Marion Warner Papers

Elementos de identidade

Código de referência

US NjMdUMCG 4665

Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora

General Commission on Archives and History

Nível de descrição

Coleção

Título

Marion Warner Papers

Data(s)

  • 1929-1987 (Produção)

Dimensão

0.68 cubic feet

Nome do produtor

Warner, Marian
(1917-2013)

História biográfica

Marian Warner (1917-2013), Methodist missionary and educational administrator, was born in Fairfield, Iowa, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. She received her education in the John Fletcher College (1925); State University of Iowa ( B. A. in 1929; M. A. in 1943). She taught in Davenport, Iowa (1926-1928). Miss Warner was sent in October 1929 as a regular missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church to India. She served Queen's Hill School, Darjeeling, India (1930). She was assigned as principal of the Middle School and Hostel in Baihar, India (1931-1950). It is recognized as the coeducational school for Balaghat, Jabalpur and Narsinghpur districts. After 19 years of service, she was appointed vice principal of Hawabagh Women's College, a teacher's training school, in Jabalpur (1951-1967). It is now a part of Saugor University in Jabalpur, India. Warner retired from the Indian Mission field in June 1968.

Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura

Âmbito e conteúdo

The collection contains materials related to Warner's personal activities as a missionary. Most of the documents are personal letters. These letters are directed to family and friends and dated from 1929 to 1987. Unfortunately, the years 1968-1985 are missing. Content in these letters are usually only a few lines and discuss events, school activities, and weather conditions.The other part of this collection contains various clippings, programs, brochure, post cards, Christmas cards, play scripts, drawing, and photographs related to Warner's work and family.

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Condições de acesso

There are no restrictions regarding this collection.

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Condiçoes de reprodução

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.

Idiomas do material

  • inglês

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    História custodial

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    Elementos de materiais relacionados

    Existência e localização de originais

    Existência e localização de cópias

    Material arquivístico relacionado

    Mission biographical files

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    Nota geral

    The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection.

    To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved.

    Nota geral

    When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Marion Warner 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.

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    Nota do arquivista

    Prepared by Myong Shin Jeon, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist

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