Sherman Hall letters

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3097

Staff Only

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

Additional Description

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.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S3044 Northwest Mission papers, includes additional correspondens of Sherman Hall.

General

This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.

Subjects

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