Spence Family Collection. Fisk Special Collections. Series 2: Correspondence - Henrietta Matson Documents.
Title
Spence Family Collection. Fisk Special Collections. Series 2: Correspondence - Henrietta Matson Documents.
Subject
Spence Family--Fisk University--Fisk Jubilee Singers--Henrietta Matson--India--Asia
Description
This collection displays materials related to the Fisk English Professor turned missionary, Henrietta Matson, during her time in India from November, 1887 to January, 1892. These documents related to Henrietta Matson are in Box 21 (Folder 21-21 to Folder 21-26), Box 26 (Folder 26-25 to Folder 26-27), Box 34 (Folder 34-27 to Folder 34-32), and Box 45 (Folder 45-20 to Folder 45-25). The documents included in this online collection pertain to her time at Fisk motivating her to go to India, her time with the Jubilee Singers in India, and her observations of the Singers in South Asia. These materials are held in Fisk University's John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library Special Collections.
Source
John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Fisk University, Nashville, TN
Date
1887-1892
Contributor
Dr. Patrick D. Rasico, metadata input
Rights
Images in this collection are the property of Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections. These materials may not be reproduced without written permission of Fisk University. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections.
Collection Items
Letter from Henrietta Matson to “My Dear Friends." 10 October, 1887.
![Letter from Henrietta Matson to “My Dear Friends." 10 October, 1887.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/12759/archive/square_thumbnails/edbecebc62dbae04abc117761f5467b2.jpg?Expires=1714608000&Signature=naTJ3xafy-cfucIwT6hOYk9p2PZH-wmFB8yDh2IIxXPayMJv5BuchRiYuo0or2PEszCJ1kXB4yPuATVfbWmO1L0NMrcDgf4l%7ESykneYbuUL-t9s5ZZX6mWqvTeMq%7EsyrgV0mN%7ExZJe4ypIwnvNCpzb14CRPQnnesOBi1pjE5o1X2pJdDOuQ4h9EmXigRoq9rvySDQIgec0lv2U6nzbZwI3ZQud40EggHA1UsMiXJuAkhsPpKsark5tRZ6DRenLMFO95WyF7LbLBoWU5NUVhcqfYxeHgcwckkNzpo-g-LXHvBoDVJmnkEWlNEtWnLjHV5UD18B%7EhdPsrz5PsmRLqnLw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Letter from Henrietta Matson to “My Dear Friends." 10 October, 1887.")
A letter from Henrietta Matson to unknown recipients ("My Dear Friends"). Written just prior to her departure for India, this letter reveals Matson's plans to relocate to the subcontinent, spread the gospel, and teach in the Akola Girls' School. Of…
Letter from Henrietta Matson to Professor Adam Spence. 28 February, 1889.
A letter from Henrietta Matson to Professor Adam Spence. Matson sent this letter from Akola, Berar, India to the Spence Family in Nashville, TN, USA. In addition to relaying some of her observations of India and thanking the Spences for sending…
Letter from Henrietta Matson to Professor Adam Spence. 10 August, 1892
A letter from Henrietta Matson to Professor Adam Spence. Written shortly after her return to the United States, Matson sent this letter from Turnbull, Ohio to the Spence Family in Nashville, TN, USA. Matson compares her experiences as a missionary…
Letter from Henrietta Matson to Catherine Spence. 12 June, 1887.
A letter from Henrietta Matson to Catherine Spence. Written shortly before her departure for India, Matson sent this letter from either Tennessee or Ohio to the Spence Family in Nashville, TN, USA. In this letter Matson reveals that she had long…
Letter from Mary Spence to Henrietta Matson. 16 September, 1888.
A letter from Mary Spence to Henrietta Matson. Sent from Oberlin, Ohio (where Mary Spence was a student), this letter reached Henrietta Matson in India.
