Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers, 1911-1985.

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Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers, 1911-1985.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/695466568

The papers of the Midnight Mission and of Tom and Mary Liddecoat consist of material that documents the personal and business history of the Liddecoat family, the Midnight Mission, and various other charities and individuals associated with the Liddecoat family; specifically, the collection documents two generations of the Liddecoat family and their involvement in charitable organizations such as the Midnight Mission, the Gospel Foundation of America, and charitable organizations on the family's ranch in Walnut Creek, California.

7 linear ft. (5 boxes)

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7997173

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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Tom Liddecoat (1874-1942) owned a lucrative packing firm in turn of the century Los Angeles. In 1914, he turned away from this business and began a mission to help the poor and the homeless on LA's streets. This became the Midnight Mission. Liddecoat and his daughter Mary ran the Mission until shortly before his death. The Mission was initially funded by $100,000 of Liddecoat's own money. Soon, other donations came in. From 1924 on, Liddecoat returned to the packing business in order to help fun...

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