J.B. CAIN ARCHIVES OF MISSISSIPPI METHODISM M 15 LAMBUTH-KELLEY Papers (1826-1982) Page 1 James William Lambuth was a Methodist missionary to China and Japan from the Mississippi Conference. His son, Walter Russell Lambuth, was a Methodist missionary to Japan, Korea, and the Belgian Congo from the Mississippi Conference, General Conference Missionary Secretary, and was later elected Bishop. The Lambuths established schools in Japan and had four generations of Methodist missionaries on foreign soil. David Campbell Kelley was a Methodist missionary to China from the Tennessee Conference. W.R. Lambuth married the daughter of D.C. Kelley, Daisy Kelley Lambuth. The papers were assembled by family and friends of the Kelley’s and the Lambuth’s. 2014 Accretion: Pamphlet about Mary Isabella McClellan given by Dr. Don Messersmith. See also MCAH Box 44 Lambuth, and other Lambuth indexed material BOXES: 1 Lambuth Manuscripts and notes: Biographical information, obituaries, memorials. 34 items Diaries and journals: Excerpts from the journal of W.R. Lambuth, dated Dec. 12, 1882; Diary of Mrs. I.M. Lambuth dated Jan. 1854-Sept. 1854. 2 items Correspondence: 1826-1982. See card file for record of correspondence. 22 items Sermons, articles, speeches, essays. 2 items 2014 Accretion: Pamphlet about Mary Isabella McClellan (Mrs. James William Lambuth) titled “Little Beginnings and Great Endings” about her offer to give herself and $5 to missions, given by Dr. Don Messersmith, husband of Margarita Park Sherertz Messersmith, great granddaughter of M.I. McClellan Lambuth. 2 Lambuth Sheet music. 3 items Maps: Biloxi property, Pearl River Methodist Church. 2 items Documents: Powers of Attorney. 2 items Accounts: Financial records of the China Mission in English and Chinese. Account book, 1859-1872. Lambuth Day. 1 item Printed material. 7 items J.B. CAIN ARCHIVES OF MISSISSIPPI METHODISM M 15 LAMBUTH-KELLEY Papers (1826-1982) Page 2 3 Kelley Manuscripts and notes: Biographical information, obituaries, memorials. 15 items List of dates by Lizzie Mannie Kelley, 1858-1898. 1 item Diaries and Journals: Minerva Amanda Harris Kelley, ca. 1856. 1 item Lizzie Mannie Kelley 1880 or 1881, manuscript and 3 copies. 1 item Oct.-Dec. 1881, manuscript. 1 item March 1882, manuscript. 1 item Oct. -Dec. 1885, manuscript and 1 copy. 1 item Dec. 1885-Nov. 1886, manuscript. 1 item May-Nov. 1886, manuscript and 1 copy. 1 item Nov. 1886-Feb. 1887, manuscript. 1 item BOXES: 4 Kelley Notebooks: French copybook of Lizzie M. Kelley, dated 1879. 1 item Correspondence: 1854-1931. See card file for record of correspondence. 8 items Sermons, articles, speeches, essays. 9 items Newspaper clippings. 1 folder Printed material. 1 item 5 Lambuth-Kelley Notebooks: essays, author unknown; various pages of language exercises, unidentified. 4 items Newspaper clippings: miscellaneous, unidentified. 2 folders Printed material. 4 items 6 Lambuth-Kelley Pictures. 34 items Artifacts. 10 items .