Thomas and Carmelite Christie and family papers, 1804-1977 (bulk 1865-1955).

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Thomas and Carmelite Christie and family papers, 1804-1977 (bulk 1865-1955).

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Correspondence (1840-1964), diaries (1865-1931), reminiscences and essays (1901-1975), printed matter (1804, 1882-1931), Civil War pension files (1891-1931), address books, photographs, and other papers documenting the lives of a family of Protestant missionaries from Minnesota serving in the Turkish cities of Marash (1877-1893) and Tarsus (1893-1920). A portion of the papers document Thomas Christie's Civil War service in the 1st Battery of the Minnesota Light Artillery. The remainder document Thomas and Carmelite's experiences as missionaries; teaching careers of Paul and Jean Christie; and the career of Emerson Christie in the U.S. State Department. In particular, the correspondence and diaries contain frequent discussions of the relationships among the Christies as a missionary family; the education of their children; the health problems of their daughters; missionary and Turkish lifestyles, particularly of Armenian and Moslem women; epidemics and famines; administration of and fund raising for St. Paul's Institute; teaching experiences of Carmelite and daughter, Mary, at the Institute and among native women; and relations with the Turkish government. Family letters, essays, and diaries by Carmelite and Mary detail the sufferings of the Armenian people during the massacres of 1895, 1909, and 1915, and the missionaries' efforts to give them refuge and relief.

22.1 cubic feet (43 boxes, including 73 volumes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 reel microfilm).

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