Marion Kingsley Letters 1955-1990

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Marion Kingsley Letters 1955-1990

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/k/kingsley_m.htm

Letters from Marion Kingsley describing her work at the Methodist Mission in Kangneung (Kangnŭng-si) in South Korea.

1 folder (SC)

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362019

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United Methodist Church (U.S.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw1b7j (corporateBody)

Although this collection contains records primarily from the N.C. and Western N.C. Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), and national records from both the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC), this chronology is provided as an aid to understanding the context of the records contained in this collection. 1772 First Methodist preaching in North Carolina at Currituck Court House in northea...

Kingsley, Marion.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hv7d15 (person)

Little is known of Marion Kingsley beyond the information given in the letters. She was evidently unmarried ("Miss Kingsley") and went to Korea in 1954 to work at the Methodist Mission in Kangneung (Kangnŭng-si) in South Korea. Her work included setting up schools, hospitals and clinics. She was likely a nurse, as she mentions teaching nursing courses locally and at Yonsei University and Seoul National University. From the guide to the Marion Kingsley Letters, 1955-1990...