Mimeographed manuscript Christmas "circular" letter written from the Immanuel Mission on the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian Reservation, with an appended original manuscript note to "Aunt Row." The circular letter describes the receipt of presents sent by friends for the Kiowa mission members, the cutting and decorating of the Christmas tree, and the dissemination of the gifts at a mission Christmas celebration. In her note to Aunt Row, Reeside thanks her for a gift and discusses her recent holiday activities at Elk Creek and her plans to vacation in Mexico and California. The note is signed Am-day-co.
Description:
Baptist missionary who as a young woman went to the Elk Creek Baptist Mission near present-day Hobart, Oklahoma, on the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian Reservation in 1892.
Subject (Name):
Elk Creek Mission, Immanuel Mission, and Reeside, Maryetta J
Subject (Topic):
Baptists--Missions--Oklahoma, Indian reservations--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Kiowa Indians--Missions, Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma, Missionaries--Oklahoma, Missions--Oklahoma, and Women--West (U.S.)
