Photographs of scenes in China, mainly between 1909 and 1915, and 1932 and 1933.

Stafford was an American missionary in China from 1909 to 1915 and 1932 to 1933. A lithographer and photographer, he arrived in Shanghai in 1909 and was hired by the Commercial Press�-then Asia's largest publishing company--to manage its printing division from 1909 to 1915. During the onset of the Wuchang Uprising in October 1911, Stafford was on hand to capture remarkable photos of the Qing Dynasty's collapse.

1 manuscript box, 5 oversize boxes, digital media (4 Linear Feet)

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Boxes 1-4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist; there is digitized content from this collection available. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.