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A group of men shares a meal of lamb and rice.

A group of men shares a meal of lamb and rice.

Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home.

Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home.

A family sits outside of their home, the woman churning butter in a goatskin bag.

A family sits outside of their home, the woman churning butter in a goatskin bag.

Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.

Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.

A pair of woodcuts with captions depicting the formal procession of food for the Cardinals (top) and the delivery of dishes to the Cardinals (bottom).

A pair of woodcuts with captions depicting the formal procession of food for the Cardinals (top) and the delivery of dishes to the Cardinals (bottom).

A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, telling him of their safe arrival in Cuba, the hold up with their luggage at customs, where they stayed for the first few days in the country, the Cuban food, the landscapes, and other missionary couples.

A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, telling him of their safe arrival in Cuba, the hold up with their luggage at customs, where they stayed for the first few days in the country, the Cuban food, the landscapes, and other missionary couples.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about a show Morrell took her to see, describing a horseback trip Morrell had taken into the mountains to see how they harvest coffee, giving them updates on the two Bible Schools they ran in one week and the woman who was helping run the ones this week, sharing that they now have a truck to use that Dr. Evans had once used which has been helpful during the summer camps, describing the first meeting of the young people's group, updating them on Steed's health and development, and describing the local produce.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about a show Morrell took her to see, describing a horseback trip Morrell had taken into the mountains to see how they harvest coffee, giving them updates on the two Bible Schools they ran in one week and the woman who was helping run the ones this week, sharing that they now have a truck to use that Dr. Evans had once used which has been helpful during the summer camps, describing the first meeting of the young people's group, updating them on Steed's health and development, and describing the local produce.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing their Christmas celebrations including Christmas dinner at the Milk's, a list of the foods that were baked and cooked and shared, and a list of the people in attendance, mentioning that they will attend a picnic on New Year's Day, discussing plans for the Sunday School class, thanking them for sending along the gifts from Lois' grandfather, and mentioning the dress that Morrell gifted her.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing their Christmas celebrations including Christmas dinner at the Milk's, a list of the foods that were baked and cooked and shared, and a list of the people in attendance, mentioning that they will attend a picnic on New Year's Day, discussing plans for the Sunday School class, thanking them for sending along the gifts from Lois' grandfather, and mentioning the dress that Morrell gifted her.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, explaining that all mail has been stopped so she is sending this letter in a roundabout way in the hopes it will reach them, discussing the current conflict between the revolutionaries and the army which has fully isolated them in Mayari, assuring them that the family is doing well despite the conflict and that there is no shortage of food and that they still have water and electricity, and mentioning that there has not been any fighting in Mayari.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, explaining that all mail has been stopped so she is sending this letter in a roundabout way in the hopes it will reach them, discussing the current conflict between the revolutionaries and the army which has fully isolated them in Mayari, assuring them that the family is doing well despite the conflict and that there is no shortage of food and that they still have water and electricity, and mentioning that there has not been any fighting in Mayari.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the busy day she and Morrell had taking care of an emergency at the clinic and preaching, mentioning a trip Morrell took to the mountains to see an area where they hope to send some Agricultural school graduates to start a church and Sunday School, describing a group of preachers and laymen who visited from Miami and Tallahassee, discussing the weather and that it is beginning to be ice cream season, giving a short update on Steed, and asking if they could buy some food before the family arrives.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the busy day she and Morrell had taking care of an emergency at the clinic and preaching, mentioning a trip Morrell took to the mountains to see an area where they hope to send some Agricultural school graduates to start a church and Sunday School, describing a group of preachers and laymen who visited from Miami and Tallahassee, discussing the weather and that it is beginning to be ice cream season, giving a short update on Steed, and asking if they could buy some food before the family arrives.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, sharing that Morrell has been busy with his work, commenting on how everyone has been so appreciative of their work, sharing that the Milk family and Miss Beale were thankful that she was able to bring them things back from the States, mentioning that Miss Beale will be traveling to Europe, reporting on the status of the clinic, discussing how they haven't heard from the Mission Board yet but are planning to leave Mayari regardless of where they end up, giving them an update on Steed's health, discussing

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, sharing that Morrell has been busy with his work, commenting on how everyone has been so appreciative of their work, sharing that the Milk family and Miss Beale were thankful that she was able to bring them things back from the States, mentioning that Miss Beale will be traveling to Europe, reporting on the status of the clinic, discussing how they haven't heard from the Mission Board yet but are planning to leave Mayari regardless of where they end up, giving them an update on Steed's health, discussing

A letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell had returned from Havana after waiting for their car, describing what Morrell had done in Jacksonville and the items he brought back, giving an update on the summer Bible Schools they are running, describing a visiting photographer who Morrell has been helping since he speaks no Spanish, listing some of the food she made for visitors, describing some of the gifts sent by Mother WIlliams for the family, informing them that Morrell regrets not having called them when he was in Florida, reporting on how the Neill family (who had stayed in

A letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell had returned from Havana after waiting for their car, describing what Morrell had done in Jacksonville and the items he brought back, giving an update on the summer Bible Schools they are running, describing a visiting photographer who Morrell has been helping since he speaks no Spanish, listing some of the food she made for visitors, describing some of the gifts sent by Mother WIlliams for the family, informing them that Morrell regrets not having called them when he was in Florida, reporting on how the Neill family (who had stayed in

A series of six engravings depicting a conclave, the process by which Roman Catholic cardinals elect a new pope. The rules of the conclave, in which the cardinals are locked in seclusion, were established to prevent political interference and long delays. Food was delivered through a window; after three days, they only received one meal a day and after five days, only bread and water.

A series of six engravings depicting a conclave, the process by which Roman Catholic cardinals elect a new pope. The rules of the conclave, in which the cardinals are locked in seclusion, were established to prevent political interference and long delays. Food was delivered through a window; after three days, they only received one meal a day and after five days, only bread and water.

A woodcut depicting the pope, bisops, and cardinals dining at the Lateran Palace. The pope sits at his own table, with cardinals on his right, and bishops on his left. The scene is flanked by ornamental scroll work featuring masks. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.

A woodcut depicting the pope, bisops, and cardinals dining at the Lateran Palace. The pope sits at his own table, with cardinals on his right, and bishops on his left. The scene is flanked by ornamental scroll work featuring masks. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.

Two women grinding grain into flour using a hand mill.

Two women grinding grain into flour using a hand mill.