Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 795
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Creator:
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Wakeman, Letha Evangeline Ward
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Title:
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Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman Papers
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Dates:
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1908-1974 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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3 linear feet
2 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman was a missionary in Africa. The collection comprises personal diaries, correspondence and material relating to Wakeman's involvement
with missionary work in the Congo during the mid-twentieth century. The material related to the Congo, in addition to correspondence,
includes missionary publications. The collection also contains biographical material on Wakeman and her husband, who received
correspondence from the Oregon State Hospital.
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Biographical Note
Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman was born in 1898 in Alton, Illinois. She was the daughter of Thomas and Effie Ward,
missionaries to Lagos. Wakeman was educated at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She married Andrew
Vergil Wakeman, Baptist missionary to the Congo, where they lived from 1922-1926. They returned to the United States
when Andrew contracted filariasis. His condition worsened and he spent much of his later life institutionalized. Letha
Wakeman became active in the Oregon Migrant Ministry, especially the Migratory Mission, known as Eola Village, in Yamhill
County. She became director of the Gleaners Chapel and was named Oregon Mother of the Year in 1973. Wakeman died in 1974.
Content Description
The collection comprises Letha Wakeman's diaries, 1921-1930, 1942-1943, 1956-1961, and her personal correspondence,
1934-1974. Correspondents include Gilbert Gordon, 1943-1965, missionary teacher at Cameroon Protestant College, Bali; F.
Richard Schneider, 1959-1972, director of Eola Village, director of social services, Winnebago Children's Home, Neillsville,
Wisconsin, and regional welfare representative, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bethel, Alaska. There is a file of missionary
letters from the Congo, 1932-1974, and a miscellany of Congo mission publications. Family letters are from the Wakeman
children and Andrew V. Wakeman, whose letters from the Oregon State Hospital are of clinical interest. There is one letter
from Effie Ward, written from Lagos in 1908, and a memoir by her, written years later. Included in the collection is a file
of the records of the Oregon Migrant Ministry, which include items from Eola Village, Gleaners Chapel, and the Yamhill County
Migrant Committee, 1955-1974. Miscellaneous files include a biography, in manuscript, of Letha Wakeman, by Colena M. Anderson.
The correspondence is arranged by sender in rough chronological order.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Letha Wakeman Diaries; Series II. Correspondence; Series III. Miscellaneous.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman Papers, Ax 795, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Anderson, Colena M. |
| Wakeman, Andrew V. |
| Wakeman, Letha Evangeline Ward, 1898-1974--Archives |
| Ward, Effie |
| Wakeman family--Correspondence |
| Oregon Migrant Ministry--Records and correspondence |
| Oregon State Hospital |
| Baptists--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Migrant labor--Oregon--Yamhill County |
| Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Women missionaries--Oregon--Yamhill County |
| Diaries |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Letha Wakeman Diaries, 1921-1974
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1921-1926
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1921-1926 |
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1957
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1957 |
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1961
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1961 |
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United States Passport
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1956
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1956 |
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1943
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1943 |
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1942
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1942 |
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1964
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1964 |
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1927-1963
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1927-1963 |
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1958
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1958 |
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1959
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1959 |
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1974
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1974 |
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1973
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1973 |
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Series II:
Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Wakeman, Letha
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1934-1949 |
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Wakeman, Letha
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1950-1964 |
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Wakeman, Letha
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1965-1967 |
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Wakeman, Letha
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1968-1970 |
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Wakeman, Letha
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1971-1974 |
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Gordon, Gilbert E.
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1943-1961 |
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Gordon, Gilbert E.
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1962-1965 |
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Jones, Helen
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1934-1961 |
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Jones, Helen
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1962-1974 |
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Schneider, F. Richard
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Schneider, F. Richard
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Wakeman, Andrew V.
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1934-1967 |
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Wakeman, Bruce
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1944-1955 |
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Wakeman, Bruce
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1955-1972 |
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Wakeman, Joyce
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1949-1973 |
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Wakeman, Lydia
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1944-1973 |
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Five Year Diary of Virginia Wakeman Shepherd
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1946-1949 |
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Wakeman, Virginia
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1944-1949 |
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Wakeman, Virginia
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1950-1956 |
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Wakeman, Virginia
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1961-1974 |
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Miscellaneous Correspondence A-B
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Miscellaneous Correspondence C-D
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Miscellaneous Correspondence E-G
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Miscellaneous Correspondence H-K
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Miscellaneous Correspondence L-N
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Miscellaneous Correspondence O-R
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Miscellaneous Correspondence S-T
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Miscellaneous Correspondence U-Z
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Congo Correspondence A-J
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1937-1973 |
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Congo Correspondence
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1932-1972 |
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Series III:
Miscellaneous Materials
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Missionary Publications
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The CPC Newsletter
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10
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The Voice of CPC
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4
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Congo Mission News
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3
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This is Africa
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Developing Africa's Riches in Charts
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Mabunda's Story
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Missionary Publications
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Congo News Letter
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27
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"Going Somewhere" by: Amy Josephine Compere
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The Pentecost on the Congo
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Where Humble Hearts Receive Him
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Eola
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Concerning Workers in the Chapel
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Eola Village-Clippings
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Oregon Committee on Migrant Affairs
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Eola Evangelical Church Board Meeting-Minutes
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Eola Village Miscellaneous Printed Forms, Publicity Handbooks
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Eola Village News Sheet
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1955-1960 |
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Eola Village Studies-F. Richard Schneider
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Eola Crafts Class
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Gleaner's Chapel Constitution
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Gleaner's Chapel News
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1966-1974 |
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Gleaner's Chapel
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Gleaner's Chapel
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Yamhill County Housing Authority Meetings
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1956-1957 |
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Yamhill County Migrant Executive Committee Records
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Valley Migrant League Reports
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Yamhill County Migrant Committee
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Wakeman, Letha-Biographical
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Photographs, Clippings
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"Arch of Faith" (Biography of Letha Wakeman by Colena Anderson)
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"Arch of Faith" (reproduced)
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Wakeman, Letha Mother of the Year Miscellaneous
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Wakeman, Andrew V. Autobiographical Information
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Wakeman, Andrew V. Guardianship
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Ward, Effie: Diary, Letters
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1908-1916 |
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