Guide to the William Harvey Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

William Harvey Papers

Inclusive Dates

1865-1908

Call Number

RG 211

Creator(s)

Harvey, William, 1835-1908.

Quantity

1.00 cubic foot (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 Harvey was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1835 and emigrated to America in 1850. He graduated from Westminster College in 1862 and then went on to Allegheny (Pittsburgh) Seminary. After his ordination in 1865, William Harvey married the daughter of Judge Thomas Lee before being appointed to the Egypt Mission by the UPCNA. He arrived in Egypt later in 1865, served first in Medinet el Faiyum and then Simnures. At Simnures, with his wife, he started a school for boys and a school for girls, where he stayed until 1875. After a long furlough the Harveys returned to Egypt and served in Cairo until William's death in 1908. During his years of service, William Harvey worked frequently with other missionaries such as John Hogg and Andrew Watson.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of ten diaries which cover William Harvey's years of service in the Egypt Mission. The diaries are highly descriptive of his day to day activities and also provide some commentary on events which affected his life. There is also a typed manuscript about his wife by an unknown author.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: DIARIES, 1865-1908 (BOX 1 FOLDERS 2-11)

SERIES II: BIOGRAPHICAL, UNDATED (BOX 1 FOLDER 12)

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

This collection was formerly cataloged as part of the library collection.

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1987
Kristin L. Gleeson, Assistant Archivist

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Harvey, William, 1835-1908.

Hogg, John, 1833-1886.

Watson, Andrew 1834-1916.

Corporate Subject

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Egypt Mission.

American Mission Boys' School in Cairo.

Topical Subject

Missionaries--Egypt.

Women missionaries--Egypt.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt.

Missions--Egypt.

Schools--Egypt--Sinnūris.

Geographic Subject

Egypt--Missions.

Genre-form

Diaries. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 211

		SERIES I: Diaries, 1865-1908

1	2	1865, 1869-1871
1	3	1871-1876
1	4	1876-1881
1	5	1881-1885
1	6	1886-1889
1	7	1889-1891
1	8	1891-1896
1	9	1896-1901
1	10	1901-1907
1	11	1907-1908

		SERIES II: Biographical, undated

1	12	undated

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