Journal of Elva Griffith
A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
Griffith, Elva Roxana
Griffith, Charles Minot
English
Methodists
Missions
Missionaries
Teachers
Travel
Ships
Health
Church work
Methodist conferences
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church. Western South America Conference
Concepción (Chile)
Iquique (Chile)
Panama
Ecuador
Peru
New York (N.Y.)
Nineteenth century
Twentieth century
64 pages
Text
diaries
Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
Box 1, Folder 1
MSS 274
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