Matsu Crawford papers, 1923-1988.
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Mattie Sue "Matsu" Wofford Crawford was a Presbyterian missionary to Japan (1929-1940 and 1961-1964), a nonfiction writer and author of several Christian novels; Crawford published under her nickname acquired during her time in Asia: "Matsu," which is the Japanese word for "pine"; born, 1902, near Madden's Station (Laurens County, S.C.); resident of Florida during and after World War II; retired to Black Mountain, N.C. Wife of Vernon Crawford (1899-1978), a Presbyterian ...
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Vernon Crawford, a Presbyterian minister, served as missionary to Japan for the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S., 1929-1940, and as pastor of Kobe Union Church, in Kobe, Japan, 1961-1964. In Japan, Crawford and his wife Mattie Sue (Matsu) were stationed in Kochi, Okazaki, and Nagoya. From 1941 to 1960, Crawford served as pastor to congregations in Georgia and Florida. From the description of Vernon A. Crawford pap...
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