Davis, Elwood Craig, 1896-1985
Variant namesPhysician, missionary; born Elwood Linnell Davis July 11, 1879, the son of a Presbyterian minister; graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers College (1902) and from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia (1906); married Bernice C. Conger, a nurse, in 1910 and sailed almost immediately for Kenya; was in charge of Africa Inland Mission's Theodora Hospital in Kijabe among the Kikuyu Tribe; served twice as Kenya Field Director (1931-33 and 1946-49); retired to the AIM retirement center in Clermont, FL; died August 26, 1961.
From the description of Papers of Elwood Davis, 1882-1961. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31200273
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Davis, Elwood. Elwood Davis deed, 1882. | Camden County Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Davis, Elwood. Papers of Elwood Davis, 1882-1961. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Hurlburt, Paul F. Oral history interview with Paul F. Hurlburt, 1990 [sound recording]. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Africa Inland Mission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gibbs, Theodore B. | person |
| associatedWith | Hurlburt, Paul F. | person |
| associatedWith | Paul, Austin, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | Rift Valley Academy (Kijabe, Kenya) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stauffacher, Florence. | person |
| associatedWith | Stauffacher, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Westervelt, Theodore. | person |
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| Kenya | |||
| Mombasa (Kenya) | |||
| New Jersey--Camden | |||
| Kijabe (Kenya) |
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| Baptism |
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| Indigenous church administration |
| Kikuyu (African people) |
| Land owners |
| Maasai (African people) |
| Medical care |
| Missions, Medical |
| Missionaries |
| Missions |
| Missions |
| Real property |
| Rural missions |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
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Birth 1896
Death 1985
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