Guide to the Mary Helen Black Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Mary Helen Black Papers

Inclusive Dates

1920-1970

Call Number

RG 213

Creator(s)

Black, Mary Helen, 1894-

Quantity

0.85 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

Mary Helen Black was born in Darlington, Indiana in 1894. She graduated from Grove City College in 1915 and then taught elementary school for three years prior to her appointment to the PCUSA's Punjab Mission in India in 1918. Until her retirement in 1958, she taught and in 1926 served as principal of the Christian Girls' School in Dehra Dunn.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of Mary Helen Black's eleven diaries and limited reports and correspondence to the Board of Foreign Missions, 1920-1970. The diaries, which cover the years 1920, 1922, 1925 and 1926-1970, briefly record her daily activities at the Punjab Mission. Those after 1958 reflect her retirement years. The reports and correspondence to the Board of Foreign Missions describe her activities at Dehra Dunn.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: DIARIES, 1920-1970

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1929-1956

SERIES III: REPORTS, NOTES, ADDRESSES, 1927-1956

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Black, Mary Helen, 1894-

Corporate Subject

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

Christian Girls School (Dehra Dūn, India)

Topical Subject

Women missionaries--India.

Missionaries--India.

Missions--India.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--India.

Women--Education--India.

Schools--India.

World War, 1939-1945--India.

Geographic Subject

India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

India--Missions.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Diaries. aat

Corporate Added Name

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid To Record Group 213

		SERIES I: DIARIES, 1920-1970

1	2	1920
1	3	1922, 1925
1	4	1926-1930
1	5	1931-1935
1	6	1936-1940
1	7	1941-1945
1	8	1946-1950
1	9	1951-1955
1	10	1956-1960
1	11	1961-1965
1	12	1966-1970

		SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1929-1956

1	13	Correspondence, 1929-1956

		SERIES III: REPORTS, NOTES, ADDRESSES, 1927-1956

1	14	Reports, Notes, Addresses, 1927-1956

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