Catherine Parham papers,
| Author/creator | Parham, Catherine |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Description | .650 cubic ft. (550 items) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Personal correspondence consists primarily of letters from Miss Parham to her family and friends in Georgia. Correspondence topics concern Central and Southern Congo, such customs, health, language, climate, transportation, and agriculture. Other topics include women's education; educational programs for women in Elisabethville; the work of the Tunda Girls Schools, such as the subjects taught and length of the school term; and the lack of doctors in the area. Also discussed is the growing unrest and violence brought on by the Congolese Civil War. Miscellaneous files include biographical material and correspondence on Bishop John Wesley Shangu, Luhahi Emile, and Moise Tshombe; maps; reports; pamphlets; and a Master's thesis "Christian Education for the Central African Community." |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | Catherine Parham Papers (#224), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Miss Catherine Parham. |
| Biographical note | Catherine Parham (b. 1901), a native of Stinson, (now Durand) Georgia, was a Methodist missionary. After serving in West Virginia, she worked as a missionary to the Belgian Congo. She was assigned to Tunda Station in the Central Congo and placed in charge of the Tunda Girls Home, a boarding school for Congolese girls. She also supervised the Women's School and other educational programs in Elisabethville. Although she returned to the United States in 1958, she visited the Congo in 1968-1969 to translate a children's Bible into Congo Swahili. |