Sheldon and Fife family papers 1818-1936

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Sheldon and Fife family papers 1818-1936

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The Sheldon and Fife families were joined by the marriage of Sidney R. Sheldon and Eunice M. Fife in 1916. Sidney Sheldon was an engineer, and Eunice Fife was the daughter of Presbyterian missionaries to India. The collection contains genealogical materials, correspondence, diaries, India mission materials, sermons, Nanyang University (Shanghai, China) documents, and maps. Of particular interest is a collection of letters written by David W. Hutchison, a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War who served under General Grant. The letter of notification of his death is included.

6.75 linear feet, 14 containters

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369470

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Nanyang University

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Hutchison, David W. (David William), 1908-1982

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David William Hutchison (b. May 21, 1908, Mineral Point, Wis.-d. Sept. 24, 1982), U.S. Air Force officer, graduated from West Point in 1931 and completed flying training a year later. He began his military career with an Air Corps bombardment group in Panama. Before the U.S. entered the Second World War, he went to England as a military observer in photo reconnaissance, and in 1943 he served with the 5th Air Force in the Far East as commander, 6th Photo Group; deputy chief of staff of operations...

Sheldon, Eunice Fife

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Sheldon, Sidney Robert, 1873-1959

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Singh, Sundar, 1889-1929

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Sheldon-Fife family

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Fife family

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The collection comprises the papers of two families, joined in the marriage of Sidney R. Sheldon and Eunice M. Fife, in 1916. Sheldon was an engineer, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, who taught at Nanyang University (known by several other names as well) in Shanghai, China, from 1910 to 1927. In addition to his teaching work, he made many consultation trips into the interior of China to inspect various installations. His wife, Eunice Fife Sheldon, ...

Sheldon, Sidney R.

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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...

Sheldon family

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The collection comprises the papers of two families, joined in the marriage of Sidney R. Sheldon and Eunice M. Fife, in 1916. Sheldon was an engineer, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, who taught at Nanyang University (known by several other names as well) in Shanghai, China, from 1910 to 1927. In addition to his teaching work, he made many consultation trips into the interior of China to inspect various installations. His wife, Eunice Fife Sheldon, ...