Moravian Mission Records Among the North American Indians
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm E99.M9M6 - Moravian Mission Records Among the North American
Indians.
40 Reels.
Description
The Moravian Mission Records chronicle the activities, observations and opinions of the workers in the Moravian Mission and the Indians with whom they came in contact. The records, covering the period from 1700-1810, consist of diaries, church registers, catalogs of missionary records, and correspondence.
Access to the collection is provided through the two-volume guide, which reproduces the more than 30,000 cards that index the collection. The cards, prepared by Carl John Fliegel, provide detailed subject access to the boxes and folders of the original papers. The cards are divided into sections dealing with individuals (both Indians and whites), Indian Nationals, the land, everyday life, the mission and general topics about Indians. Within the sub;ect arrangement, each card provides box, folder and date information, which the user can then locate on the appropriate reel.
The Index is arranged under certain major categories:
- Indian individuals: alphabetically by name
- White persons: alphabetically by name
- Geographic Names: alphabetically by place
- Indian Nations: alphabetically by nation
- Non-Indian Nations: American, English, other
- The Land: by topics
- Everyday Life: by topics
- The Mission: by topics
- Mission places: by place alphabetically
- The Indians: by topics
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:
- REF E99.M9M62
- Fliegel, Carl John. Index to the Records of the Moravian Mission Among the
Indians of North America.. 2 volumes.
