Guide to the Kate Alexander Hill Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Kate Alexander Hill Papers

Inclusive Dates

1896-1954

Call Number

RG 53

Creator(s)

Hill, Kate Alexander, 1873-1960.

Quantity

3.00 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

Kate Alexander Hill was born 4 february 1873, and attended Amity College and Moody Bible Institute. She was appointed as a career missionary under the Women's Board of the United Presbyterian Church of North America in 1896. An evangelist and adminsitrator, she served in Lyallpur, Sangla Hill, Sargodha and Sialkot Districts in India. From 1927 to 1932 she was superintendent of Mary B. Reid Hospital, and from 1933 to her retirement in 1943, she was superintendent of Sialkot Memorial Hospital. She died 9 April 1960 in Eldorado, Iowa.

Collection Overview

This collection consists primarily of Miss Hill's correspondence 1896-1942 and a collection of scrapbooks kept by her during her missionary career.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE/MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1896-1942

This series contains Miss Hill's inbound and outbound correspondence, 1896-1942. Also included are field and furlough photographs and miscellaneous poems, speeches and plays presumably written by Miss Hill.

SERIES 2: SCRAPBOOKS, 1896-1942

This series contains scrapbooks, daybooks and notebooks depicting Miss Hill's journey through Egypt and other activities relating to her missionary work.

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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.

Topical Subject

Missionaries India.

Missions India.

Geographic Subject

Egypt Description and travel.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1a	Finding Aid to Record Group 53

		SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE/MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, 1896-1942

		Correspondence

1	1	1896-97
	2	1898-99
	3	1900-01
	4	1902-03
	5	1904-06
	6	1907-08
	7	1909-10
	8	1911-12
	9	1913-15
	10	1916-18, 1920, 1922
	11	1923-27
	12	1928-29
	13	1930-33
	14	1935-38
	15	1939-40
	16	1941-42
	17	Correspondence to KAH, 1897-1942
	18	Undated
	19	Correspondence from Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior, 1915
	20	Rev. Robert Speer to Sir N. Chandavarkar, 1923

		Miscellaneous items

1	21	Sialkot Mission News Notes, 1910-37
	22	Correspondence from Gordon family, 1954
	23	Articles, plays, speeches, n.d.
	24	Miscellaneous pictures collected by KAH
	25	Furlough photographs, 1904-30
	26	Miscellaneous photographs, 1896-1935	Digital
	27	Miscellaneous World War II items, n.d.
	28	Miscellaneous items, n.d.
	29	The "Times of India Illustrated Weekly," 10 May 1916
	30	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1947-55

		SERIES 2: SCRAPBOOKS, 1896-1942

2		Scrapbooks, notebooks and daybooks	Digital
3		Scrapbooks, notebooks and daybooks

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