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Title: Roderick Scott papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1967
Collection Number: 72002
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder
(1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The papers include correspondence, reports, newsletters, writings, photographs, and memorabilia from both Scott and his wife,
Agnes Kelley Scott, relating to missionary activity and Christian education in China. Also includes materials generated by
and about Fukien Christian University (FCU), where Scott spent almost thirty years of his life.
Creator:
Scott, Roderick, 1885-1971
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1972.
[Identification of item], Roderick Scott papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1885 | Born, Auburn, New York |
| 1902 | Graduated from Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| 1906 | Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College |
| 1907 | Master of Arts, Haverford College |
| 1908 | Master of Arts, Harvard University |
| 1908-1909 | Instructor in English, Bowdoin College |
| 1909-1913 | Assistant professor of English, Earlham College |
| 1913-1914 | Secretary in the Foreign Student YMCA, Petrograd, Russia |
| 1914-1915 | Secretary of the city YMCA, Vincennes, Indiana |
| 1915-1916 | Assistant professor in English, Oberlin College |
| 1916 | Appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to build a new Christian college in Fuzhou, China |
| 1916-1923 | Professor of English, Fukien Christian University (FCU), Fuzhou, China |
| 1919-1920, 1921-1925 | Acting president, FCU |
| 1920-1930 | Dean, FCU |
| 1922-1923 | Graduate student, Columbia University |
| 1922-1923, 1930-1931 | Graduate student, Union Theological Seminary |
| 1925-1940 | Professor of philosophy, FCU |
| 1930 | Author, The Seeker Finds |
| 1933 | Author, A Logic for Living |
| 1940 | Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Pacific School of Religion |
| 1940-1949 | Professor of western culture, FCU |
| 1946 | Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese philosophy, University of Southern California |
| 1947-1949 | Associate dean, FCU |
| Circa 1950-1957 | Professor of philosophy, Olivet College, Michigan |
| 1954 | Author, Fukien Christian University |
| 1971 | Died, Claremont, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers include correspondence, reports, newsletters, writings, photographs, and memorabilia from both Scott and his wife,
Agnes Kelley Scott relating to missionary activity and Christian education in China. Also includes materials generated by
and about Fukien Christian University (FCU), where Scott spent almost thirty years of his life.
The papers as a whole offer a perspective on the social conditions in China during very turbulent times, including World War
II and the Chinese civil war in 1949. "[The papers] document the rise of anti-foreigner sentiment in the 1920s, the debates
over the Sinicization of western institutions in the years that followed, the solidarity displayed by foreign missionaries
toward the Chinese" at such a volatile time.
Source:
Bauer, Brad. "Wading into the stream of Chinese life: the life and missionary career of Roderick Scott in China, 1916-1949."
Journal of Modern Chinese History, 3:1, 71-88.
The collection is organized into 6 series: Correspondence, Fukien Christian University (FCU) file, Speeches and writings,
Subject file, Photographs, and Memorabilia
Roderick Scott (Series 15), American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection, Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library,
Claremont University Consortium, Claremont, CA
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Missions -- China
Missionaries
Education -- China
Universities and colleges -- China
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Fujian xie he da xue