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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.091 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Subscription for radial key map of Palestine |
| Date | 15 May 1897-29 November 1897 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Subscription for radial key map of Palestine, with names and addresses of subscribers. |
| Subjects | Middle East Religion Education |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Theme | Religion; Education; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |