Roberson family papers, 1917-1977

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Summary

Creator:
Roberson family
Abstract:
Cecil F. and Marie Roberson were Southern Baptist missionaries in Nigeria between the 1950s and 1970s. Collection consists largely of historical essays and archives written and collected by Cecil Roberson to document the history of Baptists in Nigeria. Roberson's own writings are complemented by photocopies and reproductions of the Thomas Jefferson Bowen and Lurana Henrietta Davis Bowen Papers, as well as a series of correspondence written to and from Louis M. Duval between 1917 and 1934. This collection is part of the Nigerian Southern Baptist Missionary Collection held at the Rubenstein Library.
Extent:
3 Linear Feet
2250 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.01096

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists largely of historical essays and archives written and collected by Cecil Roberson to document the history of Baptists in Nigeria. Roberson's own history writings are complemented by photocopies and reproductions of the Thomas Jefferson Bowen and Lurana Henrietta Davis Bowen Papers, as well as a series of correspondence written to and from Louis M. Duval between 1917 and 1934.

Biographical / historical:

Cecil F. and Marie Roberson were Southern Baptist missionaries in Nigeria between the 1950s and 1970s.

Acquisition information:
The Roberson Family Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2013.
Processing information:

Processed by Elisabeth Narkin; Meghan Lyon, March 2014

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, March 2014

Accession(s) described in this collection guide: 2014-0050

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[Identification of item], Roberson Family Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.