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A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the busy day she and Morrell had taking care of an emergency at the clinic and preaching, mentioning a trip Morrell took to the mountains to see an area where they hope to send some Agricultural school graduates to start a church and Sunday School, describing a group of preachers and laymen who visited from Miami and Tallahassee, discussing the weather and that it is beginning to be ice cream season, giving a short update on Steed, and asking if they could buy some food before the family arrives.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing how busy it has been with the visiting preachers and the evangelistic campaign, letting them know about the details of the family's travel plans for visiting Florida in the spring, asking if Elsie received her birthday message, and giving a brief update on the children.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that the busy week of hosting evangelizing preachers is over, noting that they will be hosting Rev. and Mrs. Churchwell for a few days, giving a small update on the children, and thanking them for the Valentines.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, apologizing for her late letter, discussing the arrival of the preachers who are helping witht he evangelistic campaign, and giving an update on Esther's weight.

A letter from Lois to her family thanking them for the dishes, discussing the pound cake recipe they sent, explaining a misunderstanding about a gift her grandfather had given them, giving updates on the children, describing the dress she had made, discussing the weather and how it's affected the number of colds coming into the clinic, and giving an update on the work they've been doing at the churches (collecting for charity and planning for more evangelistic work).

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving a short update on the family, letting them know that the film and slides have arrived but not the dishes, mentioning that the family is up-to-date on their vaccines and Esther has been started on her recommended vaccines, noting that she and Morrell had recently been to the movies and seen "Three Ring Circus", describing how busy the clinic has been and how her Spanish is getting to the point that she can help explain things to the patients a little better, sharing that she is having a dress made, and asking if they can

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving updates on the children's development (Steed learning more Spanish and Esther's growth and behavior), mentioning that she made a large number of Christmas cards for relatives and baked cakes for their neighbors and local friends, asking how their New Year's was as the family and friends were rained out of their planned picnic, giving a short update on the clinic, thanking them for the photo, describing the local celebration of the day of the Kings, noting that they had their first Young Adult Class which Lois taught,

Leaf CI of the German Nuremberg Chronicle, with a large woodcut, colorized by hand, depicting Christ enthroned, surrounded by the Apostles.

Summary: A translation of the Gospel of John into Nupe.

Summary: A biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.

Summary: A brief biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.

Summary: A brief biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.

Summary: Prepared by Samuel Crowther, this is the second edition (first was 1857) of the flrst work In the Igbo language, a member ofthe Niger-Congo family. lt includes the basic orthography, phonemes, dipthongs, etc., of the language, reading passages, numerals (ordinal and cardinal), translations from the scriptures (Luke and Psalms), the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer. Crowther was the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria. A Yoruba, he was bom in Osogun and prior to conversion to Christianity was named Ajayi.

Summary: A grammar text for English speakers learning Hausa.

Summary: An account of the British missionary expedition down the Niger River from 1857-1859.

Summary: A translation of the New Testament into Yoruba.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing their Christmas celebrations including Christmas dinner at the Milk's, a list of the foods that were baked and cooked and shared, and a list of the people in attendance, mentioning that they will attend a picnic on New Year's Day, discussing plans for the Sunday School class, thanking them for sending along the gifts from Lois' grandfather, and mentioning the dress that Morrell gifted her.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, noting that they haven't received their usual letter so she hopes they are alright, mentioning that all their presents are wrapped and the tree decorated in anticipation of the holiday, mentioning that she plans to bake the following day, describing how the Cuban families celebrate Christmas Eve and the day of the Kings (Jan.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, apologizing for sending her letter late, describing how busy they have been as Christmas approaches, mentioning that they will be going to Holguin for the District Conference and that she would like to do some Christmas shopping there and speak to the Bishop about the clinic, urging them not to be concerned about the clinic finances as they have had many donations and are doing well, describing their plans for the church and clinic for Christmas including putting on a program and destributing small gifts, sharing about their family plans for

A letter from Lois to her family praising her mother for her typing skill, giving an update on Esther, describing the weather and the challenges the dampness has brought, giving an update on the family garden, describing how Steed has been doing and what activities he is up to, mentioning that the family has been invited to the Milk family home for Christmas dinner, insisting that the family is safe despite what may be heard about revolutionary activity in the area, and sharing her thoughts on the current political climate in Cuba.