Marvin H. Harper papers, 1927-1957.

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Marvin H. Harper papers, 1927-1957.

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The collection consists of papers of Marvin Henry Harper from 1921-1957. The papers include correspondence, personal writings, and printed material (1921-1926) relating to volunteer work, mainly through the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions during his years at Emory University; and correspondence (1927-1956) from Harper and his wife, Emmie Flicklen Harper, to family, friends, and church sponsors, written while serving as missionaries with the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Leonard Theological College in Jubbulpore, India. The papers also include Harper's personal writings; reports of Leonard Theological College (1932-1957); and printed materials consisting of programs, pamphlets, and magazine and newspaper articles. The collection reflects living conditions and daily life of the Indian people and of a Christian missionary community in India during the mid-twentieth century.

.75 linear ft. (in 2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Leonard Theological College

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Harper, Emmie Flicklen.

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Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions

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The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions was an organization which sought to recruit college and university students in the United States for missionary service abroad. It also sought to publicize and encourage the missionary enterprise in general. From the description of Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions records, 1886-1964 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702179251 The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions was an organiz...

Harper, Marvin H.

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Marvin H. Harper, alumnus of Emory University, was a Methodist missionary to India (ca. 1927-1957) and taught at the Leonard Theological College in Jubbulpore, India. From the description of Marvin H. Harper papers, 1927-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863291 ...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...