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Pastoral Correspondence, bulk: N.D., 1923, 1925-1928, 2007

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

Original letters sent by Dr. Harriet K. Vivion ((King Vivion's daughter) to the Methodist Conference archives at Lon Morris College; letter from Faulk Landrum, archivist; copy of King Vivion's service record from the Methodist Church; receipts for monies sent to the Board of Missions from Vivion churches; letters with Texas Attorney General's office re: dog racing and gambling in Galveston, TX (Claude Pollard, Tx. Atty. Gen.); correspondence re: acceptance and use of donated funds for missionary work in Belgium, some photographs of church and people in Ghlin, Belgium and how donated funds would be used, also information on difficulties with Catholic church trying to block Methodist mission work in the area; letter from Dewitt in Mexico seeking donors to sponsor children so they could stay in school; 1927 letter from Presbyterian D. C. Butler in Tiheien, Shantung, China re: political situation (sympathizing with China's position in terms of their treatment by Britain, US, and Japan) and comments regarding mission work Copies provided by Faulk Landrum, archivist Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in N.D., 1923, 1925-1928, 2007

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the SU University Archives Repository

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