Scope and Contents
Diary extracts, a photograph and other papers of Monica Storrs and biographical material composed after her death.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1968
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
Monica Melanie Storrs (1888-1967) was born on 12 February 1888, the daughter of Dean Storrs of Rochester. In 1929 she became an itinerant missionary in the northern Peace District of British Colombia. She travelled vast distances on horseback, and kept diaries of her experiences that were printed in monthly instalments for private circulation. She retired in 1950 and returned to England, where she died on 14 December 1967.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope) : card/paper/photograph
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 69
Other Finding Aids
MSS Addenda, vol. III.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Miss Diana Hartley, 1977.
Bibliography
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Storrs, Monica Melanie, 1888-1967, missionary in British Colombia
- Date
- 2004-02-02 12:42:17+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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