Stephen, Dorothea Jane

Missionary to India and author of religious works. Cousin to Virginia Woolf; daughter of James Fitzjames Stephen, who was brother to Leslie Stephen, Virginia Woolf's father.

From the description of Dorothea Jane Stephen diary, 1887 April 1-August 17. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 48948585

Dorothea Jane Stephen, a worker with Bishop Whitehead of Madras, and author of Studies in early Indian thought, 1918, lived in India, 1914-37, and made a series of photographs of South Indian religious sites and objects, 1915-22. Some of the photographs appeared in Bishop Whitehead's Village life in South India .

From the guide to the Dorothea Stephen: Photographs of Religious Sites and Objects in South India, 1915-1947, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

Dorothea Jane Stephen was a missionary to India, author of religious works, cousin to Virginia Woolf, and daughter of James Fitzjames Stephen, who was brother to Leslie Stephen, Virginia Woolf's father.

From the guide to the Dorthea Jane Stephen diary, 1887 April 1 - August 17, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Dorothea Jane Stephen (fl. 1927-1950) was a missionary in India. She was warden of St Andrew's Missionary Training College, Madras, later known as St Andrew's Training College for Religious and Social Service, and St Andrews House, which was established in July 1928, and closed in 1935.

Reference: University of Birmingham, Special Collections Department, Online Archive Catalogue (http://calm.bham.ac.uk/DServeA/). Accessed May 2002.

From the guide to the Papers of Dorothea Jane Stephen, 1927-[195-], (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)