John Curtis and Mary Snell Smith papers, 1837-1873 (inclusive).

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John Curtis and Mary Snell Smith papers, 1837-1873 (inclusive).

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Material documents the lives of missionary families especially "missionary children" and their extended families in the 1850s and especially the 1860s and early 1870s. A particular value in this collection is the great number of letters written by the Smith children themselves. There may be few collections of any kind that hold so many letters written by child siblings in mid-nineteenth century America. The six children in the Smith family were all born in Ceylon and spent at least half of their childhoods there before being sent or taken to live in the United States.

3 linear feet (7 boxes)

Yake University Divinity School Library

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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Smith, Mary Snell Steele.

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Smith, John Curtis.

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Smith, Asa Bowen, 1809-1886

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Mount Holyoke College.

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