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Title: Howard S. Galt Collection of Chinese School Textbooks
Dates: 1900-1947
Collection number: H.Mss.1115
Creator:
Galt, Howard Spilman (1872-1948)
Extent:
3 linear feet
(3 records boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: Howard Spilman Galt, long term missionary and founder of the Education Department,
Yenching University (1920-1949), amassed this collection of Chinese school textbooks published in the late Qing dynasty and
the Republican era in China. These
textbooks were written for different educational levels, from K-12 to college, and to general adult literacy classes. They
cover a variety of subject areas in
humanities, social sciences, and sciences. They also include curriculum and pedagogical materials as well as educational documents
such as rules, regulations, and
laws. The majority of textbooks in this collection were published by the Commercial Press （商務印書館), one of the three major
publishers and distributors of Chinese
school textbooks in the Republican Era.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: Chinese and
English.
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
[identification of item], Howard S. Galt Collection of Chinese School Textbooks (H.Mss.1115), Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, The Claremont
Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Unknown
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processed by Xiuying Zou and Michael He in 2019.
Biography / Administrative History
Howard Spilman Galt (1872-1948) was a long term American missionary and educator in China. He served in China over 45 years,
and was one of the key
administrators of Yenching University, the Chinese missionary university that collaborated with Harvard University to establish
the Harvard-Yenching Institute in
1928 with funding from the estate of Charles M. Hall. Galt served in China for 45 years where he was popularly known as Dr.
Gao Houde 高厚德博士.
Galt was born on September 15, 1872 in Shenandoah, Iowa, United States, to Martin Happer and Clara S. (Spilman) Galt. He received
a Bachelor of Science degree in
1895 from Tabor College, Iowa, a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1896 from the University of Chicago, a Master of Theology from
the Hartford Theological Seminary in
1899, a Master of Education in 1926 from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Education in 1927, also from Harvard University.
In 1899, Galt was appointed a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to North China, and arrived
in Tungchow (currently Tongzhou
通州）in the same year. From 1900 to 1917 he served as the teacher, acting president, and president at the missionary operated
North China Union College (华北协和大学,
formerly known as Tungchou college 潞河书院、协和书院).
Howard S. Galt was a firm believer in the larger union for Christian higher education in North China. He played an important
role in merging the North China
Union College with the Methodist Peking University and the North China Union Women's College, to form Yenching University.
Much of his time from 1911 to 1917 was
spent in conferences and committee meetings while plans for this union moved forward.
During 1917-1918, Galt took a furlough to the United States, and was appointed Lecturer at Pomona College in California on
the Henry D. Porter Foundation
Endowment.
Upon returning to Peking in 1918, Galt was actively engaged with establishing the newly formed Yenching University, including
recruiting Stuart Leighton as its
president. In the next 30 or so years, Galt became a key figure in the academic and administrative affairs of Yenching University,
creating the Department of
Education, and serving as the department chairman until 1935. He also served as the chairman of the graduate division, 1931-1934,
and acting president of Yenching
University, 1923-1924, 1927-1928, and 1929-1930.
After the war between China and Japan broke out in 1937, Galt played a major role in keeping and maintaining Yenching University
in Peking to serve as an
independent higher education institution in the war-torn capital. He was incarcerated at the Japanese internment camp at Weihsien
in 1943, and repatriated back to
the United States in 1945. Galt passed away in Clarement, California, in 1948.
Howard S. Galt was a solid scholar in Chinese educational history. He had a keen interest in the Galt family genealogy. His
books and articles, both published
and unpublished, includes, but not limited to, the following:
- "The Historical Development of the Theory of Education in China to the Close of the Han Dynasty, 220 A.D." Harvard University, 1927.
- Oriental and Occidental Elements in China's Modern Educational System. 1928.
- The Development of Chinese Educational Theory: The Historical Development of the Theory of Education in China to the Close of the Han Dynasty, A.D. 220 . Commercial Press, 1929.
- "A Comparative Analysis of the Most Fundamental Elements in Chinese and Western Culture." Chinese Social and Political Science Review, 1935.
- "A Comparison between Theories of Education in Ancient China and in Ancient Greece." Chinese Social and Political Science Review, 1938.
- The Kuo Tzu Chien: Its Historical Development and Present Condition. 1940.
- A History of Chinese Educational Institutions, by Howard S. Galt, ... Vol. 1. to the End of the Five Dynasties, A.D. 960. [Foreword by J. Leighton Stuart.] . A. Probsthain, 1951.
- Yenching University: Its Sources and Its History. United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.
