Correspondence, 1944 Aug. 19 - 1962 Aug 3.

Item Information

• Description
  Six letters regarding the collection and transfer of Mary McCornack Thompson's diaries after her death in 1936. The first five letters are by Mr. William L. Thompson (Mary's husband) to his nieces Margaret and Jay Urice, who are locating and collecting Mary's diaries. The letters are all handwritten, with some typed copies. The sixth letter is from Jay Urice to Mr. Julian Fowler, a librarian at Oberlin College, about having Mary's diaries sent to Oberlin. Arranged chronologically.

• Item ID
  wtddy01091
• Source Collection
  Mary McCornack Thompson Papers
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Correspondence, 1944 Aug. 19 - 1962 Aug 3.
• Series
  Correspondence Series, 1944-1962
• 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
• Extent
  21 pages
• Date
  1944-1962
• Type
  correspondence
• Subject
  Thompson, Mary McCornack
  Missionaries--Africa
  Women missionaries
  Presbyterian Church--Missions
  Travel
  Africa--Description and travel

• Copyright & Usage
  See the policy for this collection.