Mary McCornack Thompson Diary, vol. 30, 1908 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31

Item Information

• Description
  Volumes 8-35 detail Thompson's second trip to Africa (1901-1910), during which time the mission at Mount Silinda began to expand rapidly. Thompson often writes about elections at the mission, as well as prayer services and sermons. She occasionally mentions world events such as the explosion of Mt. Pelee in Martinique, the Russian Revolution, and the detention of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. She also describes her experiences with local natives who teach her the Zulu language.

• Item ID
  wtddy01030
• Source Collection
  Mary McCornack Thompson Papers
• Spatial Coverage
  Africa
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Mary McCornack Thompson Diary, vol. 30, 1908 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
• Series
  Diaries Series, 1887-1933
• Provenance
  The Mary McCornack Thompson Diaries were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2004. Originally, the papers of Mary McCornack Thompson were at Oberlin College, but were reacquired by the family at an unknown date.
• DCMI Type
  Text
• Creator
  Thompson, Mary McCornack
• Extent
  127 pages
• Date
  1908
• Type
  diaries
• Subject
  Thompson, Mary McCornack
  Missionaries--Africa
  Women missionaries
  Presbyterian Church--Missions
  Travel
  Africa--Description and travel

• Copyright & Usage
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