Goddard, Josiah
Scope and Contents
Cloth map, correspondence, booklets.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1910
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.
Materials may be accessed by request at the American Baptist Historical Society. For more information on accessing collections or obtaining copies, visit http://abhsarchives.org.
Biographical / Historical
Born in 1813, Goddard married Elizabeth Abbott in 1838, and left on the ship Apthorpe for Singapore in 1839. He was a missionary to the Chinese for nearly eight years. He translated the New Testament into the Wen-Li dialect.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No official deed of gift, but there is a letter donating the materials dated 1991, from William Mecklem.
Appraisal
Acquired by Beverly Carlson, Archivist, 1991.
General
Collection has a variety of people, including William Dean and Briton Corlies.
Processing Information
Arranged and described at the file level by Jill Sweetapple, 2020.
Topical
Uniform Title
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the American Baptist Historical Society Repository
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