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Series includes clippings; correspondence; ledgers and account books; maps and sketches; photographs; writings and other materials. Some of the writings date from the Harley's student days, but the bulk of materials pertain to the business of running the mission; Harley's study of the Mano culture, language, and other anthropological research; travel; tropical diseases; and family matters. The series also documents Harley's participation in surveys of Liberia's economic and mineral resources for the U.S. government during World War II.