Correspondence, 1905-1915
Scope and Contents
This series consists of letters written by Charlotte and Mary Ely between 1881-1915 and two letters to Charlotte Ely from Mary D. Uline dated May 8 and June 25, 1913. The Ely correspondence includes original letters and copies of letters printed in newspapers and missionary periodicals. These documents are usually addressed to relatives and friends, including a cousin, Grace A. Ely, and a Mount Holyoke classmate, Anna C. Edwards, Class of 1859. The letters describe the Ely's work at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Bitlis, and comment on social and political conditions in Turkey, such as an earthquake in 1907 and Turkish attacks on Armenians from the 1890s through 1915. The Elys also mention the work of other missionaries in the region, including several Mount Holyoke alumnae: Grace H. Knapp, Class of 1893, Lizzie Cobleigh Cole, x-Class of 1870, Frances A. and Helen Norton, Class of 1863, and Martha W. Tinker Raynolds, Class of 1859.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1915
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (2 boxes (10 linear in.))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Letter from Mary A. C. Ely '61 to the Women's Board of Missions in Boston; written in Bitlis, Turkey
- Letter from Charlotte E. Ely '61 to friends; written in Bitlis, Turkey
- Letter from Mary A. C. Ely '61 to her cousin Grace A. Ely; written at Mt. Cindian (Sindian), near Bitlis, Turkey
- Letter from Makroohi Haratunean, at the Mt. Holyoke School in Bitlis, to a friend
- Postcard with pictures of Bitlis, Turkey, from Charlotte Ely '61 to her cousin, Grace A. Ely
- Postcard with pictures of Bitlis, Turkey, from Annie (Mary Ann Caroline) Ely '61 to her cousin, Grace A. Ely; written from near New York harbor
- Description of Charlotte Ely's 70th birthday celebration, probably transcribed by Anna Cheney Edwards '59
- Letter from Mary A. C. Ely '61, to the "Missionary Letters" October 1905 issue, describing some of the Elys' work in Moosh (Muş), Havadoric, and other towns and villages in eastern Turkey
- Letter and pictures from Mary A. C. Ely '61, published in the "Missionary Letters" October 1907 issue, about the earthquake at Bitlis, Turkey, and other events
- Postcard picturing lace workers in Mardin, from Charlotte E. Ely '61 to her cousin Grace A. Ely; written in Bitlis, Turkey
- Letter from Charlotte E. Ely '61 to friends; written in Bitlis, Turkey
- Letter from Charlotte E. Ely '61 to friends; written in Bitlis, Turkey
- Copy of a letter from Mary Uline to Charlotte Ely '61, concerning the death of Mary A. C. Ely '61; written in Beyrouth (Beirut)
- Letter from Mary D. Uline, probably to Grace A. Ely; written in Erzroom (Erzurum), Turkey
- Copy of a circular letter from Charlotte E. Ely to friend; written in Bitlis, Turkey
Repository Details
Part of the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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8 Dwight Hall
South Hadley MA 01075-6425 USA
413-538-3079
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