Guide to the John H. Freeman Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

John H. Freeman Papers

Inclusive Dates

1910-1917

Call Number

RG 298

Creator(s)

Freeman, John H. (John Haskell), 1865-1922.

Quantity

0.10 cubic feet (6 folders)

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

John Freeman was born in Rockford, IL. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary in 1894. During that year the Board of Foreign Missions appointed Freeman and his wife, Emma Hitchcock Freeman, to the Northern Laos Mission. They spent their careers working in Chiengmai, Burma and Indochina. John Freeman died in service in 1922.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of Freeman's writings on the history of mission work in Siam, Burma and Indochina. It includes one manuscript by P. Jarillon, translated from the original French by Freeman, and one station letter written from Chiengmai station in northern Siam.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: MANUSCRIPTS, 1910-1917, undated

SERIES II: STATION LETTER, 1910

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Freeman, John H. (John Haskell), 1865-1922.

Freeman, Emma Hitchcock, 1866-1947.

Corporate Subject

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

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. North Siam Mission.

Topical Subject

Missionaries--Southeast Asia.

Women missionaries--Southeast Asia.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Indochina.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Thailand.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Burma.

Genre-form

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Writings (documents) aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 298

		SERIES I: MANUSCRIPTS, 1910-1917, undated

1	2	"An Appeal for Indochina," 1910
1	3	"The Gospel in Indo-China," (translated by Freeman)
1	4	"In the Land of the Free," 1910
1	5	"Siam--The Oriental Land of the Free," 1917

		SERIES II: STATION LETTER, 1910

1	6	Chiengmai Station Letter, 1910

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