Guide to the William A. Stoltzfus Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

William A. Stoltzfus Papers

Inclusive Dates

1920-1963

Call Number

RG 166

Creator(s)

Stoltzfus, William A. (William Alfred), 1891-1964.

Quantity

0.50 cubic feet (1 box)

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

William A. Stoltzfus was assigned to the Syria Mission by the Board of Foreign Missions in 1921 where he served as a teacher at Nabatiyah, Sul el Gharb, and Tripoli. In 1927, he was assigned as principal of the North Syria Schools in Aleppo. In 1937, he was appointed president of the American Junior College for Women where he served until 1958. Following his return to the U.S., Stoltzfus served as Secretary for College Relations for Beirut College until his death in 1964.

Collection Overview

Record Group 166 contains the papers of William A. Stoltzfus, 1920 1963.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1920 1963 BOX 1, FOLDERS 2-5
Includes reports, memoranda, and diary transcriptions regarding the Syria Mission, 1920-1956; minutes, reports, correspondence, newsletters, and programs regarding the Beirut College for Women, 1936-1963; correspondence with Ethel M. Stoltzfus, 1940-1941; and financial correspondence, 1962-1963.

SERIES II: SERMONS AND ADDRESSES, 1933 1961 BOX 1, FOLDERS 6-7
Includes miscellaneous sermons and addresses, most of which are undated and unarranged.

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and guide prepared 1983 by Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist.

Guide updated 2016.

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Stoltzfus, William A. (William Alfred), 1891-1964.

Stoltzfus, Ethel Marion Leck, 1895-

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission.

American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)

Beirut College for Women.

Topical Subject

Missionaries--Syria.

Women missionaries.

Missions--Syria.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Educational work.

Women--Education--Lebanon.

Universities and colleges--Lebanon.

Junior colleges--Lebanon.

Schools--Syria.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Sermons. aat

Personal Added Name

Stoltzfus, Ethel Marion Leck, 1895-

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to RG 166

		SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1920‑1963

1	2	Reports, memoranda, and diary transcriptions regarding Presbyterian Syria Mission, 1920-1956
1	3a	Beirut College for Women, reports and notes, 1955-1962, undated
1	3b	Beirut College for Women, minutes and correspondence, 1950-1963, undated
1	3c	Beirut College for Women, programs, clippings, newsletters, and faculty handbook, 1938, 1955-1963
1	4	Correspondence with Ethel M. Stoltzfus, 1940‑1941
1	5	Correspondence regarding investments and real estate, 1962‑1963

		SERIES II: SERMONS AND ADDRESSES, 1933‑1961

1	6	1931‑1961
1	7	1933‑1957

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