Papers of William H. Weinland, 1853-1946.

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Papers of William H. Weinland, 1853-1946.

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William Henry Weinland, a Moravian church missionary, went to Bethel, Alaska with his wife to serve as missionaries to the Eskimos in 1885. When ill health in the family forced them to return to the United States, Weinland became pastor of the Moravian Church at Gracehill, OH (1887-89), until he was assigned to work among the Indians of Southern California. The Weinlands devoted nearly forty years to missionary work among the Indians, especially at the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, CA. The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 39 diaries), documents, and drawings related to the life and activities of William H. Weinland and his wife, Caroline Yost Weinland, as well as the extended Weinland family. The materials focus on their missionary work for the Moravian Church in Alaska and on the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, California. Correspondents frequently represented in the collection include Samuel M. Brosius (writing on behalf of the Indian Rights Association), Paul De Schweinitz, and Amelia Stone Quinton.

Approximately 2,100 pieces.26 boxes.42 volumes.2 large envelopes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Indian Rights Association

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Zitkala is the Indian name for Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938. From the guide to the National Council of American Indians records, 1926-1938, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The Indian Rights Association was organized in Philadelphia in 1882. The early leaders of the association, including Herbert Welsh, sought to protect the interests and general welfare of the Indians. Through its monitoring and lobbying activities with executive agencies and Congress, the association, in i...

Brosius, Samuel M., 1851-1936

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Rock family

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Weinland family

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De Schweinitz, Paul, 1853-1942

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Weinland, William H.

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Biography William Henry Weinland (1861-1930) was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Moravian schools and was graduated from Moravian College and Theological Seminary in preparation for a life of professional ministry. In 1884 Weinland volunteered for an exploratory expedition into Alaska with Henry Hartmann, a Moravian missionary based in Canada, to determine an appropriate site for a mission. A settlement along the Kusko...

Quinton, Amelia S. (Amelia Stone), 1835?-1926

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Gilman family

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Weinland, Caroline.

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Quinton, Amelia S. (Amelia Stone), 1835?-1926

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...