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Grinding Slow in India: Nipani, 1910-1926 [includes: Melanie A. Updegraff, "Some of my Hindu Friends in Nipani Town"]
written by David Benjamin Updegraff, 1878-1953 and Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Ann Taylor Allen Personal Collection, of Private Collection (Mysore, Karnataka: Wesleyan Mission Press, 1927), 26 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by David Benjamin Updegraff, 1878-1953 and Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Ann Taylor Allen Personal Collection, of Private Collection (Mysore, Karnataka: Wesleyan Mission Press, 1927), 26 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
David Benjamin Updegraff, 1878-1953, Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Date Published / Released
1927
Publisher
Wesleyan Mission Press
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Women and Religion, Women and Education, Colonization and Empire, Women Missionaries, Women as Teachers, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Melanie A. Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani (Kolhapur) Western In...
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (19 July 1933) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (19 July 1933) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
19 July 1933, 1933
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Education, Women and Sexuality, Birth Control, and Health, Women and Religion, Empire and Education, Primary Health Care, Women Missionaries, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie A. Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Friends of the Women's Societies, Nipani, Belgau...
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (09 July 1925) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (09 July 1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
09 July 1925, 1925
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Development, Women and Religion, Household Crafts, Indigenous Women and Missionaries, Women Missionaries, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie A. Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani, Belgaum District, India, July 26th, 1932
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (26 July 1932) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (26 July 1932) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
26 July 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Education, Women and Religion, Empire and Education, Women Missionaries, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie A. Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani, Belgaum District, India, September 15th,...
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (15 September 1925) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (15 September 1925) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
15 September 1925, 1925
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Education, Women and Sexuality, Birth Control, and Health, Women and Religion, Access to Primary Education/Literacy, Primary Health Care, Women Missionaries, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie Atherton to Mrs. Howell, June 16th, 1914.
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Ann Taylor Allen Personal Collection, of Private Collection (16 June 1914) , 3 page(s)
Melanie Atherton explains her reasons for wishing to go to India to a member of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Ann Taylor Allen Personal Collection, of Private Collection (16 June 1914) , 3 page(s)
Description
Melanie Atherton explains her reasons for wishing to go to India to a member of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
16 June 1914, 1914
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Peace, International Governance, and International Law, Women and Religion, Marital Status, Women Missionaries, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Melanie R. Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani, Western India, October 1924
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (October 1924) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (October 1924) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
October 1924, 1924
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Religion, Women Missionaries, Indigenous Women and Missionaries, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie Updegraff to Board, January 21, 1940
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (21 January 1940) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (21 January 1940) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
21 January 1940, 1940
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Religion, Indigenous Women and Missionaries, Women Missionaries, Americans, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani, West India, Recieved in...
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (05 August 1935) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (05 August 1935) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
05 August 1935, 1935
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Religion, Women and Education, Women Missionaries, Women as Teachers, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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Melanie Updegraff to Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Nipani, India, January 12th, 1926
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (12 January 1926) , 2 page(s)
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Sample
written by Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973, in Foreign Missionary Vertical Files, of Presbyterian Historical Society ("Melanie Updegraff") (Philadelphia, PA) (12 January 1926) , 2 page(s)
Description
All missionaries were required to write letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, reporting on their activities. These letters were designed partly to raise funds for the mission, so they emphasized achievements.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
12 January 1926, 1926
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Presbyterian Church of the USA. Board of Foreign Missions
Author / Creator
Melanie Updegraff, 1886-1973
Topic / Theme
Women and Religion, Indigenous Women and Missionaries, Women Missionaries, Americans, Indians (Asian), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (Philadelphia, PA).
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