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Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers

This collection includes items from Charles and Elva’s time spent as missionaries in South America from 1895 to 1906. The collection includes a journal kept by Elva R. Griffith as well as a photo album dated from their time in South America. There are also professional certificates from the Western South America Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church deeming Charles M. Griffith qualified as a missionary and a certificate of location. Also included are photocopies of newspaper clippings about the International Missionary Union meeting at Clifton Springs, N.Y. and excerpts from a letter written by Charles to Elva dated ca. October 1900.

Abstract
Consists of items from Charles and Elva Griffith during their time as missionaries in South America from 1895 to 1906.
Extent
0.5 cubic ft.
Finding Aid
Manuscript Collection No. 274
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  • A photo album documenting Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith's time as missionaries in Chile and travels around South and Central America and to India. The album includes photographs of the Western South America Mission Conference meeting at Santiago, Chile, in February of 1897; portraits of local peoples; landscape and panoramic photos of Concepción, Chile; landscape and panoramic photos of Iquique, Chile; landscape photos of Taltal, Chile; photos of the Bío-Bío River; photos of buildings in or near Kodaikanal, India; buildings and landscapes in and near Colón, Panama; cathedrals, markets, and local peoples along the Panama Canal; photos of the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador; photos of the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, including of the celebration of Corpus Christi Day; photos from Syracuse, New York, including of Syracuse University; a group photo of the International Missionary Union, gathered in Clifton Springs, New York, in June of 1902; photos of San Juan, Puerto Rico; photos of Guayama, Puerto Rico; photos of Cayey, Puerto Rico; and photographs of President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Puerto Rico in 1906.
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    Photo album of Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith

    Griffith, Elva Roxana
    Date
    1897 – 1906
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    A photo album documenting Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith's time as missionaries in Chile and travels around South and Central America and to India.
  • Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather. The second letter describes Griffith and his companions' travels from Naranjal to Cuenca, providing details about the jungles they passed through, their ascent into the Andes, and Griffith's observations of the region, city, and people.
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    From the Far South

    Griffith, Charles Minot
    Date
    1900
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
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    Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.
  • A report on a meeting of the International Missionary Union in the early 1900s published in a newspaper. The article covers the opening session and briefly describes the reports made by various members on their work in Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain, Micronesia, India, Burma, and Siam.
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    Missionaries at Clifton Springs: Another interesting session of the Union

    Date
    1900 – 1909
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    A report on a meeting of the International Missionary Union in the early 1900s published in a newspaper. The article covers the opening session and briefly describes the reports made by various members on their work in Turkey, Bulgaria, Spain, Micronesia, India, Burma, and Siam.
  • A report on the 1906 meeting of the International Missionary Union at Clifton Springs, New York, published in a newspaper. The article outlines the opening sessions, listing the members who passed away in the past year with notes on their contributions, and notes on the closing remarks.
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    Many deaths were reported: a memorial service held at Clifton Springs by the MIssionary Union

    Date
    1906-06
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    A report on the 1906 meeting of the International Missionary Union at Clifton Springs, New York, published in a newspaper. The article outlines the opening sessions, listing the members who passed away in the past year with notes on their contributions, and notes on the closing remarks.
  • A formal certificate confirming the appointment of Charles Minot Griffith as a Deacon in the Western South America Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 27, 1898, by Bishop Henry White Warren.
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    Certificate of Appointment for Charels Minot Griffith

    Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912
    Date
    1898-02-27
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    A formal certificate confirming the appointment of Charles Minot Griffith as a Deacon in the Western South America Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 27, 1898, by Bishop Henry White Warren.
  • A formal Certificate of Location confirming that Charles Minot Griffith was officially located to the Western South America Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a Deacon on his own request. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 20, 1903, by Isaac W. Joyce, the president of the Western South America Annual Conference.
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    Certificate of Location for C. M. Griffith

    Joyce, Isaac W.
    Date
    1903-02-20
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    A formal Certificate of Location confirming that Charles Minot Griffith was officially located to the Western South America Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a Deacon on his own request. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 20, 1903, by Isaac W. Joyce, the president of the Western South America Annual Conference.
  • A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
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    Journal of Elva Griffith

    Griffith, Elva Roxana
    Date
    1895 – 1907
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    to use
    A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
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