James P. Schell papers, 1849-1933.

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James P. Schell papers, 1849-1933.

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Correspondence compiled by Schell, a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Ojibwe Indians of northern Minnesota, including data on missionary life and activities; letters by Schell (1908, 1926-1928) discussing information he had collected on early missions in the area; letters (1895-1905) from Alonzo Barnard discussing his writings on his own missionary service in Michigan and Minnesota; and Schell's account (1928) of the hand printing press used by the Cass Lake missionaries, and other missionary presses.

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American Missionary Association

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Known chiefly for its educational work among African Americans, the American Missionary Association also worked with other ethnic groups. From the description of American Missionary Association records, 1820's-1870's (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 668992371 ...

Barnard, Alonzo, 1817-1905.

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Alonzo Barnard was born in Peru, Bennington County, Vermont on June 2, 1817. He moved with his family to Ohio and was educated at Oberlin College. Recruited at Oberlin by Presbyterian clergyman Frederick Ayer for missionary work among the Ojibwe, Barnard was one of the founders of the "Oberlin" mission at Red Lake (1843). Several years later (in 1846), following a brief tenure at the Leech Lake mission, he started a mission at Cass Lake, where he was ordained (in 1847) by Ayer. In 1...

Schell, James P.

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