Guide to the Mabell Sammons Hayes Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Mabell Sammons Hayes Papers

Inclusive Dates

1924-1981

Call Number

RG 182

Creator(s)

Hayes, Maybell Sammons, 1895-1981.

Quantity

2.00 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Restrictions on Access

Open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Mabell Sammons Hayes, a medical missionary of the PCUSA, graduated from Grove City College in 1919 and from Woman's Medical College in 1923. Appointed to the India Mission in 1924, Dr. Hayes served at the Fatehgarh Hospital from 1925-1927. From 1927 through 1960, she served as a physician on the staff of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute where her husband, Brewster Hayes, was head of the Institute's Horticulture Department. In 1960, she was sent to the Punjab Synod where she served on the staff of the Ludhiana Christian Medical School until 1962. She was enrolled as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1965 through 1967 and served with the Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, SMS, Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan. From 1967 until her return to the U.S. in 1970 she served in Naila, a village in the Jaipur District, where she conducted general clinic work and lectured at the Health Center.

Collection Overview

This collection primarily documents Dr. Hayes' years of service in India, 1924-1981. Her papers consist of diaries, correspondence, photos and photo albums that reflect her medical career in India as a medical missionary of the PCUSA, a Peace Corps volunteer and as a private citizen.

Organization and Arrangement

Record Group 182 is arranged accordingly:

SERIES I: Diaries, 1924-1981

Includes 11 diaries covering the above period with the exception of the years 1949-54. Arranged chronologically

SERIES II: Correspondence, 1926-1970

Includes home letters to members of her family, 1936-1928, 1937-1970; annual and semi-annual letters,1926-1965. Arranged chronologically by year.

SERIES III: Photographs and photo albums, 1925-1969

Includes photos of the annual meeting of the North India Mission, 1925-1945 and 8 photo albums covering the period from 1930-1969. Arranged chronologically.

SERIES IV: Miscellany, 1924-1978

Includes autobiographical notes and memoirs of Dr. Hayes; certificates and awards; unpublished manuscripts; personal labor reports, 1938-1954 and other items. Arranged alphabetically.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1984
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist

Collection rehoused and finding aid revised: 1989
Kristin Gleeson, Associate 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

Hayes, William Brewster, 1900-1957.

Hayes, Maybell Sammons, 1895-1981.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. North India Mission--Pictorial works.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of the Punjab.

Peace Corps (U.S.) India.

Allahabad Agricultural Institute.

Christian Medical College (Ludhiana, India)

Topical Subject

Women missionaries--India.

Missionaries, Medical--India.

Missions, Medical--India.

Medicine--India.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--India.

Geographic Subject

India--Missions.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Diaries. aat

Memoirs. aat

Photograph albums. aat

Photographs. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	0	Finding Aid to Record Group 182

		SERIES I: DIARIES, 1924-1981

1	none	1924 July 1-1929 June 30
1	none	1929 July 1-1934 June 30
1	none	1934 July 1-1939 June 30
1	none	1939 July 1-1944 June 30
1	none	1944 July 1-1949 June 30
1	none	1949 July 1-1954 June 30
1	none	1954 July 1-1959 June 30
1	none	1959 July 1-1964 June 30
1	none	1964 July 1-1969 June 30
1	none	1969-1972
1	none	1975 July 1-1979 June 30
1	none	1979 July 1-1981

		SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1926-1970

		Home Letters
1	1	1926-1928
1	2-36	1937-1954

		Annual/Semi-Annual Letters
1	37	1926-1965

		SERIES III: PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTO ALBUMS, 1924-1969

2	1	Annual meeting of N. India Mission, 1925-1945
2	2	Album #1, 1924-1929
2	3	Album #2, 1930-1931
2	4	Album #3, 1932-1934
2	5	Album #4, 1934-1939
2	6	Album #5, 1940-1947
2	7	Album #6, 1948-1955?
2	8	Album #7, 1950-1956
2	9	Album #8, 1957-1969

		SERIES IV: MISCELLANY, 1924-1978

2	10	Autobiographical notes, 1924-1933
2	11	Biographical file, undated
2	12	Certificates, Licenses, 1916-1978
2	13	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1940-1975
2	14	Miscellaneous items, 1957-1970
2	15	Memoirs (notes), 1924-1941
2	16	Miscellaneous manuscripts, undated
2	17	Personal labor reports, 1938-1954

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