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Seymour E. and Sarah Moon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 646

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises letters sent and received, a collection of books and pamphlets in Congolese languages, and photographs. Major correspondents are Benjamin and Rhoda Armstrong, Ellsworth, Franklin and Maria Moon, and Charles E. and Viola Smith.

Dates

  • 1914-1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and 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 and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Seymour E. Moon was born in Villard, Minnesota and educated at Newton Theological Seminary. He went to the Congo in 1903 as missionary for the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. In 1908 he was one of the founders of the United Congo Evangelical Training Institute, later called the Ecole de Pasteur et d'Instituteur, at Kimpese. Three years later he was named principal of the Institute, a position he held to 1931. His final term in the Congo, 1932-1937, was as an itinerant missionary. His wife Sarah E. Moon (1873-1950) was a missionary teacher.

Extent

1.5 linear feet (1 container)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection comprises papers of American missionaries Seymour E. and Sarah Moon, including correspondence, a collection of books and pamphlets in the Congolese language, and photographs. Major correspondents are Benjamin and Rhoda Armstrong, Ellsworth, Franklin and Maria Moon, and Charles E. and Viola Smith.

Processing Information

Collection processed by processing staff.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Guide to the Seymour E. and Sarah Moon Papers
Status
Complete Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by processing staff
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA