Lynda Goodsell Blake
Lynda Irene Goodsell Blake (October 22, 1906 – February 9, 1989) was an American Christian missionary and educator, who taught at Turkish schools, including posts in Erenköy, Merzifon, and Izmir. She was principal at the American Collegiate Institute from 1948 to 1971.
Lynda Goodsell Blake | |
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Lynda Goodsell Blake, from the 1926 yearbook of Wellesley College | |
| Born | Lynda Irene Goodsell October 22, 1906 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | February 9, 1989 (aged 82) Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Congregational missionary and teacher in Turkey |
| Years active | 1930s to 1970s |
Early life and education edit
Lynda Goodsell was born in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Fred Field Goodsell and Lulu (Lou) Service Goodsell; her parents were missionaries in Turkey, except during World War I when she lived in the United States. She attended the American College for Girls at Arnavutköy in Istanbul from 1920 to 1923, and graduated from Wellesley College in 1926. She earned a master's degree at the Pacific School of Religion in California in 1928.[1] In the 1930s she took classes at the Boston University School of Music, and in 1955 she completed a master's degree in education at Boston University.[2]
Career edit
Blake followed in her parents' careers as a missionary teacher in Turkey, under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. She and her husband taught at schools in Erenköy, Goztepe, and Merzifon. They taught at the American Collegiate Institute, a girls' school in Izmir, from 1939 until they retired from the mission field in 1971.[1] She was principal of the school at Izmir from 1948 to 1971.[2][3] She spoke to church groups in the United States when she was on leave in 1936,[4] 1945,[5][6] 1951,[7][8] and 1958.[9]
Blake received an honorary doctorate from Doane College in Nebraska in 1968.[10] She chaired her Wellesley College class's 50th reunion preparations from 1974 to 1976.[11]
Personal life edit
Lynda Goodsell married Rev. Everett Carll (Jack) Blake in 1927. They had three children together, John,[12] Lincoln, and Jacklyn. Lynda Goodsell Blake died from cancer in 1989, at the age of 82, in Auburndale, Massachusetts.[2][13] The Blake and Goodsell Family Papers are in the collection of the Congregational Library and Archives in Boston.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Blake and Goodsell Family Papers, 1883-2005 (bulk 1905-1980)". Congregational Library & Archives. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ a b c "Memorial records for Lynda Goodsell Blake". Digital Library for International Research Archive. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ Putney, Clifford; Burlin, Paul T. (2012-02-17). The Role of the American Board in the World: Bicentennial Reflections on the Organization's Missionary Work, 1810-2010. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-61097-640-4.
- ^ "Brookline Family Returning to Turkey". The Boston Globe. 1936-09-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turkey Will be Woman's Topic Here". Tulare Advance-Register. 1945-09-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Speaker Will Tell of People in Turkey". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1945-10-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Famous Missionary is to Speak at Association Meet". Petaluma Argus-Courier. 1951-10-08. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missionary to Give Talk on Turkey". The Boston Globe. 1951-12-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle East Educator to Give Address". Oakland Tribune. 1958-10-19. p. 27. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Will Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement". Doane Owl. 1968-05-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Records of the Class of 1926". Wellesley College Archives. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Son Born to Missionaries". Oakland Tribune. 1930-01-25. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lynda Blake, 82; Was missionary in Turkey". The Boston Globe. 1989-02-13. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.