Letter, Emma Crosby to Jessie Harris, June 23, 1926

Letter, Emma Crosby to Jessie Harris, June 23, 1926

Missionary
Religion
Christianity
British Columbia

The source is a written letter from Emma Crosby, a missionary from Vancouver, B.C., written to Jessie Harris of London. The letter discusses Crosby’s activities relating to the Church ‘seeing the kindergarten’ being educated, what her family has been up to, and how well she is recovering from her operation. Emma Crosby was married into missionary life through her husband, Thomas, who converted native people to Christianity. The letter’s content involving Emma Crosby’s church activities is significant because it shows the theme of Christian missionary life in British Columbia. It is evidence for Christian missionaries that have settled in British Columbia and their mission to spread their faith in the region.

Emma Crosby

University of British Columbia

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23 June 1926

Sebastian Cook

University of British Columbia Library (Item number: 10.14288/1.0006329).

English

Textual - handwritten letter

20th century British Columbia