Sherman Hall letters
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photocopies of letters written by Hall. The originals are located at the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota. The collection also includes a typewritten copy of the letters produced by the St. Louis County Historical Society in 1925.
Dates
- 1831-1833
Creator
- Hall, Sherman, 1800-1879 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Sherman Hall was a Congregational clergyman and missionary. He established a mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1831 at La Pointe, a fur trading post located on Madeline Island in Lake Superior. He learned the Chippewa language and was responsible for many translations, including a Chippewa translation of the New Testament. Hall retired to a small farm in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota in 1854 and remained there until his death.
Extent
1.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains photocopies of letters written by Hall. The originals are located at the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.
- Clergy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Congregational churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur trade Subject Source: Lcnaf
- La Pointe (Wis.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Lake Superior Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ojibwe Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ojibwe language Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photocopies Subject Source: Local sources
- Transcriptions Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Sherman Hall letters
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu