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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.
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.
SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE/DIARIES, 1872-1931SERIES 2: MISCELLANY, 1868-1931
Available on microfilm: MF/POS.1009.
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Finding Aid to Record Group 58
2
Genealogical information, c.1880
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Board of Foreign Missions File, 1871
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Correspondence (scattered), 1872-1906
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Speeches, reports, outlines c.1929
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World's Women's Christian Temperance Union--notebook, bulletins, papers, 1924-31
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Address book and loose addresses
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Miscellaneous (including "A Brief History of the First Girls' School begun by the American Mission in Egypt")
Diaries
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1871-72
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1872-80
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Trip to Jerusalem, 1876
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Boat trip in Egypt, 1887
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1887-93
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1894-98
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1899-1901
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1910; 1912-16
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1917-23
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1924-31
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Genealogical Notebooks
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Account books
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Notebooks
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Memorial book; Jesse Harvey Robinson, 1868-1918
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Autograph book, 1880-81