E.A. Otto & Edith Peetz, 1958
Scope and Contents
A typed letter from Quaker missionaries Otto and Edith Peetz to their friend Hilda, enclosing a copy of their new paper “Notes about some Aspects of Quaker Mission Work.” The letter, dated October 24th, 1958, suggests that the contents of the paper may be somewhat controversial, and refers to several personal matters that impacted its writing. Also included is a letter from the aforementioned Hilda to her friend Selma apparently passing on the paper along with seven small pages of what appear to be notes on the same, split into 24 queries or statements.
Dates
- 1958
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
E.A. Otto and Edith Peetz (1906-1980) were members of the Quaker community in Oxford, England. Edith was born in Madagascar, the daughter of Quaker missionary William Edward Gregory (1878-1930), and her husband was a German national who came to England as a refugee in 1935. The pair were sent to Madagascar as a missionary by the Society of Friends.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu