Guide to the Eunice R. Blackburn Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Eunice R. Blackburn Papers

Inclusive Dates

1920-1977

Bulk Dates

1920-1946

Call Number

RG 198

Creator(s)

Blackburn, Eunice R., 1886-1981.

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

Eunice R. Blackburn was appointed by the PCUSA's Board of Foreign Missions to the Mexico Mission in 1920. Until her retirement in 1951, she taught and later served as principal of the Turner Hodge American School in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Collection Overview

Eunice R. Blackburn's papers consist of correspondence and miscellaneous items, 1920-1977. The bulk of her correspondence, which is predominantly outgoing, dates from 1920-1946, though extensive correspondence exists for the years 1975-1977.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1920-1977

Includes outgoing correspondence to her family/friends, 1920-1977; also includes incoming correspondence from the same, 1920-1964. Arranged chronologically by year, month and day.

SERIES II: MISCELLANY, 1921-1977

Includes scrapbooks, miscellaneous photographs, clippings, reports and other items.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and Finding Aid prepared: 1985
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr, 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

Blackburn, Eunice R., 1886-1981.

Corporate Subject

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

Turner Hodge School (Mérida, Mexico)

Topical Subject

Women missionaries--Mexico.

Missions--Mexico.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Mexico.

Schools--Mexico.

Geographic Subject

Mexico--Missions.

Genre-form

Scrapbooks. aat

Photographs. aat

Correspondence. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 198

		SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE, 1920-1977

		Outgoing
1	2-17	1920-1936
1	18	1938-1965
1	19-21	1975-1977
1	22	undated

		Incoming
1	23	1920-1964
1	24	undated

		SERIES II: MISCELLANY, 1921-1977

1	25	Clippings, undated
1	26-27	Miscellaneous items, undated
1	28	Miscellaneous reports, undated
1	29-30	Miscellaneous photographs, 1930s-1940s
1	31	Scrapbook, 1943-1944
1	32	Transcript/notes, interview, 1964-1966

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