Coan, Titus,  1801-1882. <br/><br/>
Titus Coan family papers, 1818-1923  (bulk 1832-1882). 

 - 5,000  items. 31  containers. 10.3  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Family and general correspondence, diaries, journals, books by Coan entitled Adventures in Patagonia (1880) and Life in Hawaii (1882), articles, and printed matter, chiefly 1832-1882, relating to the Coan (Coyne) family, to Coan's missionary work in Patagonia (1833-1834), Hilo, Hawaii (1834-1882), and the Marquesas Islands (1860, 1867), and to religion and missionary work in general.  Persons represented include Coan's first wife, Fidelia Church Coan (1810-1872), his daughter, Harriet Fidelia Coan (1839-1906), his son, Samuel Latimer Coan (1846-1887), and his sister-in-law, Maria Church Robinson.  Some of the articles and printed matter reflect Coan's interest in volcanoes, including observations of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii.  Includes a biography (1884) of Coanby his second wife, Lydia Bingham Coan.  Correspondents include Sophie Madeleine Du Pont, Chester Smith Lyman, and Mary and Sarah Oliphant. 
<br/><br/><br/>Presbyterian clergyman and missionary. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English, with Hungarian. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009306 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 74076760  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Coan, Fidelia Church, 1810-1872. <br/>Coan, Harriet Fidelia, 1839-1906. <br/>Coan, Lydia Bingham.<br/>Coan, Samuel Latimer, 1846-1887. <br/>Coyne family.<br/>Du Pont, Sophie--Correspondence.<br/>Lyman, Chester Smith, 1814-1890 --Correspondence.<br/>Oliphant, Mary--Correspondence.<br/>Oliphant, Sarah--Correspondence.<br/>Robinson, Maria Church.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Missions--French Polynesia--Marquesas Islands.<br/>Missions--Hawaii--Hilo.<br/>Missions--Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)<br/>Presbyterian Church--Missions.<br/>Religion.<br/>Volcanoes--Hawaii.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Clergy.<br/>Missionaries.