Guide to the Minnehaha Finney Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Minnehaha Finney Papers

Inclusive Dates

circa 1915-1931

Bulk Dates

1920-1931

Call Number

RG 240

Creator(s)

Finney, Minnehaha, 1867-1965.

Quantity

0.25 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

Minnehaha Finney was appointed by the Women's Board of Missions of the UPCNA in 1894 to the Egypt Mission. She performed educational work at Mansura and at the Central School for Girls at Alexandria. She developed a curriculum for girls' schools, introduced the kindergarten to Egypt and established The Training School for Women. In 1915 she began evangelistic work at Tanta in the Delta. She was appointed associate editor for Egypt for The Womens Missionary Magazine of the United Presbyterian Church and held that position until her retirement in 1937.

Collection Overview

These papers consist of a variety of mostly undated manuscripts prepared for periodicals and pamphlets published by the Women's General Missionary Society. They deal with Egyptian life and culture and the work of the mission in Egypt. There is also a report of her plan, later implemented, for evangelistic work by railroad.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: MANUSCRIPTS, 1920-1931, UNDATED

SERIES II: REPORT, CIRCA 1915

Administrative Information

Processing Information

This collection was formerly catalogued in the library, which also has pamphlets by Miss Finney and The Womens Missionary Magazine to which she contributed numerous articles.

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1989
Glenn Colliver, 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

Finney, Minnehaha, 1867-1965.

Corporate Subject

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Egypt Mission.

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Women's General Missionary Society.

Topical Subject

Women missionaries--Egypt.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt.

Missions--Egypt.

Railroads--Egypt.

Presbyterian Church--Periodicals.

Religious newspapers and periodicals.

Geographic Subject

Egypt--Social life and customs.

Egypt--Missions.

Genre-form

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Reports. aat

Corporate Added Name

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Board of Foreign Missions.

Uniform Title Added Entry

Women's missionary magazine.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 240

		SERIES I: MANUSCRIPTS, 1920-1931, UNDATED

1	2	Manuscripts, 1920-1931, undated

1	3-5	Manuscripts, undated

		SERIES II: REPORT, CIRCA 1915

1	6	Report, circa 1915

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