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Society of Friends -- Missions -- Lebanon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William Bacon Evans papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1020
Overview

The papers of Quaker William Bacon Evans (1875-1964), a traveler to the Middle East, including Palestine, Syria and Lebanon and to Europe. His letters and journals are complemented by letters to him from a number of prominent people.

Dates: 1787-1963

Daniel and Emily Oliver papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1134
Overview Daniel and Emily Oliver arrived in Brummana, Syria (later Lebanon) in 1895 and were put in charge of the Friends Mission School at Ras el-Metn. The papers consist primarily of correspondence between the Olivers and supporters of their work, Marriott and Jane Morris, Elliston and Ann Morris, Thomas and Ethel Potts, and Grace and William Rhoads, concerning the work of the orphanage and school at Ras el-Metn, and the schools at Brummana; also included are photographs of the buildings, children,...
Dates: 1907-1960