American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The materials that comprise the American Missionaries and Educators in China collection originated from Claremont Graduate School's Oral History Program. In 1969 the China Missionaries Project began, creating oral histories for 44 individuals who served as missionaries or educators in China. During the course of this project several of the missionaries and educators donated their papers to Honnold/Mudd Library Special Collections.
The collection contains many different types of materials, including correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, reports, article clippings, and booklets. The collection covers the years 1889-1972 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1910-1950.
In processing this collection, the documents were organized by individuals represented in the collection, divided into series for the larger sets of personal papers, and arranged in chronological order.
The collection is organized into 23 series:
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1972
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1915-1945
Creator
- Cross, Rowland McLean (Creator, Person)
- Ely, Lois Anna (Creator, Person)
- Gillespie, Miln (Creator, Person)
- Horn, Josie E. (Creator, Person)
- Houston, Lyda S. (Creator, Person)
- Ikenberry, Ernest Leroy (Creator, Person)
- Jones, Francis Price (Creator, Person)
- Kellogg, Claude R. (Creator, Person)
- Lingle, Jean (Creator, Person)
- Luce, Henry (Creator, Person)
- McCallum, James H. (Creator, Person)
- Potts, Anna Hortense (Creator, Person)
- Rowley, Grace (Creator, Person)
- Shepherd, Clara Sargent (Creator, Person)
- Simkin, Robert (Creator, Person)
- Topping, William Hill (Creator, Person)
- Tootell, George T. (Creator, Person)
- Steurt, Marjorie Rankin (Creator, Person)
- Smythe, Lewis S. C. (Lewis Strong Casey) (Creator, Person)
- Winans, Pearl B. Fosnot (Creator, Person)
- Ady, Merrill S. (Creator, Person)
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Extent
20.5 Linear Feet (35 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contain correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, reports, article clippings, and booklets that document the experiences of American missionaries and educators in China. This collection was assembled through the China Missionaries Oral History Project at Claremont Graduate School from 1969-1971. The collection covers the years 1889-1972 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1910-1950.
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of participants of the Claremont Graduate University's Oral History Program, China Missionaries Project, circa 1971.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing History
Processed by Kelley Wolfe Bachli, 2005.
- Title
- American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kelley Wolfe Bachli
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu