Marie Gocker (1875-1937) graduated from Naperville College in 1909 and from Evangelical Theological Seminary in 1911. Both institutions were located in Naperville, Illinois, and affiliated with the Evangelical Church (later, the Evangelical United Brethren Church, now the United Methodist Church.) From 1914 until her death in 1937, Gocker served as a missionary in Cameroon. After working under the auspices of the Presbyterian Board of Missions 1914 to 1919, she ran her own independent mission called Naperville Institute that evangelized and offered health and educational services. This collection documents Marie Gocker’s ministry through correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and both published and unpublished writings.
Date range: 1909 to 1947.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear foot) [Box 1940B].
Gift, Texas Annual Conference Archives, 2015.
Collection MSA 138.