Weinland (William Henry) Papers, 1853-1946

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Summary

Title:
William Henry Weinland papers
Dates:
1853-1946
Creators:
Weinland, William H.
Abstract:
A collection of material related to the professional and personal lives of Moravian missionaries William Henry Weinland and Caroline Yost Weinland.
Extent:
29 Linear Feet (26 boxes, 43 volumes, 2 oversize folders)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. William Henry Weinland papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of approximately 2,100 items from 1853 to 1946, which contains letters, manuscripts, 39 diaries, documents, and drawings related to the life and activities of William Henry Weinland, Caroline Yost Weinland, and the extended Weinland family. The materials focus on their missionary work for the Moravian Church in Alaska and on the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, California. Correspondents represented in the collection include Samuel M. Brosius (writing on behalf of the Indian Rights Association), Paul De Schweinitz, and Amelia Stone Quinton. Two separate series in the collection include the Rock family letters from 1911 to 1916, which were written from an Alaskan mission, and the Gilman family papers from 1853 to 1946, which include correspondence, land papers, and historical notes on the Banning area. The collection also includes two boxes of uncataloged addenda.

Biographical / historical:

William Henry Weinland (1861-1930) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1884 he graduated from the Moravian College and Theological Seminary in Bethlehem and in March 1885 he married Caroline Yost. The same year the couple went to Bethel, Alaska to serve as missionaries to the Alaskan Natives. When ill-health in the family forced them to return to the United States, Weinland became pastor of the Moravian Church at Gracehill, Ohio from 1887 to 1889, until he was assigned to work among the Native Americans of Southern California. The Weinlands devoted nearly forty years to missionary work among the Native Americans, especially at the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William H. Weinland, June 1946. Gifts of Clarence E. Weinland, June 1951 and January 1960. Gift of Jean W. Weinland and Maria H. Hunt, July 1970.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, approximately 1950 to 1975. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format and subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-31 10:43:45 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. William Henry Weinland papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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