Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Subject Headings
Related Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: American Missionaries and Educators in China
Date (inclusive): 1889-1972
Date (bulk): 1915-1945
Collection number: H1971.1
Creator:
Ady, Merrill S.
Cross, Rowland McLean
Ely, Lois Anna
Gillespie, Miln
Horn, Josie E.
Houston, Lyda S.
Ikenberry, Ernest Leroy and Olivia D.
Jones, Francis Price
Kellogg, Claude R.
Lingle, Jean
Luce, Henry
McCallum, James H.
Potts, Anna Hortense
Rowley, Grace
Scott, Roderick
Shepherd, Clara Sargent
Simkin, Robert and Margaret
Smythe, Lewis S. C.
Steurt, Marjorie Rankin
Tootell, George T.
Topping, William Hill
Winans, Pearl B. Fosnot
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.
Extent: 20.5 linear feet (35 boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Avenue
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, California 91711
Collection Number: H1971_1
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical Location: Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont University Consortium.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Missionaries and Educators Collection, Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont
University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Gift of participants of the Claremont Graduate University's Oral History Program,
China Missionaries Project, circa 1971
Processing History
Processed by Kelley Wolfe Bachli, 2005.
Accruals
No additions to the collection is anticipated.
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:
- Series 1: Ady (Merrill S.)
- Series 2: Cross (Rowland McLean)
- Series 3: Ely (Lois Anna)
- Series 4: Gillespie (Miln)
- Series 5: Horn (Josie E.)
- Series 6: Houston (Lyda S.)
- Series 7: Ikenberry (E.L. and Olivia D.)
- Series 8: Jones (Francis Price)
- Series 9: Kellogg (Claude R.)
- Series 10: Lingle (Jean)
- Series 11: Luce (Henry)
- Series 12: McCallum (James H.)
- Series 13: Potts (Anna Hortense)
- Series 14: Rowley (Grace)
- Series 15: Scott (Roderick)
- Series 16: Shepherd (Clara Sargent)
- Series 17: Simkin (Robert and Margaret)
- Series 18: Smythe (Lewis S. C.)
- Series 19: Steurt (Marjorie Rankin)
- Series 20: Tootell (George T.)
- Series 21: Topping (W. H.)
- Series 22: Winans (Pearl B. Fosnot)
- Series 23: Unknown Affiliation
Subject Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Subjects
Missions China.
Missionaries, American.
Missionaries China diaries.
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Photographs.
Photographic postcards.
Postcards.
Related Material
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Claude Rupert
Kellogg
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1969.
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Ernest L.
Ikenberry
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 IK3
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Frances Price
Jones
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1970. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 J715
China Missionaries Oral History Project: George T.
Tootell
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 T619
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Grace May
Rowley
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1970. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 R797
China Missionaries Oral History Project: James Henry
McCallum
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 AD99
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Lewis S. C.
Smythe
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 SM99
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Marjorie Rankin
Steurt
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 ST46
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Margaret Timberlake
Simkin
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 SI45
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Merrill Steele
Ady
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California,
1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 AD99
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Pearl Fosnot
Winans
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 W721
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Roderick
Scott
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 SC85
China Missionaries Oral History Project: Rowland McLean
Cross
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1969.
China Missionaries Oral History Project: William Hill
Topping
. Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,
California, 1971. Hon Spcl XC 14 OR24 T629