William Harrison Gill Papers mssGill
Gina C Giang
The Huntington Library
April 2020
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Finding aid last updated June 27, 2023 by Melissa Haley.
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: William Harrison Gill papers
source:
Hammond, Ruth L.
Identifier/Call Number: mssGill
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1876-1968
Abstract: William Harrison Gill was an American interdenominational missionary who worked with Native Americans. This collection consists
of material related to Gill's activities and family from 1876-1968.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. William Harrison Gill papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ruth L. Gill Hammond, January 1970, and a gift from Ruth L. Gill Hammond, March 1980.
William Harrison Gill was an American interdenominational missionary who worked with Native Americans. Gill was born in Bedford
County, Virginia on March 6, 1849. He was sent to the Southwest in 1876 under a contract with the American Sunday School Union.
From 1876 to 1896 he organized Sunday schools in Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory. He later moved to Arizona, where he
worked with the Indians of the Salt River and Fort McDowell Reservations. Gill passed away in Schurz, Nevada on April 7, 1909.
William Harrison Gill papers consist of letters, manuscripts (including journals and sermons), documents, and photographs
(52 Gill family photographs and 6 Indian photographs) related to the Gill's activities and family from 1876-1968. Subject
matter includes Gill's missionary work in Texas with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians (1876-1896), in Arizona with the Salt
River Pima tribe near Phoenix (1896-1902), and with the Yavapai at Fort McDowell (1902-1906). There are occassional mentions
of African Americans and African American churches in letters and journals written from Texas and Oklahoma.
Processed by Huntington staff, circa mid-1970s. In 2020, Gina C Giang created a finding aid derived from a legacy summary
report.
Former call number: mssGill papers.
Arranged in the following series: William Harrison Gill correspondence and manuscripts, 1876-1919; Later family correspondence,
1932-1968; Typescripts, ephemera and printed items.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
African Americans -- Oklahoma -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- Texas -- History -- 19th century
Chickasaw Indians
Choctaw Indians
Indians of North America -- Arizona
Indians of North America -- Texas
Missionaries -- Arizona -- Correspondence
Pima Indians
Yavapai Indians
Journals (accounts) -- West (U.S.)
Letters (correspondence) -- West (U.S.)
Personal papers -- West (U.S.)
Photographs -- West (U.S.)
Sermons -- West (U.S.)
Hammond, Ruth L.
American Sunday-School Union
Box 1
William Harrison Gill correspondence and manuscripts 1876-1919
Box 2
Later family correspondence, photographs 1932-1968
Box 3
Typescripts, ephemera and printed items