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| Title: | Bertha Mitchell Hess Papers |
| Date Span: | 1917-1976 |
| Abstract: | Bertha Mitchell Hess was a layperson that contributed towards many missionary efforts. This collection contains information concerning the missionary work that Mrs. Hess provided donations to in order to help contribute to these endeavors. |
| Extent: | 0.45 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | drew.ms.2768 |
Bertha Mitchell Hess was a layperson who was deeply interested in missionary work. She financially contributed towards many missionary efforts, especially on the continents of Africa and Asia.
This collection contains information concerning the missionary work that Mrs. Hess provided donations to in order to help contribute to these endeavors. Some of these goals included conversion, biblical literacy, and religious education. The collection mostly involves missionary work in Africa and Asia in the format of mostly correspondence between Mrs. Hess and the missionaries.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Material is arranged by geographic area and record type.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Bertha Mitchell Hess Papers, Methodist Collection - Drew University, 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.
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 2143-4-8: 1 | Africa 1942-1949 | 1942-1949 |
| 2143-4-8: 2 | Africa 1950 | 1950 |
| 2143-4-8: 3 | Africa 1951-1954 | 1951-1954 |
| 2143-4-8: 4 | Africa 1955-1957 | 1955-1957 |
| 2143-4-8: 5 | Africa 1958-1959 | 1958-1959 |
| 2143-4-8: 6 | Africa 1960-1962 | 1960-1962 |
| 2143-4-8: 7 | Asia 1917-1959 | 1917-1959 |
| 2143-4-8: 8 | Asia 1960-1964 | 1960-1964 |
| 2143-4-8: 9 | Asia 1965-1969 | 1965-1969 |
| 2143-4-8: 10 | Asia 1970-1976 | 1970-1976 |
| 2143-4-8: 11 | Miscellaneous Correspondence | 1949-1961 |
