{ "objects": [{ "title": "Our parsonage above and chapel & extra rooms below Photo", "creator": "Butler, Carol", "description": "Photograph of the parsonage in Oran. Taken after 1984, as the new car funded through the mission can be see on the left (white) near the enterance to the courtyard. The first floor housed the chapel, accessible through the courtyard, and the second floor was the apartment where David and Carol lived. On the first floor, to the right and underneath the terrace on the second floor, is the door leading to the \"Black Hole,\" the windowless room where the boys stayed before returning to the States for university.", "subject": "Mission; Family Life", "location": "Oran, Algeria", "type": "Image/Photo", "format": "image/jpg", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll001" }, { "title": "Christmas 1976 Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1976-12-26", "description": "Letter about celebrating Christmas in 1976, including a family trip to Morocco. Also updates on the logistical issues the church has been facing with transportation for parishioners to and from the church for activities.", "subject": "Mission; Family Life; Christmas; Local Culture", "location": "Oran, Algeria; Tlemcen, Algeria; Morocco; Lyon, France", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll002" }, { "title": "Ourselves in relation to the Lebanese Tragedy Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1982-12", "description": "Letter discussing the history of Israel and Palestine in relation to the 1982 Lebanon War, including the United States' responsibility in military and economic support for Israel and how the Arab populations tend to view Americans and America as a whole.", "subject": "History; Politics (International)", "location": "Lebanon; Israel; Palestine", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll003" }, { "title": "Summer of '85 - Update on car project & ecumenical ministry Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1986-04", "description": "Letter recounting several trips, including a \"barnstorm\" around Iowa to speak with many churches about their work, and two trips taken back in Algeria with their new car to share in Christian fellowship with more distant friends. ", "subject": "Mission; Little Sisters of Jesus", "location": "Iowa, United States; Algiers, Algeria; Sahara Desert; Tlemcen, Algeria; Béchar, Algeria; Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll004" }, { "title": "The Muslim feast of sacrifice - (Abraham's sacrifice) Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1977-12-07", "description": "Letter describing and contemplating the slaughter of sheep for the yearly Muslim celebration of the \"Festival of Sacrifice.\"", "subject": "Christmas; Local Culture", "location": "Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll005" }, { "title": "Christmas Greetings 1986 Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1986-12", "description": "Letter recounting Carol's brief trip back to the States for a ceremony at her alma mater, some history on the Protestant mission in Oran, and the stories of two of their parishioners referred to as \"H. M.\" and \"P. B.\"", "subject": "Mission; Family Life; History; Protestant Church of Algeria", "location": "Kansas, United States; Oran, Algeria; Cameroon; Madagascar; Chad", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll006" }, { "title": "1989 update/Economic & Pol. changes/Am. Police Brutality Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1989-12", "description": "Letter explaining the recent political changes in Algeria and the new groups/parties that have emerged. In the States, their second eldest son had an upleasant encounter with the police while taking a walk in a park at night. ", "subject": "Politics (Algerian); Family Life; Local Culture", "location": "Oran, Algeria; ", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll007" }, { "title": "How the third world (and especially the Arab world) sees us Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1980-02-18", "description": "Letter discussing the history of the relations between the Arab world and the West, including the many perceived betrayals during and after the World Wars.", "subject": "History; Politics (International); Mission", "location": "United States; Afghanistan; Palestine; Israel; Iran", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll008" }, { "title": "More on our ecumenical ministry/Family/New car project Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1985-02-09", "description": "Letter giving updates on their four sons, now all back in the States for university and the two oldest pursuing grad school. Also introduces the new car project and updates on Carol's work teaching English.", "subject": "Mission; Family Life", "location": "Tennessee, United States; Arizona, United States; Kansas, United States; Algiers, Algeria; Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll009" }, { "title": "Annual conference/U.S. visit/The difficult situation here Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1992-02", "description": "Letter detailing their trip to Switzerland for the Annual Conference, followed by a whirlwind trip of visiting friends, family, and churches throughout Paris, England, and North America. Then they discuss the changing political climate of Algeria.", "subject": "Mission; Protestant Church of Algeria", "location": "Schaffhausen, Switzerland; Germany; Paris, France; Iowa, United States; Kansas, United States; Arizona, United States; Tennessee, United States; Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll010" }, { "title": "New Address 1979 Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1979-01", "description": "Letter informing of their move and change in address, as well as other family and health updates and a trip back to the States over the past summer.", "subject": "Mission; Family Life", "location": "Oran, Algeria; Lyon, France; New York, United States; Pennsylvania, United States; Colorado, United States; Kansas, United States; Iowa, United States; Montreal, Canada", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll011" }, { "title": "The Muslim month of fasting & our own ecumenical ministry Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1980-07-17", "description": "Letter describing the fasting of Ramadan in Algeria, including the potential dangers of dehydration, and the inter-denominational fellowship among the Protestant and Catholic groups in Oran. Also describes the Little Sisters of Jesus, a Catholic sisterhood, and how the Butlers were introduced to them.", "subject": "Local Culture; Ramadan; Mission; Little Sisters of Jesus", "location": "Oran, Algeria; Sahara