Charles E. and Viola L. Smith papers, 1922-1973.

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Charles E. and Viola L. Smith papers, 1922-1973.

Collection comprises papers of American missionaries Charles E. and Viola L. Smith and includes diaries, 1922 to 1924, 1928, and 1937 to 1945, manuscripts, correspondence, administrative files of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society in New York and the Congo, African language dictionaries, phrase books and grammars, notes, research materials and books on the history of missions in the Congo and Africa, newsletters from missions and missionaries in the Congo and elsewhere, and a photo album.

9.5 linear ft. (9 containers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6810534

University of Oregon Libraries

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American Baptist Foreign Mission Society

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Smith, Viola L.

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Charles Eugene Smith was born in Franklin County, Iowa, and educated at Iowa State College, Ames. He attended the Kennedy School of Missions, and was ordained in 1922. That year he and his wife went to Belgium, and in 1923 to the Congo as missionaries with the Congo Mission, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, out of Leopoldville. In addition to his evangelistic work, he introduced agricultural education among the Congolese, particularly at the Kikongo Mission station. He form...

Smith, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)

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Charles Eugene and Viola Leora Ziegler Smith were missionaries with the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in the Congo from 1923 to the 1960s. From the description of Charles E. and Viola L. Smith papers, 1922-1973. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122940013 ...

Congo Protestant Council

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