Daniel Lindley family papers
Overview
Contains papers relating to the family of American missionary to South Africa, Daniel Lindley, many of which were organized for and shared with Edwin W. Smith, who wrote the biography The Life and Times of Daniel Lindley. Primarily contains the papers of Daniel Lindley.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1986
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
6 linear feet (6 boxes)Series I contains materials organized to facilitate research/writing of Edwin W. Smith's biography (The Life and Times of Daniel Lindley)., in organization as they were sent from Anson Phelps Stokes to him, and Smith's own. Many envelopes have detailed descriptions of each letter therein, but there are also some loose letters and photographs throughout. This series is arranged in the following subseries in keeping with the order created by Smith and Anson Phelps Stokes: 1. Lindley Family Correspondence, 2. Daniel Lindley Diaries and Journals, 3. Daniel Lindley Sermons and other compositions, 4. Lindley Family Scrapbooks and printed, 5. Mission publications, and 6: Lindley Family Photographs. Series II contains letters of the Lindley-Stokes family from the 19th and 20th centuries, not in any particular order and as received by Houghton Library. These materials were not used for Smith's book.
Biographical / Historical
Daniel Lindley (August 24, 1801-September 3, 1880) was an American missionary to South Africa. With his wife Lucy, the Lindleys founded the Inanda Seminary School in 1869. The son of the founder of Ohio University, Daniel Lindley studied there and at the Union Seminary in Prince Edward, Virginia, and was ordained by the Presbyterian Church. He married Lucy Virginia Allen in 1834, and they were sent by the American Board of Missions to South Africa, where they were first posted in Matabeleland. In 1842, Lindley led the founding congregation of the first Dutch Reformed Church, and in 1847, he established a station at Inanda. The Lindley family, including their eleven children, moved to the Inanda Mission in 1858. Lucy and Daniel Lindley retired in 1873 and retired to Morristown, New Jersey.
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: I. Edwin W. Smith Research Papers on Daniel Lindley, circa 1830-1950 and II. Lindley and Stokes Families Correspondence, 1860-1930.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Olivia Stokes Hatch, Anson Phelps Stokes, and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes, 1979.
Processing Information
Initial processing plan and work completed by James Capobianco, 2018. Minimally processed by Betts Coup, 2020.
- Title
- Daniel Lindley Family. Daniel Lindley family papers, 1830-1986 (MS Am 3174): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2020 April 20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04427
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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