Myra Scovel Manuscripts before 1962

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Myra Scovel Manuscripts before 1962

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Papers of the American author, missionary. Collection contains undated typescript draft and final draft with revisions of , her autobiographical work on missionary life in China. The Chinese Ginger Jars

0.25 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362646

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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...

Scovel, Myra

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Myra Scovel (1905-1994) was an American nurse and missionary for the United Presbyterian Church for more than thirty years. She and her husband, Dr. Frederick Gilman Scovel, were assigned to missions in China (1930-1951) and India (1953-1961). She was also a writer and poet. From the guide to the Myra Scovel Manuscripts, before 1962, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Myra (Scott) Scovel (August 11, 1905- August 26, 1994) was bo...