Guide to the Anna Young Thompson Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Anna Young Thompson Papers

Inclusive Dates

1868-1931

Bulk Dates

1871-1931

Call Number

RG 58

Creator(s)

Thompson, Anna Young, 1851-1932.

Quantity

1.00 cubic foot

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Anna Young Thompson was appointed a missionary to Egypt in 1871. Until her retirement in 1931, she worked with the young girls and women of that country. She worked tirelessly organizing Sabbath Schools, teaching and making house visitations. She was instrumental in developing the first Christian Endeavor Society in Egypt and was responsible for organizing the World Christian Temperance Union, which she served for several years as one of its national presidents.

Collection Overview

Record Group 58 is comprised of Miss Thompson's correspondence, diaries, notebooks and miscellaneous items relating to her work with the World Christian Temperance Union.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE/DIARIES, 1872-1931

SERIES 2: MISCELLANY, 1868-1931

Alternative Formats

Available on microfilm: MF/POS.1009.

Catalog Headings

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

Corporate Subject

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Egypt Mission.

World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Topical Subject

Missionaries Egypt.

Church work with women Egypt.

Genre-form

Diaries. aat

Notebooks. aat

Corporate Added Name

World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Board of Foreign Missions.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 58
	2	Genealogical information, c.1880
	3	Board of Foreign Missions File, 1871
	4	Correspondence (scattered), 1872-1906
	5	Speeches, reports, outlines c.1929
	6	World's Women's Christian Temperance Union--notebook, bulletins, papers, 1924-31
	7	Address book and loose addresses
	8	Miscellaneous (including "A Brief History of the First Girls' School begun by the American Mission in Egypt")

		Diaries

	9	1871-72
	10	1872-80
	11	Trip to Jerusalem, 1876
	12	Boat trip in Egypt, 1887
	13	1887-93
	14	1894-98
	15	1899-1901
	16	1910; 1912-16
	17	1917-23
	18	1924-31

	19	Genealogical Notebooks
	20	Account books
	21	Notebooks
	22	Memorial book; Jesse Harvey Robinson, 1868-1918
	23	Autograph book, 1880-81

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