The Clemmer Collection of Emily Chubbuck Judson consists of Myrtle Clemmer’s research materials to develop a literary biography on Emily Chubbuck Judson for the series "United States Authors." The collection includes clippings, notes from books and archives, letters to archivists and librarians, transcribed letters of both Emily and Adoniram, photocopies of Emily’s writings, notes, clippings and photocopies for background and context, notes for further research, and the draft manuscripts of the biography.

Emily Chubbuck (1817-1854) was an American poet and Baptist missionary. Chubbuck married Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) on June 2, 1846. Judson is noted as the first North American Protestant missionary to Burma as well as the original translator of the Bible into the Burmese language.

4 Boxes, 1.67 linear feet

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