Margaret Gaines, Paul Lauster, undated

Margaret Gaines donated personal papers, school records, audio and video recordings, objects, photographs, books, manuscripts, ministry records, articles, sermon outlines, college papers, correspondence, passports, calendars, jewelry, articles of clothing, and family papers over an eighty-year period. Information used to process the collection and create the finding aid has come directly from Gaines.

This collection is valuable to research on missionary work in Palestine, running a mission organization in another country, understanding the Jewish/Arab war over land, the Arab-Christian political and social conditions and positions, Margaret Gaines ministry, mission, and other biographical information.