Guide to the Thomas T. Alexander Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Thomas T. Alexander Papers

Inclusive Dates

1877-1903

Call Number

RG 373

Creator(s)

Alexander, Thomas T., 1850-1902.

Quantity

0.05 cubic feet (3 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

Thomas Alexander was born in Mount Horeb, TN. He attended Maryville College and Union Theological Seminary, graduating in 1877. In May of that year he married Emma Brown and in November, having been appointed by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, they sailed for Japan. Their years of service were divided between Osaka (evangelistic work) and Tokyo (educational work). In 1899 the family returned to the United States for a furlough; Emma Alexander remained at home with their six children while Thomas Alexander returned to Japan. He died in 1902.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of a copy of a journal which Alexander kept between 1877 and 1900. It begins with reminiscences about his early years, and it includes notes added by his son in 1901. The original journal remains in the Alexander family. The family has retained copyright and any researcher wishing to use the journal for publication must contact the family for permission.

The collection also includes a few letters and notes written by other missionaries which give information about Alexander's memorial service.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: April 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing 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

Alexander, Thomas T., 1850-1902.

Corporate Subject

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

Topical Subject

Missionaries--Japan.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Japan Tokyo.

Missions--Japan.

Geographic Subject

Japan--Missions.

Genre-form

Diaries. lcgft

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 373
1	2	Journal (copy), 1977-1901
1	3	Miscellany, 1897-1903

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