Rohrbaugh (James and Marion) collection of Ethiopian manuscripts, letters, photographs and objects, circa 1800s - 1980s
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- James and Marion Rohrbaugh collection of Ethiopian manuscripts, letters, photographs and objects
- Dates:
- circa 1800s - 1980s
- Extent:
- 8 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 shoe box, 1 tube box and 3 oversize cartons)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Cite as: [Identification of item], James Rohrbaugh Collection of Ethiopian Manuscripts, Letters, Photographs, and Objects (Collection 2251). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of bound volumes, objects, and a small amount of artwork collected by James and Marion Rohrbaugh during their missionary work in Ethiopia in the mid-1930s. Additionally included are letters dating 1935-1936, with eye witness accounts of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia and missionary work by the Rohrbaugh family and a small number of personal photographs. Among the bound volumes are two Psalters, one belonging to Qes Badima and an Ethiopian Amharic Bible published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. The artwork includes a linen panel depicting 12 of the traditional trades of Ethiopia. Objects include coins, four elephant ivory spoons, two wooden combs, a miniature amulet (kitabe) necklace, woven baskets, and an Ethiopian Hippopotamus leather war shield, among other items.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marion Rohrbaugh, nee Walker, was born in 1904. She went to work for the Presbyterian mission of Dr. Thomas Lambie. James Rohrbaugh was born in 1906. He served as a pastor in Montana and then went to Ethiopia in 1933 to conduct missionary work, where he met and married Marion Rohrbaugh. After World War II, the Rohrbaugh family settled in Seattle, where James continued his pastoral work in the Presbyterian Church. Marion Rohrbaugh died in 1988; James Rohrbaugh died in 1994.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Douglas Rohrbaugh and Karla Rohrbaugh, 2013.
- Processing information:
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- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-31 12:33:10 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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Cite as: [Identification of item], James Rohrbaugh Collection of Ethiopian Manuscripts, Letters, Photographs, and Objects (Collection 2251). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988