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Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Saratoga Room Staff
- Abstract:
- This artificial collection brings together family papers and public articles of the Carpenters, native Saratogians who dedicated their lives to Christian missionary work in the Belgian Congo.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and Content:
This is an artificial collection brought together by the staff at the SSPL combining several donations from a variety of sources, most unknown. The single box is arranged by series and contains documents and images regarding the Carpenter Family.
- Biographical / Historical:
Rev. George Wayland Carpenter was a native Saratogian, and a graduate of Saratoga High School. He received a BS degree from Union College in civil engineering and Divinity degrees from Rochester Theological Seminary and Yale. He and his wife, Isabel Frances West, were dedicated Christian missionaries who spent their lives serving in the Belgian Congo..
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Items in this collection may be subject to Copyright Laws.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Items may only be used in the Saratoga Room.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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518-584-7860