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Inventory of the Maria Ramsauer Arnold papers, [not after 1874]University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.Email: ahcref@uwyo.eduURL: http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ "©" 2013 University of Wyoming
Biography of Maria Ramsauer ArnoldMaria Ramsauer Arnold (1830-1874) was born in Germany. She went to Sierra Leone, Africa, as a missionary where she met and married the Rev. Franklin Luther Arnold, an American. The couple eventually settled in Wyoming. Maria was the mother of C.P. Arnold of Laramie and the grandmother of Thurman W. Arnold. ArrangementThis collection is arranged in the following series: I. Manuscripts, 19th century II. Photographs, undated Scope and ContentThis collection contains a handwritten transcription of a manuscript written by Maria Arnold under the pseudonym Mary Allen entitled "Personal Recollections of Years Spent in Germany, England and America." Also included is a typescript translation of a German volume covering some of the American years in a slightly different form. The manuscripts describe life in Germany, England, Sierra Leone and in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio but break off before the family emigrated to Wyoming. There are interesting descriptions of the famous teacher, Johann Pestalozzi, of missionary life in Africa in the first half of the 19th century, and of the reception of an African woman (a missionary's wife) in New York before emancipation. There are also copies of photographs of Maria Arnold and the Rev. Franklin Luther Arnold. Existence and Location of CopiesDigital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~7~7. RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Processing InformationAcquisition InformationThis material was received from Margaret A. Wilson in 1974 and George Arnold in 1976. Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Maria Ramsauer Arnold at the date of processing. Additional InformationFinding aid available in repository. Access TermsEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Germany -- Social life and customs. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. Ohio -- Description and travel. Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs. Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746-1827. Ramsauer, Johannes, 1790-1848. Container List
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