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Letter from Anna [Pressnall] Moon to her sister, Elizabeth [Pressnall] Stanton, 1889 April 23

 Item
Identifier: MS 4-32-4

Scope and Contents

Letter, April 23, 1889, written by Anna Pressnall Moon, signed Silas R. and Anna Pressnall Moon, Douglas, Alaska, to her sister Elizabeth [Pressnall] Stanton concerning the first years of their Quaker missionary work building a school in Douglas, Alaska.

Dates

  • April 23, 1889

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical Note

Silas and Anna were married in 1883 in Indiana. They first came to Douglas, Alaska, in 1887 as missionaries to assist with the Quaker school. Silas helped build the log school and Anna taught there. In 1894, Silas began the mission in Kake, Alaska, remaining for more than a decade. In 1906, the family moved to Idaho. Anna Moon died in Greenleaf Idaho, in 1910. Silas remarried and moved to Newberg, Oregon, where he died in 1932.

Extent

2 Leaves (1 folder (1 letter: 4 pages on 2 sheets)) : holograph

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

Richard W. Stanton donated the letter in August 1996. Accession number 1996-021.

Related Materials

Family portrait at PCA 169-7. Numerous mentions of Anna and Silas Moon in the book Tomorrow is Growing Old, at BX7648.A4R62, which has an index at the back. Materials gathered and used to write this book are in MFMS 39, Alaska Quaker Documents, and the guide to the microfilm is at BV2803.A4A48.

Processing Information

The two sheets were placed in mylar, and housed in an acid-free folder.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Manuscript: Letter from Anna [Pressnall] Moon to her sister, Elizabeth [Pressnall] Stanton 1889 April 23
Subtitle
Moon, Anna [Pressnall], 1846 - 1910
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann; July 2019 ; Minor corrections to ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann
Date
2023 July
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

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