- The Galt Families; Notes on Their Origin and Their History with Genealogical Lists. Unpublished manuscript.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The majority of the collection consists of primary and middle school textbooks covering a variety of subject areas in humanities,
social sciences, and sciences,
such as Chinese language, ethical education, history, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.. They also include
curriculum and pedagogical materials as
well as educational documents such as rules, regulations, and laws.
The collection is organized by subject in the following four series:
- Series 1: Language and Literature, 1906-1949 and undated
- Series 2: Ethics and Moral Education, 1909-1939
- Series 3: Miscellaneous Subjects (History, Geography, Sciences), 1910-1939 and undated
- Series 4: Curriculum Materials and Educational Documents, 1913-1941 and undated
Within each series, folders are arranged alphabetically by book title.
Galt Papers (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
ABCFM Missionary in Peking (1899-1943, Yale University Divinity School Library.
The following items were removed from the collection, cataloged as monographs, and shelved by call numbers. These items can
be found in Library Search, using the keyword search term "Howard S. Galt Collection":
- 《心理學》, 商務印書館, 1908. Call no: BF121.X56 1906.
- 陳築山. 《公民道德根本義》, 中華平民敎育促進會, 1933. Call no: BJ1588.C5 C44 1931.
- 张耿西 et al.. 《中國公民 : 初小 (一至八)》, 商務印書館, 1934. Call no: BJ1588.C48 Z43 1934.
- 沈頤. 《女子修身教科書 : 高等小學用》, 商務印書館, 1909. Call no: BJ1610.S54 1909.
- 《中學修身教科書》, 上海商務印書館, 1907. Call no: BJ1668.C5 C35 1907.
- 張相. 《新制西洋史教本 : 中學校適用 (上,下)》, 中華書局, 1916. Call no: D20.Z43 1914.
- 吳曾祺. 《高等小學中國歷史讀本》, 商務印書館, 1909. Call no: DS735.G36 1909.
- 《高小歷史教科書 (三)》, 新民印書館股份有限公司, 1941. Call no: DS735.G36 1941.
- 呂伯攸 et al.. 《黨義課本 : 小學校初級用》, 中華書局, 1929. Call no: DS735.L8 1929.
- 《高中本國史: 高級中學學生用 (上册)》, 世界書局, 1932. Call no: DS735.Y8 1932.
- 姚祖義. 《最新中國歷史教科書 : 高等小學用 (一, 二)》, 商務印書館, 1910. Call no: DS735.Y36 1904.
- 周樂山. 《小學生史話》, 廣益書局, 1933. Call no: DS735.Z46 1933.
- 潘漢年. 《水仙花》, 中華書局, 1932. Call no: GR334.M56 1932.
- Directions of Playing "Chinese Game of Four Winds". Call no: GV1299.M3.
- 蔣鏡芙 et al.. 社會課本 : 《小學校初級用》, 新國民圖書社 : 中華書局, 1929. Call no: H83.J53 1929.
- 王世憲. 《民權建設》, 中華平民教育促進會, 1933. Call no: JC571.W36 1933.
- 《县政建设的教学参考资料》, 中华平民教育促进会, 1935. Call no: JS49.L86 1935.
- 吴涵真. 《我的工作》, Call no: LB1139.3.H85 W8 1935.
- 《中小学课程暂行标准》, 北平中华印书局, 1930. Call no: LB1180.C45 1930.
- 教育部. 《幼稚園小學課程標準》, Call no: LB1180.C45 1933.
- 教育部. 《幼稚園小學課程標準》, Call no: LB1180.C45 1936.
- 沈百英 et al.. 《幼稚園故事一百六十篇》, 商務印書館, 1935. Call no: LB1181.2.S54 1935.
- 《新學制學校課程說明書》, 商務印書館, 1922. Call no: LB1564.C6 X56 1922.
- 王亨統. 《最新女子國文課本》, 商務印書館, 1905. Call no: LB1577.C48 W36 1905.
- 《初高級中學課程標準》, 商務印書館, 1936. Call no: LB1629.5.C6 C45 1936.
- Teaching Children in China at the Canton Christian College. Call no LC3093.C45 C3 1915.
- 《同文館課程表》, 同文館, 1877. Call no: LG51.P69 T66 1877.
- 丁鷇音 et al.. 《復興國語教科書 : 新課程標準適用 : 高小》, 商務印書館, 1933. Call no: PL1109.D56 1933
- 张寄岫 et al.. 《復興國語教科書 : 遵照修正課程標準編輯 (二，四)》, 商務印書館, 1937 PL1109.F8 1937.
