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Original and research materials, most likely collected by American Baptist Historical Society over many years. Some items, such as the applications in box 1, are from the collections of International Ministries, also held by ABHS.

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Correspondence, lecture notes and papers.

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Materials on the Judson and Hanna families, 1826-1942

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Correspondence 1905-1911

Scope and Contents Preliminary manuscript for the book which became "Bless God and Take Courage: The Judson History and Legacy," published in 2006. The working title in this collection is "More than a memory: The Living legacy of Ann and Adoniram Judson." From the book cover: This fascinating saga of the family who influenced the birth of American missions provides an intriguing and in-depth trail of never-before-published discoveries about the Judsons and their spectacular lives and legacy. ...

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Correspondence (6 letters) with friends; especially relevant are those which deal with changes of view on baptism and with Lucius Bolles and Andrew Fuller. Small photograph of a Burmese woman who helped dress Ann while her husband Adoniram was in prison.

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Correspondence, 1840-1850; poetry (unpublished) and personal memorabilia.

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Autograph book, 1835-1836, with messages from other missionaries; limited correspondence 1834-1843, some with Adoniram Judson.

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Scrapbooks, 1870-1932; notebooks 1865-1866; manuscripts of unpublished writings; sermon notes and outlines, 1867-1890; Kalamazoo College lecture notes; diary from a trip to Texas, 1885.