Paper, ca. 1942.

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Paper, ca. 1942.

The collection consists of a 21 page typewritten paper "My African Grandfather: Flickinger, Missionary to Africa," written by Florence F. Wolff about her grandfather, Daniel Flickinger. She complied the paper from his diaries. Besides his missionary work in west Africa in the 1850s she also details her grandfather's work as a lecturer for the American Missionary Society and describes an 1863 trip he made to Washington D.C. to appeal to President Lincoln on behalf of freedmen in Mississippi. During the Civil War he also served as a chaplain.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8004201

Indiana Historical Society Library

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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 ...

Wolff, Florence F.

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During the 1941-42 club year, Florence F. (Mrs. Herman) Wolff read a paper, "My African Grandfather" to the Indianapolis Woman's Club. The paper was compiled from the diaries of her grandfather, Daniel Flickinger, who worked for the American Missionary Society in the 1850s and spent much of his life working as a missionary on the west coast of Africa. From the description of Paper, ca. 1942. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70109981 ...

Flickinger, D. K. (Daniel Kumler), 1824-1911

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Indianapolis Woman's Club

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Founded in 1875 to "form an organized center for the mental and social culture of its members..." and to encourage "a liberal exchange of thought by papers and discussion upon all subjects pertaining to its objects." Religious and political topics are excluded, however, as the founders represented a variety of opinions. Founders and later members participated in public causes, including women's suffrage. A haven for free-thinking women, the club is the oldest of its kind in Indiana and is still ...

Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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