Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Reverend J. Irwin Smith Memoirs
c.00018
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Smith, J. Irwin, Rev.
- Title
- Reverend J. Irwin Smith memoirs
- ID
- c.00018
- Date
- Undated
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing,Michigan".
Biographical Note
Reverend J. Irwin Smith was a Presbyterian minister stationed in Ontonagon, Michigan, from 1825 to 1865.
Scope and Contents note
This collections consists of typewritten memoirs that recount the religious history of the Lake Superior region from 1825 to 1865. Smith uses letters written while he was in Ontonagon to describe his own ministry, as well as the hardships faced by ministers of all denominations who worked in the wilderness regions of Upper Michigan.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Ward Patton, 1958-07-26. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Michigan -- Religion
- Ontonagon (Mich.)
Personal Name(s)
- Patton, Ward
Subject(s)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan
- Missionaries -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
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