Desert; Switzerland", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll012" }, { "title": "How we see our role here (New revised version) & July independence days & elections Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1990-07", "description": "Letter starts with the celebrations of the various Independence days for the U.S., France, and Algeria, then explains the four main aspects of their ministry.", "subject": "Mission; Politics (Algerian)", "location": "Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll013" }, { "title": "But we are still writing from Kansas 1994 Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1994-07-28", "description": "Letter updating on turmoil and violence in several countries, especially in Algeria. With one year left before retirement, and Oran seeming safer than some other Algerian cities, they plan to continue their work here while they can.", "subject": "Politics (International); Politics (Algerian)", "location": "Burundi; Angola; Rwanda; Oran, Algeria; Algiers, Algeria; Constantine, Algeria; Texas, United States; Switzerland; Ohio, United States", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll014" }, { "title": "General background information on Algeria esp. political stability & economic development Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1979-06", "description": "Letter describing the political and economic situation of Algeria.", "subject": "History; Politics (Algerian)", "location": "Oran, Algeria; Algiers, Algeria; Sahara Desert; France", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll015" }, { "title": "Unrest and the story of M.B. Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1993-03", "description": "Letter updating on the violence in Algeria, and telling the hopeful story of one African student they worked with, here referred to as \"M.B.\" whose home country (unspecified) is also enveloped in violence and danger.", "subject": "Politics (Algerian); Mission", "location": "Oran, Algeria; France", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll016" }, { "title": "A Day in the Life of the Butlers Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1983-10", "description": "Letter providing family updates on the boys, and detailing the events of one specific day in David and Carol's lives.", "subject": "Family Life; Mission", "location": "Kansas, United States; Tennessee, United States; Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Madagascar; Mauritius; Oran, Algeria; Algiers, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll017" }, { "title": "1984 Update Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1984-10-22", "description": "Letter updating on their daily work and some new changes, including Carol's last year working at the university teaching English due to the Algerianization of the staff and her lack of a PhD. Now she is teaching and tutoring English through the consulate in Oran.", "subject": "Mission; Family Life", "location": "Oran, Algeria", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll018" }, { "title": "Ecumenical Ministry & the Little Sisters of Jesus", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1988-10", "description": "Letter describing some of the relationship between David and Catholic churches in Algeria, and then giving an update on the Little Sisters of Jesus as they visit them for the third year in a row. The droughts and locusts have not been kind to them, but they persist. ", "subject": "Mission; Little Sisters of Jesus; Ramadan", "location": "Oran, Algeria; Sahara Desert", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll019" }, { "title": "1992 Update/The Pilgrimage of Friendship/The Incredible Caper of the Butler Boys/Our Present Situation Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1992-10", "description": "Letter starts with their trip throughout France and England to visit friends and former parishioners, then tells the tale of the Incredible Caper of the Butler Boys, in which their four sons surprise them by visiting from the States with the help of local accomplices. The letter ends with updates on Algerian government leadership.", "subject": "Family Life; Mission; Politics (Algerian)", "location": "Oran, Algeria; France; England; United States", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll020" }, { "title": "1994 Halloween update Letter", "creator": "Butler, David; Butler, Carol", "date": "1994-10-31", "description": "Letter providing small updates on two Rwandan students, the local death toll, and the progress of Carol's library project. On their most recent return from the States, they visited several friends and \"extended family\" in Great Britain and France.", "subject": "Politics (Algerian); Mission; Family Life", "location": "Rwanda; Oran, Algeria; United States; Switzerland; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Paris, France", "type": "Text/Letter", "format": "application/pdf", "language": "English", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll021" }, { "title": "Butlers with nomad family Photo", "creator": "Butler, Paul", "description": "Photograph of the Butler family, minus Paul who took the photo, with a family of nomads. Taken between 1975 and 1977, on a trip to see rock carvings. Standing in the back left is Carol. Kneeling in the front, from left to right, are John (wearing his neck brace), Mark, Jimmy (James), and David. The family, worried about them because they didn't have a tent, gave the Butlers goat milk and sweet tea. ", "subject": "Family Life", "location": "Sahara Desert", "type": "Image/Photo", "format": "image/jpg", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll022" }, { "title": "Inside the nomad tent of the Little Sisters of Jesus Photo", "creator": "Butler, Carol", "description": "Photograph of David with the Little Sisters of Jesus, having tea inside their tent. The Little Sisters are a Catholic group who live with and as nomads, and accept Protestants to join without converting. This photo was probably taken during the 1980s, as the Butlers visited them several times during their time here. ", "subject": "Mission", "location": "Sahara Desert", "type": "Image/Photo", "format": "image/jpg", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll023" }, { "title": "Oran from hill Photo", "creator": "Butler, Carol", "description": "Photograph of the city of Oran, Algeria, taken from a hill in the west and looking east. Oran is Algeria's second largest port after Algiers, and the first port east of Morocco.", "subject": "Local Culture", "location": "Oran, Algeria", "type": "Image/Photo", "format": "image/jpg", "reference_url": "https://lunakae.github.io/ButlerMission/item.html?id=coll024" } ] }