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Mary Behner Papers

 

Mary Behner Christopher was born in Xenia, Ohio in 1906 to a Presbyterian minister. She attended the College of Wooster between the years 1924-1928. Her letters talk about life at the College of Wooster in the mid 1920s. She discusses student activities, current events, courses she took, and her goal to become a missionary. Behner was highly devoted to religious life activities, such as the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, Y.W.C.A., and Christian Endeavor Society, but also enjoyed singing, Women's Debate Club, and various athletics. She graduated with a History major in 1928.

After graduation, she accepted a job in West Virginia as a missionary for the Presbyterian church. She worked in Scott’s Run, the coal mining community outside of Morgantown, until her marriage to David Christopher in 1937. Behner remained in Morgantown for the rest of her life, passing away on March 15, 1988. Her diaries and photos from her time in Scott’s Run were donated to the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. These letters from Mary Behner’s time at the College of Wooster were donated by her daughter, Elizabeth Burger, in the fall of 2011. The letters are housed in the College of Wooster's Special Collections

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  • Letter from Mary to Family- Circa Spring 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- Circa Spring 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family- February 21, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- February 21, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family- January 10, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- January 10, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family - January 23, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family - January 23, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family- March 21, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- March 21, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family- Sunday Evening, circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- Sunday Evening, circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family - Sun Eve circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family - Sun Eve circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family - Thursday December 3, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family - Thursday December 3, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family - Thursday December 3, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family - Thursday December 3, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Family- Wednesday Nite Circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Family- Wednesday Nite Circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Folks - circa Fall 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Folks - circa Fall 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Folks - circa Spring 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Folks - circa Spring 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Folks - Monday Circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Folks - Monday Circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Folks - November 28, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Folks - November 28, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Folks - Sunday October 3, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Folks - Sunday October 3, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother- 10:00 Wed Nite, circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother- 10:00 Wed Nite, circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother and Dad - Sunday 3:30 circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother and Dad - Sunday 3:30 circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother and Father circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother and Father circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother and Father - Friday Evening circa November 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother and Father - Friday Evening circa November 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother and Father - Sunday Eve by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother and Father - Sunday Eve

  • Letter from Mary to Mother & Father - Sunday Evening circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother & Father - Sunday Evening circa 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother- March 22, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother- March 22, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Mother- May 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Mother- May 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Parents- April 1, 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Parents- April 1, 1926

  • Letter from Mary to Parents- circa 1926 by Mary Behner

    Letter from Mary to Parents- circa 1926

 
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