Guide to the Frederic Janvier Newton personal archives M2264
Newton (Frederic) archives
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2018
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Frederic Janvier Newton personal archives
creator:
Newton, Frederick Janvier
source:
Van Saun, Matthew
Identifier/Call Number: M2264
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
3 MSB, 1 half box, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1889-1941
Content Description
Papers contain correspondence, diaries, printed materials, ephemera, and materials related to the history of the Newton family
compiled by Douglass Newton. The correspondence is largely from Fred to his wife Ruth during his years spent as a missionary
in India, but also includes numerous condolence letters sent to Ruth after Fred's death in 1941. The diaries cover Frederic's
years at Princeton as well as some from his earlier years in India.
Biographical / Historical
Frederic Janvier Newton (1876-1941) was a Presbyterian missionary who served in India from 1903 until his death in 1941 from
paratyphoid. His father and grandfather had been missionaries in India as well. Newton graduated from Princeton Seminary in
1901 before beginning his service under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in 1903. In 1914 he wed Ruth
A. Campbell, a trained nurse, and the two had five children together: Margaret, Henry, John, Edward, and Frederic.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
The material created by Frederic is believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of his correspondence
or diaries. For the remainer of the material, while Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching,
and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of
rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2017. Accession MSS 2017-263.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Frederic Janvier Newton personal archives (M2264). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newton, Frederick Janvier
Van Saun, Matthew
flat-box 3
Letter to Ruth
1939-04-22
box 1, folder 1
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1929-05-1929-08
box 1, folder 2
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1930-03-1933-03
box 1, folder 3
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1933-05-1933-12
box 1, folder 4
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1934-02-1934-10
box 1, folder 5
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1935-03-1935-10
box 1, folder 6
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1936-04-1936-10
box 1, folder 7
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1938-02-1938-07
box 1, folder 7
Disattached letters - no date
box 2, folder 1
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1939-10
box 2, folder 2
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1940-03-1940-09
box 2, folder 3
Letters to Ruth with possibly some to mother and children
1941-04
box 2, folder 3-4
Condolence letters
1941-04-1941-05
half-box 5, folder 3
Diaries, 1917-1919, and 3 small ones for 1928-1929
half-box 5, folder 1
Album with 4" square negatives with subject index
flat-box 3, box 4
4 photograph albums, some with notations
box 4, folder 1-3
Photographs of missionary work in India including groups of children or adults in bible study, shots of villages, family
Series 4. Documents related to loss of citizenship
box 2, folder 7
Documents relating to passport and loss of citizenship
Series 5. Biographical and family information
box 2, folder 6
Faimily biography and photographs
flat-box 3
Certificates - missionary, marriage, registration of American citizen, canceled passport, notice of birth of son
1941-04-1941-05
box 2, folder 4
Bon Vogage, poem
1941-06-11
box 2, folder 5
Ephemera, including telegrams, receipts (including funeral expenses)
box 2, folder 5
Java-Pacific Line - passage ticket, passenger list, and other ephemera
1923-08-25
flat-box 3
Landour Community Centre Ballot for election of officers
1935-1936
flat-box 3
Ludhima Station, Panjab Mission - report by Fred Newton
