Elizabeth Marsh letter
Scope and Contents
Letters regarding the Ephraim P. Roberts family's experiences in Ponape, a Sanyavin Island in the West Pacific, and at the University of Oregon ca. 1858-1896.
Dates
- 1948 Dec. 5
Creator
- Marsh, Elizabeth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Granddaughter of Ephraim Peter Roberts, Congregational missionary who served three years in Ponape.
Extent
0.02 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Elizabeth Marsh to Martin Schmitt describing the provenance of some pamphlets published in Honolulu and Ponape by her grandfather, and explaining their family's connections with the University of Oregon.
General Physical Description note
1 item (4 leaves) ; 24 cm.
Processing Information note
Collection is processed.
- Family histories Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Missionaries -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pohnpei Island -- Correspondence Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Roberts, Ephraim Peter
- Schmitt, Martin F., -1978
- Schmitt, Martin F., -1978
- Title
- Guide to the Elizabeth Marsh letter
- Status
- Preliminary Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
- Date
- c2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
