This collection contains a diary and photographs from Dora Shank. The diary documents Dora's journey to Turkey as a missionary and covers some of her time while working at the American Hospital in Istanbul. The diary also specifically documents her humanitarian work in the aftermath of the Erzincan earthquake which devastated the region. The photographs in the collection all appear to have been taken during her travels to, and work in, Erzincan.

This collection contains a diary and photographs from Dora Shank. The diary documents Dora's journey to Turkey as a missionary and covers some of her time while working at the American Hospital in Istanbul. The diary also specifically documents her humanitarian work in the aftermath of the Erzincan earthquake which devastated the region. The photographs in the collection all appear to have been taken during her travels to, and work in, Erzincan.