personal and professional papers of Mark Ward, as well as personal papers of members of his Ward and Bliss family relatives, including items from earlier generations of related Porter and Clapp family members. There is also material related to missionaries associated with the Ward and Bliss families in Turkey.

Dates: circa 1800-1950

Paul Langdon Ward (AC 1933) Papers

 Collection — Box 1-12
Identifier: MA.00327
Abstract

The Paul Langdon Ward (AC 1933) Papers contain primarily the professional papers of Ward during his many decades as an educator, including copies of speeches and papers he prepared as well as correspondence with colleagues. A small section of the papers relates to Ward's early life as the son of medical missionaries in the Middle East as well as his school years in the United States.

Dates: 1926-1998

Scrapbook: Bliss-Ward Family, by Elizabeth W. Beach Keller, circa 1915-1980

 Item — Box Oversize 2
Scope and Contents

Cloth-covered album assembled by Elizabeth Keller with substantial genealogical content about the Bliss and Ward families, including original and copied correspondence by and about family members; obituaries; artwork; documents; photographs; publications, and charts.

Dates: circa 1915-1980

William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00234
Abstract

The William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers document the personal and professional lives of multiple generations of Ward and Bliss family members, dating from 1791 to 1977. Family correspondence makes up the largest portion of the material, supplemented with work records, diaries, memorabilia, photographs, writings, genealogical materials, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1790-1977

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 5
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Amherst College -- Alumni and alumnae 3
Missionaries -- Turkey 3
Women missionaries 3
Missionaries -- China 2
Missionaries -- India 2