Charlotte E. and Mary A.C. Ely Papers, 1861-1990 1861-1917.

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Charlotte E. and Mary A.C. Ely Papers, 1861-1990 1861-1917.

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The papers of Charlotte E. and Mary A.C. Ely consist of primary and secondary materials chiefly relating to their lives as missionaries and teachers in Turkey from 1868-1915. Of particular importance in this collection are letters written by the Elys 1881-1915 which describe their work at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in Bitlis, their travels in the region, the activities of other missionaries, and social and political events in Turkey, including attacks on Armenians from the 1890s through the early years of World War I. An autobiographical sketch provides a summary of their lives through about 1902. Also included are a report concerning orphans in Bitlis in 1899; letters and publications issued by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1914-1916; extensive biographical information; and published and unpublished material about events in Turkey in 1877 and 1912-1917. The collection also includes photographs of the Elys and of people and scenes in Turkey, England and Europe. The writers of letters and articles in this collection include a number of other Mount Holyoke alumnae: Anna C. Edwards, Anna Hunt Knapp and Grace H. Knapp. There is also a notebook kept by Charlotte at Mount Holyoke for history, English composition and stenography courses in 1861.

2 boxes (10 linear in.)

Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Ely, Charlotte E. (Charlotte Elizabeth), 1839-1915

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Charlotte Elizabeth Ely (1839-1915) and Mary Ann Caroline "Annie" Ely (1841-1913) were the daughters of Judah Ely and Caroline Coutier Ely. The sisters were educated at home and spent a year at Elmira College before entering Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. After graduating in 1861, the Elys spent two years teaching, then went on a tour of England and Europe in 1865-1866. The Rev. and Mrs. George C. Knapp, the first missionaries in Bitlis, Turkey, convinced the Elys to become missionaries in that ...

Mount Holyoke College.

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Ely, Mary A. C. (Mary Ann Caroline), 1841-1913

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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Bitlis.

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