Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Frans August Larson family papers, 1864-2021 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1864-2021 |
| Bulk Dates | 1900-1980 |
| ID No. | MSS86420 |
| Creator | Larson, Frans August, 1870-1957 |
| Extent | 4,500 items |
| Extent | 14 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 5.7 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, with some Swedish and Mongolian |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms021009 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2021086420 |
| Summary | Frans August Larson, Swedish-born missionary, expedition guide, entrepreneur, and diplomatic advisor in Mongolia; his wife, Mary Rodgers Larson, American missionary in northern China; their children, especially Mary Larson Walker and her husband, writer C. Lester Walker. Correspondence, photographs, writings, and other records relating to family life and activities during their time in Mongolia and Kalgan (Zhangjiakou), China, 1893-1939, and subsequent years in the United States, primarily in Alabama, California, and Connecticut, and on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. |