Agnes Maude Royden's preaching tours of the United States of America

This material is held atWomen's Library Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 106 7DDO/03
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1941-1942
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

Reports, correspondence and a press cutting relating to Royden's lecture tours of North America, 1937 and Oct 1941 - Feb 1942. The latter tour covered the eastern and central United States with three meetings in Canada - Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa - and included missions to Lynchburg, Virginia and Utica, New York. Royden and Dobson sailed on the Loch Katrine, departing England 8 Oct 1941 and arriving Norfolk, Virginia 26 Oct 1941. Their journey home took 29 days - departing from New York on the Princess Maria Pia (sent by Cunard) on 7 Feb 1942 and arriving in Preston, Lancashire 7 Mar 1942, via Halifax.