Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers (Selections)
Justin Perkins was an educator, missionary, and minister. He was born near Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1805 and graduated from Amherst College in 1829. After graduating, Perkins taught for a year at Amherst Academy, spent two years at Andover Theological Society, spent a year as a tutor at Amherst College, and then returned to Andover Theological Society to complete his theological course. In 1833 he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister, married Charlotte Bass, and was commissioned by the American Board of Missions to work in Persia among the Nestorians. He set up a mission in Oroomiah, Persia, and he and his family stayed with this mission for more than thirty years, making intermittent visits home. The Justin Perkins Papers includes correspondence between Perkins and others in his field, manuscripts of sermons by Perkins, lectures and notes, printed materials such as pamphlets and magazine clippings, and some bound manuscripts – mostly of letters and journals.
The digitized selection includes personal correspondence.
The digitized selection includes personal correspondence.
Link to finding aid: https://archivesspace.amherst.edu/repositories/2/resources/154
