Inventory of the William Elwyn and Jessie Swann Crocker Papers, 1892-1920
W.E. Crocker and his wife Jessie Swann Crocker were Southern Baptist missionaries to China. The papers include biographical and genealogical information on the Crockers and their family; "A Mother's Mission" by Mrs. Crocker; correspondence with the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board, 1893-1923; two letters and a report from Cread C. Marriott and his wife, Cora (Burns) Marriott, from Chinkiang, China, about the work of the mission, 1919-20; a photograph album containing photographs of scenery, workers, and individuals connected with the Chinkaing Mission, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Crocker, Mr. Crocker as a student at Wake Forest College, and with a classmate "Hubbard [Robert Clarenden Hubbard?] at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; and three loose photographs - two of junks on the river, and one of Pastor Chang and family who were converted and baptized by Rev. Crocker. There is also an obituary for Wesley Willingham Lawton, former missionary to China, 1942.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- William Elwyn and Jessie Swann Crocker Papers
- Creator
- Crocker, William Elwyn (1867-1919) ['90]
- Date
- 1892-1920 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.42 linear feet / 1 letter box
- ID
- MS456
Biographical and Historical Note
W.E. Crocker and his wife Jessie Swann Crocker were Southern Baptist missionaries to China.
Collection Overview
The papers include biographical and genealogical information on the Crockers and their family; "A Mother's Mission" by Mrs. Crocker; correspondence with the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board, 1893-1923; two letters and a report from Cread C. Marriott and his wife, Cora (Burns) Marriott, from Chinkiang, China, about the work of the mission, 1919-20; a photograph album containing photographs of scenery, workers, and individuals connected with the Chinkaing Mission, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Crocker, Mr. Crocker as a student at Wake Forest College, and with a classmate "Hubbard [ Robert Clarenden Hubbard?] at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; and three loose photographs - two of junks on the river, and one of Pastor Chang and family who were converted and baptized by Rev. Crocker. There is also an obituary for Wesley Willingham Lawton, former missionary to China, 1942.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2005
- Revision Description
- Paige Horton, 2014
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- MS456, William Elwyn and Jessie Swann Crocker Papers, 1892-1920, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.