Letters, papers, diaries, records, scrapbooks, and miscellany of the families of the Rev. William Patterson Alexander (1805-1884) and the Rev. Dr. Dwight Baldwin (1798-1886).

Collection ID: MS-01

Location: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, Vault

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Biographical Note

Both William Patterson Alexander (1805-1884) and Dwight Baldwin (1798-1886) were missionary settlers in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1831, Dr. Dwight Baldwin and Charlotte Fowler Baldwin were sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) as medical missionaries to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands. In 1832, Rev. William Alexander and Mary McKinney Alexander arrived. Their sons Samuel Thomas Alexander (1836-1904) and Henry Perrine Baldwin (1842-1911) would meet in Lahaina, Maui in 1843. The two became close childhood friends that would later develop a sugar-growing partnership known as Alexander and Baldwin, Inc.

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Scope and Contents of the Papers

This collection of letters, papers, diaries, records, scrapbooks, and miscellany documents the Alexander and Baldwin families' experience as 19th-century missionary settlers and provides us with a perspective on several key historical events in Hawaii.

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Arrangement of the Papers

Outline Index of Collection
Genealogical Material
Family Records
Family Photographs
Letters and Miscellaneous Papers

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access:

The Letters and Papers of the Alexander and Baldwin Family (in Hawaii) are open for research. All requests for permission to republish or quote from the manuscript collections must be submitted in writing to the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.

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Related Material

Researchers desiring materials about related persons, subjects or document types should search the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives catalog using the index terms shown below.

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Index Terms

Personal Names

Baldwin, Dwight, 1798-1886

Alexander, William Patterson, 1805-1884

Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917

Subjects

Missionaries --Hawaii --Correspondence.

Missionaries--United States --Correspondence.

Missions--Hawaii.

Document Types

diaries

black-and-white photographs

genealogical tables

personal correspondence

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Item, Folder title, Letters and Papers of Alexander and Baldwin Families (in Hawaii), Collections of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library, Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.

Acquisition Information

The Letters and Papers of Alexander and Baldwin Families collection (in Hawaii) is a gift from DeWitt Alexander, William P. Alexander, and Mary Alexander Smith. (June 14, 1963)

Processing Information

The Letters and Papers of the Alexander and Baldwin Families (in Hawaii) collection was processed by Gordon Smith and Staff Librarian, Sophie J. Cluff.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Outline Index of Collection ~

Outline Index of Collection ~ Folder 1

Genealogical Material ~

Alexander and McKinney Families ~ Folder 2

Baldwin and Fowler Families ~ Folders 3-4

Family Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) ~

Rev. and Mrs. W.P. Alexander ~ ? -1911 Folder 5

Rev. and Mrs. Dwight Baldwin ~ ?-1904 Folder 5

Family Photographs ~

Family Photographs ~ Folders 6-9

Letters and Miscellaneous Papers ~

By: PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, etc. of Rev. and Mrs. W.P. Alexander ~ 1824-1907

Folders 10-29

By: PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, etc. of Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Baldwin ~ 1827-1904

Folders 30-39

By: REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

To: Parents, brothers, sisters, etc., living in the U.S. ~ 1833-1884

Folders 40-41

By: REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

To: WIFE: (Mary Ann McKinney) Alexander ~ 1831-1876

Folders 42-50

By: REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

To: CHILDREN: William De Witt Alexander, James, Sam, Henry M., Charles, Mary J., Abigail (Baldwin) Alexander (daughter-in-law), William Douglas Alexander (grandson) ~ 1850-1884

Folders 51-73

By: REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

To: Dr. Dwight Baldwin ~ 1841-1869

Folders 74-77

By: REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

To:Non-Family ~ 1831-1879

Folders 78-80

REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

Miscellaneous Papers ~ 1825-1881

Folders 81-103

To: Rev. WILLAM PATTERSON ALEXANDER

By: Non-Family ~ 1831-1879

Folders 104-108

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: HUSBAND ~ 1841-1859

Folder 109

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: CHILDREN: William D. Alexander and Abigail ~ Many undated

Folders 110-119

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: CHILDREN: James and Lottie ~ Many undated

Folder 120

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: CHILDREN: Arthur C. Alexander (grandson) ~ Many undated

Folder 121

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: Dr. Dwight Baldwin ~ 1851

Folder 122

By: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

To: Non-Family ~ 1835-1886

Folder 123

MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

Reminiscences

Folder 124

To: MARY ANN (McKinney) ALEXANDER (Mrs. Wm. P. Alexander)

By: Non-Family ~ 1830-1865

Folders 125-128

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: WIFE: (Charlotte Fowler) Baldwin ~ 1835-1844

Folders 129-130

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: CHILDREN: Abigail and William D. Alexander ~ 1844-1882

Folders 131-148

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: CHILDREN: D. Dwight, Henry, Emily, Harriet ~ 1844-1882

Folder 149

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: SISTER (Sophronia Baldwin) ~ 1836

Folder 150

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: Rev. William P. Alexander ~ 1849

Folder 151

By: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

To: Non-Family ~ 1838-1885

Folder 152

To: DR. DWIGHT BALDWIN

By: Non-Family (all but two are from fellow missionaries) ~ 1831-1869

Folders 153A-153K

By: CHARLOTTE (Fowler) BALDWIN (Mrs. Dr. D. Baldwin)

To: HUSBAND ~ Undated

Folder 154

By: CHARLOTTE (Fowler) BALDWIN (Mrs. Dr. D. Baldwin)

To: CHILDREN: Abigail ~ 1844-1869

Folders 155-161

By: CHARLOTTE (Fowler) BALDWIN (Mrs. Dr. D. Baldwin)

To: CHILDREN: Other Children: William Douglas (grandson) ~ Undated

Folder 162A

By: CHARLOTTE (Fowler) BALDWIN (Mrs. Dr. D. Baldwin)

To: Non-Family (Mrs. Melissa Dodge) ~ 1844-1860

Folder 162A

To: CHARLOTTE (Fowler) BALDWIN (Mrs. Dr. D. Baldwin)

By: Non-Family ~ 1850-?

Folder 162B

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: PARENTS ~ 1843-1884

Folders 163-165

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: Dr. Dwight Baldwin (father-in-law) ~ 1867-1879

Folder 166

By:WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: WIFE (includes 1859 volcano letter) ~ 1859-1910

Folders 167-194

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: BROTHERS AND SISTERS: James ~ 1851-1906

Folders 195-197

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Sam ~ 1859-1860

Folder 198

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Henry M., Mary J., Annie, Emily ~ 1859-1911

Folder 199

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: BROTHERS AND SISTERS: D. Dwight Baldwin (brother-in-law) ~ 1848-1907

Folder 200

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: CHILDREN: Arthur C. ~ 1877-1902

Folders 201-216

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: CHILDREN: Henry E.M., Mary C. ~ 1883-1910

Folders 217-227

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: CHILDREN: William Douglas ~ 1870-1913

Folders 228-232

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: NEPHEW (Erdman Baldwin) ~ 1887

Folder 238

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: Non-Family - J.S. Emerson ~ 1877-1907

Folders 239-249

By: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

To: Non-Family - Others ~ 1857-1901

Folder 250

WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

Miscellaneous Documents

Folders 251-256

WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

Miscellaneous Papers ~ 1857-1910

Folders 257-271

WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

Obituaries, Condolences, etc.

Folder 272

To: WILLIAM DE WITT ALEXANDER

By: List of persons writing - Non-Family

Folders 273-301