American Missionaries and Educators in China
Scope and Content Note
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
- 1889-1972 1915-1945
- 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)
Extent
35 boxes (20.5 linear feet)
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.
Location note
Please consult repository.
Provenance
Gift of participants of the Claremont Graduate University's Oral History Program, China Missionaries Project, circa 1971
General Physical Description note
20.5 linear feet (35 boxes)
Processing History
Processed by Kelley Wolfe Bachli, 2005.
- Title
- Guide to the American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kelley Wolfe Bachli, 2005
- Date
- © 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu