Missionaries -- Lebanon
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bliss Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00021
Abstract
Correspondence (with other writings, clippings, and photographs) of members of the Bliss and Dodge families, principally of Howard Sweetser Bliss, second president (1902-1920) of Syrian Protestant College (later American University of Beirut), which was founded by his father, Daniel Bliss, in 1866. Two letters by Howard Bliss (age 13) are from 1873; additional letters (to 1920) describe his undergraduate years at Amherst College, his travels to universities at Oxford, Goettingen and Berlin...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1856-1922; 1850-1981
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
Talcott W. Seelye (AC 1944) Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00383
Abstract
The Talcott W. Seelye (AC 1944) Family Papers include material about Talcott Seelye's youth and his diplomatic career in the Middle East, as well material related to his parents, siblings, and grandparents. The collection complements -- indeed, is a structural component of -- other family collections, especially those at Amherst College listed in the "Related Materials" note. The importance of checking these collections can't be overstated, especially if a researcher is doing extensive work...
Dates:
circa 1850-1980