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Roberts, Ephraim Peter, 1825-1893. Ephraim Peter Roberts papers, circa 1775-1968.

Title: Ephraim Peter Roberts papers, circa 1775-1968.

Papers of Ephraim Peter Roberts and his wife Myra Farrington Roberts, missionaries from Vermont and Maine who served in Panape (Pohnpei Island), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, in the mid-19th century, and later settled in The Dalles, Oregon. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, and genealogical notes on the Roberts and Farrington families. The journals (1857-1961) of Ephraim and Myra Roberts relate to the voyage to Micronesia on the packet Morning Star and to their stay in Ponape. Included are early Farrington family letters, letters received by Ephraim Roberts while at Williams College and Bangor Theological Seminary, letters to the Roberts' from their families in Maine and Vermont, and letters from fellow missionaries in the Pacific. Correspondents include: Hiram Bingham, Jr., Elias Bond, Titus Coan, Samuel C. Damon, Edward P. and Sarah Doane, Charlotte C. Dole, Daniel Farrington (Myra's brother in California), Jonathan S. Green, Louisa L. Gulick, Luther Halsey, David B. and Sarah Lyman, George and Nancy A. Pierson, Benjamin G. Snow, A.A. Sturges, Booker T. Washington, and Charles H. Wetmore.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cubic feet (3 document cases, 1 oversize folder)

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