Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The bulk of this collection consists of long letters "Hattie" Pease wrote to "Friends at home" while she was in Micronesia. One letter is from Honolulu (May-June, 1877) and there are two folders containing pages from her journal.
- Biographical / historical:
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Harriet Almira Sturtevant Pease was born in Westport, New York and educated at North Granville Seminary in New York. In April 1877 she married Edmund Morris Pease, M.D., just a few months before they set sail on their voyage as missionaries. Most of their missionary work was done at Ebon in Micronesia.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1861-1894
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Hattie A. Pease (1846-1933) Papers, 1861-1894. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359