Guide to the Winifred Shannon Papers
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Winifred Shannon was appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the Syria Mission in 1925 where she was assigned to the American Junior College for Women. In 1937, she was transferred to the Iran Mission where she was assigned to Sage College in Teheran until 1941 when all foreign schools were closed by the Iranian government. From 1941-1944, she taught at the University of Nanking and from 1944-1945 at the Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, India. She retired from her work with the Church in 1952.
Record Group 165 consists of Winifred Shannon's papers, 1924-1950. Includes her diaries, 1924-1936: personal correspondence, 1930-1950; miscellaneous reports, 1934-1940; and undated photographs from the Syria and Iran missions. Materials are arranged chronologically by year.
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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not have been digitized in their entirety.
The researcher should also consult the following collections for complimentary materials:
RG 90 Secretaries' Files, Board of Foreign Missions, Syria Mission, 1894-1972 RG 91 Secretaries' Files, Board of Foreign Missions, Iran Mission, 1881-1973
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1983
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist
| Box | Folder | Description | Alternative Formats |
| 1 | 1 | Finding Aid to RG 165 | |
| 1 | none | Diaries (stored loose in box), 1924-1936 | |
| 2 | 1 | Letters from the University of Nanking, 1941-1946 | |
| 2 | 2 | Correspondence, 1933-1950 | |
| 2 | 3 | Miscellaneous reports, 1934-1940 | |
| 2 | 4 | Miscellaneous items, 1930-1940? | |
| 2 | 5 | Photographs of Syria and Iran Mission, undated | Digital |