Reminiscences of John Boyd Bentley : oral history, 1981.

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Reminiscences of John Boyd Bentley : oral history, 1981.

College of William and Mary, 1915-20; rise in Episcopal Church from lay assistant, Christ Church Mission, Anvik, Alaska, to Archdeacon of Yukon, Bishop Rowe's suffragan, 1931, and Bishop of Alaska, 1943-48; National Council: overseas missions, administration; impressions of Presiding Bishops Henry Knox Sherrill and Henry St. George Tucker.

Transcript: 44 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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