Oral history interview with John Boyd Bentley, 1981
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- Name
- Bentley, John B. (John Boyd), 1896-1989 (Interviewee)
- Mason, John T., 1909-1998 (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with John Boyd Bentley, 1981
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of John Boyd Bentley, 1981
- Abstract
- College of William and Mary, 1915-20; rise in Episcopal Church from lay assistant, Christ Church Mission, Anvik, Alaska, to Archdeacon of Yukon, Bishop Rowe's suffragan, 1931, and Bishop of Alaska, 1943-48; National Council: overseas missions, administration; impressions of Presiding Bishops Henry Knox Sherrill and Henry St. George Tucker
- Collection Name
- Henry Knox Sherrill project
- Subjects
- Bishops; Religion--History--20th century; Bentley, John B. (John Boyd), 1896-1989; Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980; Episcopal Church; Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop and Council; Episcopal Church. Diocese of Alaska; Episcopal Church Missions
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1981
- Note (Biographical)
- Bishop of the Episcopal Church
- Note
- Interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr. on September 19, 1981
- Note (Provenance)
- John Boyd Bentley, Gift 1981
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 14632272
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hqwh-yz33
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.