- 徐錫齡. 《國民初基讀本 : 專為失學成人學習日用文字編制 (一，二，三)》, 民衆教育協進會, 1947. Call no: PL1109.X8 1947.
- 莊適 et al..《單級國文教科書 : 初等小學》, 商務印書館, 1913. Call no: PL1109.Z48 1913.
- 莊適 et al.. 《新學制國語教科書 小學校初級用 1-8 冊》, 上海商務印書館, 1923. Call no: PL1109.Z83 1923.
- 《繪圖百家姓 : 啟蒙小學用書》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.B35 1900.
- 薄玉珍, 凃亞伯. 《鄉村的新生活》, 廣學會, 1933. Call no: PL1115.B76 1933.
- 陳築山 et al.. 《公民圖说講稿》, 中華平民教育促進會, 1931. Call no: PL1115.C44 1929.
- 陈鹤琴 et al.. 兒童國語教科書 : 小學校初級用 (第二册)》, 上海儿童书局, 1932. Call no: PL1115.C44 1932.
- 《繪圖大三言雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.D37 1900.
- 《改良繪圖婦孺三字經五種 (下卷)》, 1900. Call no: PL1115.G35 1900.
- 陈鹤琴 et al.. 《故事》, 中華慈幼協濟會, 1929. Call no: PL1115.G87 1929.
- 《繪圖便蒙六言雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.L58 1900.
- 《繪圖增注千字文》, 錦章圖書局, 1912. Call no: PL1115.Q53 1912.
- 《繪圖七言雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.Q59 1900.
- 《繪圖日用雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.R5 1900.
- 教育部. 《三民主義千字課》, 三民圖書公司. Call no: PL1115.S36.
- 《繪圖增注歷史三字經》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.S36 1900.
- 《市民高級文藝課本 (一, 二)》, 中華平民教育促進會, 1929. Call no: PL1115.S55 1929.
- 《繪圖四言雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.S59 1990.
- 《繪圖五言雜字》, 錦章圖書局, 1900. Call no: PL1115.W85 1990.
- 殷佩斯. 《小学生剧本集(一, 二)》, 商務印書館, 1936. Call no: PL1115.X53 1936.
- 殷佩斯. 《詩歌諺謠集(一, 二)》, 商務印書館, 1936. Call no: PL1115.X535 1936.
- 張元濟 et al.. 《初等小學堂習字帖 (四, 六, 七, 十)》, 商務印書館, 1904. Call no: PL1171.C48 1904.
- 《新體書法教授法: 國民學校教員用》, 商務印書館, 1917. Call no: PL1171.R85 1917.
- 《幼稚讀本 (一)》, 南洋書局, 1950. Call no: PL1171.Y68 1950.
- 陳子褒. 《最新七級字課 學生用 1-4冊》, 蒙學書局, 1919. Call no: PL1171.Z85 1919.
- 盧戇章. 《中華新字》, 新民書社, 1916. Call no: PL1209.L8 1916.
- 《識別六百字能寫信教科書(一, 二)》, 光東書局, 1920. Call no: PL1275.S55 1920.
- 《註釋尺牘入門》, 商務印書館, 1927. Call no: PL1275.Z48 1927.
- 宗亮寰 et al.. 《遠足會》, 商務印書館, 1928. Call no: PN6790.C6 Y83 1928.
- 鮑維湘. 《一隻木箱》, 中華書局, 1929. Call no: PZ90.C4 B36 1929.
- 杜秌孫. 《最新初等小學珠算入門 (下卷)》, 商務印書館, 1908. Call no: QA135.D8 1905.
- 《農民高級課本(一, 二)》, 中華平民教育促進會, 1933. Call no: S536.C6 N66 1933.
- 《卫生辑要》, 上海华美书局, 1908. Call no: TX145.C5 J6 1908.
- 傅德雍. 《兒童防空常識圖畫》, 商務印書館, 1938. Call no: UA929.C6 F8 1938.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
China
Chinese characters Study and teaching
Chinese language and literature
Chinese language Grammar
Chinese language Readers
Chinese language Textbooks
Education
Education China History 1912-1949
Education China History 1912-1949 Sources
Education, Elementary
Education, Elementary China 20th century Sources
Education, Rural China 20th century
Education, Secondary
Education, Secondary China 20th century Sources
Educational law and legislation
Educational law and legislation China
Ethics China Textbooks Sources
Moral education
Moral education China Sources
Moral education Textbooks
Printers, Chinese
Publishers and publishing China History
Publishers and publishing
Textbooks China
Yanjing da xue History
Pamphlets
Textbooks