Mary McCornack Thompson Diary, vol. 44, 1913 Aug 26 - 1914 Jan. 2

Item Information

• Description
  Volumes 40-57 span Thompson's third trip to Africa (1911-1917), and entries tend to be bit longer and more descriptive. On this trip volumes 44-49 were written in diary volumes entitled "Warriors of Africa," whose covers depict African natives, and volumes 52-55 in volumes bearing the title "Empire Exercise," portraying historical events.

• Item ID
  wtddy01044
• Source Collection
  Mary McCornack Thompson Papers
• Spatial Coverage
  Africa
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Mary McCornack Thompson Diary, vol. 44, 1913 Aug 26 - 1914 Jan. 2
• 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
  99 pages
• Date
  1913-1914
• Type
  diaries
• Subject
  Thompson, Mary McCornack
  Missionaries--Africa
  Women missionaries
  Presbyterian Church--Missions
  Travel
  Africa--Description and travel

• Copyright & Usage
  See the policy for this collection.