Elizabeth Finklea Florey Research Collection on Richard Henry Stone
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4098
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Elizabeth Finklea Florey's research papers (photocopies) on Richard Henry Stone, author of In Afric's Forest and Jungle. Stone published his work in 1899, and in 2001, Florey published a revised edition.
Dates
- 1858-2001
Creator
- Florey, E. Finklea (Elizabeth Finklea) (Collector, Person)
Biographical / Historical
R. H. (Richard Henry) Stone, born on July 17, 1837, was a Southern Baptist missionary to the Yoruban people in Nigeria, Africa, from 1858-1863. He married Susan James Broaddus on October 21, 1858. The couple had seven children: Lizzie, Lucy, Richard, James, Mary, Ellen, and John. During the Civil War Stone was an unattached chaplain in the Confederate Army drawing his pay and rations from General Gordon's headquarters. He wrote In Afric's Forest and Jungle: or Six years among the Yorubans in 1899. He died on October 3, 1915.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (photocopies)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Research papers on Richard Henry Stone, author of In Afric's Forest and Jungle
Provenance
gift of Elizabeth F. Florey, 2001
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2015
Creator
- Florey, E. Finklea (Elizabeth Finklea) (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Elizabeth Finklea Florey Research Collection on Richard Henry Stone
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository