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FJS Map - India - Draft 3 - cities, Lines, & Text.tiff
This is an image of a map charting the travels of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in South Asia from 1889 to 1890. This map is a copyright-free image originally from freeworldmaps.net. Dr. Patrick Rasico added lines, text, and other data to this…

Asia and Autralia Map - 2 - Australian Cities & Lines.tiff
This is an image of a map charting the travels of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in Australia and New Zealand from 1886 to 1889. This map is a copyright-free image originally from freeworldmaps.net. Dr. Patrick Rasico added lines, text, and other data to…

Erastus M. Cravath Collection - Letter from George White to President Cravath June 1, 1877.jpg
A letter from George L. White, the director of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers, to President Erastus Cravath

FSC - SC - BOX21 - FOL21-22 - Letter 21 - Matson to Friends - 10 Oct 1887- 1 of 5.tif
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…

FSC - SC - BOX21 - FOL21-23 - Letter 6 - Matson to Prof Spence - 28 Feb 1889- 1 of 3.tif
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…

FSC - SC - BOX21 - FOL21-23 - Letter 7 - Matson to Prof Spence - 10 Aug 1892- 1 of 4.tif
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…

FSC - SC - BOX26 - FOL26-25 - Letter 2 - Matson to Mrs Spence - 12 June 1887- 1 of 6.tif
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…

Series IV Box 3 Folder 3 – 12 Feb 1890 – Matson to A. Spence – 1 of 4.jpg
This is a letter written by Henrietta Matson addressed to Adam Spence. In this letter, Matson describes the various peoples and spiritual practices of India and Burma. Moreover, she describes the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in India and Burma, as…

AARLSE~1.JPG
This is a letter written by Henrietta Matson addressed to Elizabeth Spence. In this letter, Matson states that she is forever leaving Akoa, India, and that she is relocating to another missionary station in the subcontinent.
(This decision to leave…
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