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| Record Creator: | Petersen, Robert Frank |
| Title: | Robert Frank Petersen Collection |
| Date Span: | 1876-1906 |
| Abstract: | Robert Frank Petersen, D.M.D. (1921-2007) was a Methodist Church missionary to India after serving in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. He remained on the mission field for approximately three years before setting up a dental practice in Oregon. There are two items in this collection. The first is a Seth Thomas Clock that was built in 1876. The clock was removed from what is known as the William Butler bungalow in Bareilly, UP, India around 1970. The second item in this collection is a book written by William Butler entitled THE LAND OF THE VEDA. |
| Extent: | 2.88 cubic feet |
| Identification: | gcah.ms.2716 |
Robert Frank Petersen, D.M.D., (1921-2007), United Methodist Church missionary to India, was a skilled dentist born in Portland, Oregon, on January 2, 1921. He graduated from the University of Oregon Dental School in 1943, and served as a dental officer in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. In 1951, Robert and his wife, Mary B. Petersen, went to India to work in dental medicine at Clara Swain Hospital in Bareilly, U.P., and remained there until 1954. After completing his dental missionary work in India, Robert and Mary returned to Oregon, and Robert continued his dental practice. Dr. and Mrs. Petersen had three children. Petersen died on January 15, 2007 in Medford, Oregon.
There are two items in this collection. The first is a Seth Thomas Clock that was built in 1876. The clock was removed from what is known as the William Butler bungalow in Bareilly, UP, India around 1970 by Dr. Robert Petersen as the suggestion of Dr. Stanley Thoburn, deceased. Due to the patent date, it is highly probably that some other early Methodist missionary actually owned it.
The second item in this collection is a book written by William Butler entitled THE LAND OF THE VEDA. The book is autographed in the front by Clemetina Butler who was William's third wife.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
The collection is arranged by record type.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Robert Frank Petersen Collection, 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.
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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.
Microfilm Edition of the Mission Biographical Reference Files.
Missionary Files Series.
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| Subject Terms | ||
| Missions-India | ||
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| India | ||
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| Methodist Church (U.S.) | ||
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| Dentist | ||
| Missionary | ||
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| Books | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 5029-3-1: 1 | Seth Thomas Clock | 1876 |
| 1584-5-7: 1 | Land of the Veda by William Butler | 1906 |
