Papers, 1917-1959.

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Papers, 1917-1959.

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Chiefly the papers of Ruth May Kersey, a missionary nurse in Nigeria for the Southern Baptist Convention, and her brother Roy Wilfred Kersey, an insurance agent in Richmond, Va. Also, include papers of their brother and sister. Ruth May Kersey's papers include correspondence concerning legal permission to serve as a nurse at the Baptist Mission Hospital in Ogbomosho, Nigeria, an account book and receipts concerning her health and last illnesses, a photographic scrapbook concerning the First Baptist Church of Lisbon, Portugal, U.S. passports, and photographs of Ruth May Kersey and Nigerians. Roy Wilfred Kersey's papers include a letter, 1958, to Kersey from Cornell Goerner of the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board commending the life and work of Ruth May Kersey.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Kersey, Roy Wilfred, 1899-1988.

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Kersey family.

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Goerner, Cornell, 1908-

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Baptist Mission Hospital (Ogbomosho, Nigeria)

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Kersey, Ruth May, 1889-1958.

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First Baptist Church (Lisbon, Portugal)

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Southern Baptist Convention. Foreign Mission Board

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The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, now the International Mission Board, was founded in 1845 as the mission sending agency for foreign missions. In the 1940's the Board began to produce audio programs and make recordings of events, services, and interviews, related to the work of the Board. From the description of Audio collection, 1949-1988. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 439018494 The Foreign Mission Board was established i...