Diary extracts, a photograph and other papers of Monica Storrs and biographical material composed after her death.
Diaries and papers of Monica Storrs
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/RCMS 246
- Dates of Creation1938-1968
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- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 envelope(s) 1 envelope card/paper/photograph
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Monica Melanie Storrs (1888-1967) was born on 12 February 1888, the daughter of Dean Storrs of Rochester. In 1929 she became an itinerant missionary in the northern Peace District of British Colombia. She travelled vast distances on horseback, and kept diaries of her experiences that were printed in monthly instalments for private circulation. She retired in 1950 and returned to England, where she died on 14 December 1967.
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Miss Diana Hartley, 1977.
Note
Includes index.
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Bibliography
Gordon E. Bowes, ed., 'Peace River chronicles', 1963, pp. 458-469, reprints Monica Storrs' diary for August 1937 and provides some account of her work.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Storrs, Monica Melanie, 1888-1967, missionary in British Colombia