Scope and Contents note
Collection comprises papers of American missionary Ebenezer S. Johnson, including correspondence; minutes of the Angola, Congo, and Rhodesia mission conferences; clippings and photographs of mission work.
Dates
- 1919-1952
Conditions Governing Access note
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 note
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 note
Ebenezer S. Johnson (b. 1866) was a missionary and bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, stationed in south and central Africa.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection comprises papers of American missionary Ebenezer S. Johnson, including correspondence; minutes of the Angola, Congo, and Rhodesia mission conferences; clippings and photographs of mission work.
Arrangement note
Collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence; Official records; Subject files; Pamphlets; Clippings; Maps; Scrapbooks; and Photographs.
Other Finding Aids note
Paper finding aid with additional information available in Special Collections & University Archives.
General Physical Description note
1 container
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Johnson, Ebenezer S.
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Methodist Episcopal Church -- Missions -- Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Methodist Episcopal Church -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Missionaries -- Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions, American -- Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Religion Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Title
- Guide to the Ebenezer Johnson 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
