Campbell collection, 1928-1985 (bulk 1928-1948).

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Campbell collection, 1928-1985 (bulk 1928-1948).

Correspondence, narratives, mss., photographs, biographical materials, diaries, and other papers, of Iain C.G. Campbell, his wife, Gladys (Perry) Campbell, and her friend, Dorothy (Blatter) Ross, chiefly relating Gladys Campbell's and Dorothy Blatter's service as ABCFM (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions) missionaries in Istanbul and Merzifon, Turkey in the 1930s. Includes information pertaining to Iain Campbell's activities as an archaeologist and teacher in Turkey and his return to the U.S. in 1947 when he settled in Nebraska and was ordained a Congregational minister; mss. and drawings from the children's books written by Dorothy Blatter Ross; and reports and other documents of the Nebraska Conference of the United Church of Christ.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8046015

Morris Brown College

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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...

Campbell, Iain C. G. (Iain C. Gordon), 1912-

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Ross, Dorothy Blatter, 1901-1977

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Children's literature author, illustrator and editor, who wrote about life in Turkey, where she lived and worked for many years. From the description of Dorothy Blatter Ross papers 1961, n.d. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37952432 ...

Campbell, Gladys Perry

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United Church of Christ. Nebraska Conference

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