Guide to the Mary Louise Blatchley Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Mary Louise Blatchley Papers

Inclusive Dates

1886-1935

Bulk Dates

1902-1910

Call Number

RG 225

Creator(s)

Blatchley, Mary Louise.

Blatchley, Charles Gilbert.

Blatchley, Charles Alfred.

Blatchley, Henry Gilbert.

Western Foreign Missionary Society.

Quantity

0.50 cubic feet

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Digital Content

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Little is known about Mary Louise Blatchely's life. In 1889 she joined the Wayne Presbyterian Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania with her parents, Charles and Mary Blatchely, and older siblings, Henry, Charles and Clara Blatchely. From 1897-1910, she served as Secretary for Young Peoples' Work for the presbytery of Chester's branch of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society. In that capacity, she spoke frequently before various women's and children's societies on the subject of foreign missions. In addition, until at least 1923, she was active in the Wayne Presbyterian Church, supervising several youth groups including the Daughters of Zion, the Boys' Mission Band and the Helen Newton Mission Circle. On numerous occasions, she hosted foreign missionaries in her home and spoke on the subject of foreign missions to diverse groups within the church.

Collection Overview

Mary Louise Blatchely's papers reflect her interest in foreign missions as evidenced by her work with the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the presbytery of Chester and diverse youth groups of the Wayne Presbyterian Church. Of particular impor- tance are the speeches she made to various Christian Endeavor societies at local Presbyterian churches throughout the presby- tery of Chester, 1902-1935, though the bulk of these date from 1902-1910. Her correspondence, which dates from 1889-1907, is primarily of a personal nature but also includes letters from individuals associated with the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Philadelphia, the oldest and largest of the PCUSA's women's missionary boards.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES, 1902-1935

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1889-1907

SERIES III: ANNUAL REPORT, WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, PRESBYTERY OF CHESTER, 1907-1908

SERIES IV: PAMPHLETS, WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY &
WOMAN'S BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS, ca. 1889-1912

SERIES V: MISCELLANY, 1886-1915

Alternative Formats

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Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Blatchley, Mary Louise.

Blatchley, Charles Gilbert.

Blatchley, Charles Alfred.

Blatchley, Henry Gilbert.

Corporate Subject

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.)

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Board of Home Missions.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Presbytery of Chester Missions.

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Missions.

Presbyterian women--Diaries.

Women in church work--Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania.

Women in missionary work.

Women--Societies and clubs.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Speeches. aat

Addresses. aat

Programs. aat

Diaries. aat

Corporate Added Name

Wayne Presbyterian Church (Wayne, Pa.)

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.)

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1	Finding aid to RG 225

		SERIES I: SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES, 1902-1935

1	2	1902-1910	Digital
	3	1920-1935	Digital

		SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1889-1907

1	4	1889-1893	Digital
	5	1894	Digital
	6	1895-1907	Digital

		SERIES III: ANNUAL REPORT, WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, PRESBYTERY OF CHESTER, 1907-1908

1	7	1907-1908	Digital

		SERIES IV: PAMPHLETS, WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY & WOMAN'S BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS, ca. 1889-1912

1	8	Home life in lands not Christian: Siam and Laos, 1889-1910	Digital
		Inasmuch, 1903	Digital
		Good Will mission, Good Will, South Dakota, 1904	Digital
		Eleven reasons for attending missionary meetings, 1889-1910	Digital
		The movement for new China, 1889-1910	Digital
		The reminder of prayer meetings in the interest of home missions, 1905-1906	Digital
		Over sea and land, advertisements, 1889-1910	Digital
		A young woman missionary: China, 1904-1912	Digital
		Twenty questions and answers on our school work in Porto Rico, 1911	Digital
		Whispers of a home missionary, 1905	Digital

		SERIES V: MISCELLANY, 1886-1915

1	9	Mary Louise Blatchley personal notebook, 1890-1894	Digital
		Papers from Philadelphia Seminary Alumnae Association and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church, 1886-1915	Digital

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