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Papers of Margaret T Applegarth
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
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  • Biography/Administrative History
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  • Indexing Terms
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Papers of Margaret T Applegarth
    Dates: 1886-1976
    Collection Number: CFT00027
    Creator/Collector: Applegarth, Margaret. (Margaret Tyson), 1886-1976
    Extent: 11 Boxes, 5.17 linear feet
    Repository: Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
    Pasadena, California 91182
    Abstract: The Papers of Margaret T Applegarth, 1886-1976 consist of the working files of the prolific speaker and writer, Margaret Applegarth. The collection includes clippings, booklets and notes used in Applegarth’s writing, speaking, and correspondence related to these ministries. Also included is a collection of her published and unpublished writings, a small collection of personal correspondence and family memorabilia, and several biographical sketches of Miss Applegarth. Applegarth’s personal book collection of her own writings are heavily annotated and cut for use in teaching. In most cases, additional unmarked copies have been kept with the collection.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Papers of Margaret T Applegarth. Collection Number: CFT00027. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

    Biography/Administrative History

    The daughter of Baptist minister Henry C. Applegarth and his Quaker wife Mary Tyson, Margaret Tyson Applegarth (1886-1976) was a popular speaker and prolific writer. Best known for her missionary stories, Applegarth wrote over thirty works including children’s stories, daily devotionals, sermon illustrations, plays, and essays on Christian themes. In 1957, she received the Upper Room citation in World Christian Fellowship. A lifelong Baptist, Applegarth was made an honorary life member of women’s societies in four other denominations: Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed, and American Lutheran. She wrote for the World Council of Churches Council on Missions, the National Council of Churches, the Methodist Church, the Missions Council of the Congregational Christian Churches, and the United Presbyterian Church in the USA.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Papers of Margaret T Applegarth, 1886-1976 consist of the working files of the prolific speaker and writer, Margaret Applegarth. The collection includes clippings, booklets and notes used in Applegarth’s writing, speaking, and correspondence related to these ministries. Also included is a collection of her published and unpublished writings, a small collection of personal correspondence and family memorabilia, and several biographical sketches of Miss Applegarth. Applegarth’s personal book collection of her own writings are heavily annotated and cut for use in teaching. In most cases, additional unmarked copies have been kept with the collection.

    Indexing Terms

    Juvenile literature
    Missionaries
    Missionary stories
    Religious poetry - Women authors
    Women authors, American - 20th century
    Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.)

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