Edwin St. John Ward (AC 1900) Papers
Scope and Contents
The Edwin St. John Ward Papers (A.C. 1900) document the professional activities and some of the personal life of Dr. Ward. The collection spans the years 1897-1986, with the bulk of the material falling into the period of 1915-1918 when Dr. Ward was in service to the American Red Cross in Turkey, Palestine and France.
Professional correspondence includes letters exchanged with officials at the American Red Cross in Washington D.C. in relation to the missions in Turkey and Beirut, as well as legal documents and travel certificates. Also of note is a German map of the Sinai expedition taken by Dr. Ward in 1915, with the route penned by hand. There are newspaper clippings and journal articles, as well as the copy of a book, The Way of this General Practitioner, all which relate to the expeditions undertaken.
Personal correspondence includes letters written to his wife Charlotte, and family, when he was stationed with the Red Cross in Turkey, Beirut and France. Also included is correspondence with his brother, William Earl Dodge Ward (AC 1906), as well as condolences sent to William Earl Dodge and Mark Ward (AC 1906) upon the death of Edwin St. John Ward in 1951.
Dates
- 1897-1986
- Majority of material found within 1915 - 1918
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
In general, there is no restriction on access to the Edwin St. John Ward (AC 1900) Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from other institutions found in the Edwin St. John Ward Papers may not be duplicated, as indicated. Requests for permission to publish material from collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
Edwin St. John Ward (1880-1951) graduated from Amherst College in 1900. He received his medical degree from Columbia University in 1904. From 1907 through 1911 he was a medical missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Turkey. He was a professor of surgery at the American University in Beirut from 1911-1931, where he served as the acting Dean of the Medical Department from 1920-1921 and as Dean of Medical Faculty from 1924-1931. Dr. Ward was also a member of the American Red Cross Service in Palestine and Turkey from 1915-1916, in France in 1917 and Palestine from 1918-1919. After completing his work abroad, he returned to the United States where he worked as a physician and surgeon in various hospitals in Massachusetts.
In 1907, he married Charlotte Edwards Allen. Together they had six children. Two sons Paul L. Ward (A.C. 1935) and Richard Storer Ward (A.C. 1942) are graduates of Amherst College. Dr. Ward's brother's Mark Ward and William Earl Dodge Ward are both members of the class of 1906.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet (1 archives box)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into one series.
Processing Information
Molly Brown, Intern, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
- Amherst College -- Alumni and alumnae Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries -- Lebanon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions, American -- Lebanon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions, American -- Turkey Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sinai (Egypt) -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ward family
- Ward, Charlotte A. (Charlotte Allen), 1880-1973
- Ward, Edwin St. John, 1880-1951 (AC 1900)
- Ward, Mark Hopkins, 1884-1952 (AC 1906)
- Ward, William Earl Dodge, 1884-1977 (AC 1906)
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young Men's Christian Association
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Molly Brown (2009) and revised for ArchivesSpace by Margaret R. Dakin (2020)
- Date
- 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu