Guide to the Lorena Kelly Papers
Prepared by Kristen D. Turner and Mark C. Shenise, Associate
Archivists
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives
and History, Madison, New Jersey
2/7/2007
Overview of Records
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| Record Creator: |
Kelly, Lorena |
| Title: |
Lorena Kelly Papers |
| Dates: |
1935-1977 |
| Abstract: |
Katherine Lorena Kelly (1903-? ),
American missionary, was born at Mt. Mourne, North Carolina on May 17, 1903. Kelly
was a Methodist Episcopal, Methodist and United Methodist Church missionary in the
Central Zaire Conference for thirty-three years. In 1969, Kelly retired from active
missionary work and returned to the United States of America. |
| Extent: |
0.66 Cubic Feet |
| Resource ID:
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gcah.ms.2002 |
Biographical Note
Katherine Lorena Kelly (1903-? ), American missionary, was born at Mt. Mourne, North
Carolina on May 17, 1903. She received a B. A. from the University of North Carolina
and an M.A. from Scarritt College (Tennessee). Kelly was a Methodist Episcopal,
Methodist and United Methodist Church missionary in the Central Zaire Conference for
thirty-three years. In 1936, she arrived in what was then The Belgian Congo, after
spending a short time in Belgium for French language instruction. Kelly served as an
education worker directing primary schools, organized a junior high school for
women, and taught in various institutions. During her tenure, Kelly served in Tunda,
Wembo Nyama, Lubondai and Lodja. She witnessed the transfers of powers from the
Colonial Committee of Fourteen in Belgium to the eventual rule of Joseph Mobutu,
later known as Mobuto Sese Seko. In 1960, the Congo civil war ended with
independence for the former colony which was now known as the Republic of the Congo.
Kelly, along with other missionaries in the area, fled to what is now Kitwe, Zambia,
during the war and did not return full-time until early 1965. Upon her return she
served as dean of the Congo Polytechnique Institute. In 1969, Kelly retired from
active missionary work and returned to the United States of America.
Scope Note
This collection contains correspondence and news letters from Kelly written between
1936 and 1969. A 1969 farewell address is included. In addition, an autobiographical
manuscript entitled "I Saw It Happen" is part of this collection. This typed
manuscript is 172 pages and includes several corrections and notations. It was published in 1977 by Bitmore Press.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Due to the limited extent of the collection, there are no series or subseries.
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct
reference to the item or its file folder, Lorena Kelly Papers, United Methodist
Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call
number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on this colleciton.
Restrictions on Use
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the
office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History.
Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before
using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for
permission to publish is expected and required.
Related Material
Additional information on Kelly is located in the Records of the Methodist Church,
Board of Missions Missionary Files Series; and the Records of the United Methodist
Church, General Board of Global Ministries ( Accession 1982-059).
Additional information can also be found at: Joyner Library, East Carolina University, East Fifth Street, Greenville, NC.
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Subject Terms |
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Subject Topics |
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Missions. |
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Women |
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Subject Geographic |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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Zaire |
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Genre |
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Autobiographies |
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Manuscripts. |
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Newsletters |
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Correspondence |
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Occupations |
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Missionary. |
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1305-3-4:
1 |
Correspondence |
1935 |
| 1305-3-4:
2 |
Correspondence |
1936 |
| 1305-3-4:
3 |
Correspondence |
1937 |
| 1305-3-4:
4 |
Correspondence |
1938 |
| 1305-3-4:
5 |
Correspondence |
1939 |
| 1305-3-4:
6 |
Correspondence |
1940 |
| 1305-3-4:
7 |
Correspondence |
1941 |
| 1305-3-4:
8 |
Correspondence |
1942 |
| 1305-3-4:
9 |
Correspondence |
1943 |
| 1305-3-4:
10 |
Correspondence |
1944-1948 |
| 1305-3-4:
11 |
Correspondence |
1949-1955 |
| 1305-3-4:
12 |
Correspondence |
1956-1957 |
| 1305-3-4:
13 |
Correspondence |
1960 |
| 1305-3-4:
14 |
Correspondence |
1961 |
| 1305-3-4:
15 |
Correspondence |
1962-1963 |
| 1305-3-4:
16 |
Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1305-3-4:
17 |
Correspondence |
1965 |
| 1305-3-4:
18 |
Correspondence |
1967 |
| 1305-3-4:
19 |
Correspondence |
1968 |
| 1305-3-4:
20 |
Correspondence |
1969-1970 |
| 1305-3-4:
21 |
Newsletters |
1936-1969 |
| 1305-3-4:
22 |
Farewell messages |
1969 |
| 1305-3-4:
23 |
Manuscript |
1977 |
