Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: George Berkeley Rowell (1815-1884) and Rowell family Extent: 1 ft. (300 items) Description: Part of the collection documents the life of a young New Hampshire couple, Congregational missionaries in Hawaii; the other part reports the lives of their children as time and distance stretched the family ties and re-formed kinship networks. Included are correspondence of Rowell, his wife, and children with friends, relatives, fellow missionaries, and one another; letters (1880-86) from Frances Eliza Rowell to her sister Ella Maria (Rowell) Higgins; diary (1829-33) of Rowell's brother Daniel Chase Rowell (1810-36); and genealogical notes and other family papers. In addition to the family members, persons represented include Edward Locke, Asa Bowen Smith and other missionaries, and George and Sanford B. Dole. Research Topics: American missionary movement in Hawaii in the mid-19th century; missionary children