Manuscripts
Guest Book Belonging to Mr. and Mrs. James Elliot
Guest Book Belonging to Mr. and Mrs. James Elliot
- Collection ID
- MS.000911
- Type
- Manuscript
- Date
- 1953 - 1968
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 9.4 x 0.6 in (27.3 x 24 x 1.6 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- On View at The Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton, IL
This guest book belonged to Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015), who was a missionary to the Waodäni people of Ecuador in the 1950s with her husband, Jim Elliot. Elisabeth chose to stay and live with the tribe after a Waodäni hunting party killed Jim and four other missionaries in 1956. She returned to the United States in 1963. While in Ecuador, Jim and Elisabeth created this guest book to document everyone who came to visit between November 1953 and November 1968. After Jim’s death in 1956, many friends came to visit her and left sympathetic messages. Elisabeth would keep guest books for visitors throughout her life.
This guest book belonged to Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015), who was a missionary to the Waodäni people of Ecuador in the 1950s with her husband, Jim Elliot. Elisabeth chose to stay and live with the tribe after a Waodäni hunting party killed Jim and four other missionaries in 1956. She returned to the United States in 1963. While in Ecuador, Jim and Elisabeth created this guest book to document everyone who came to visit between November 1953 and November 1968. After Jim’s death in 1956, many friends came to visit her and left sympathetic messages. Elisabeth would keep guest books for visitors throughout her life.
Created by 1953 in the United States. Used from 1953–1968 by Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015);[1] Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] An inscription on the first page reads, “Guest Book of Mr. and Mrs. P. James Elliot November ’53.”
Created by 1953 in the United States. Used from 1953–1968 by Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015);[1] Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] An inscription on the first page reads, “Guest Book of Mr. and Mrs. P. James Elliot November ’53.”
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