Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charlotte M. Johnson papers
- Dates:
- c. 1890-1928
- Creators:
- Johnson, Charlotte M. and Michael Brown Rare Books
- Extent:
- 3.68 Linear Feet (5 manuscript boxes, 6 flat boxes and 5 map folders)
- Language:
- Primarily in English with some material in Chinese.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Charlotte M. Johnson papers (M2196). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials include correspondence (both manuscript and typescript), diaries, newspapers, artwork, photographs, and ephemera created and collected by missionary teacher Charlotte Johnson. Most of the correspondence is from the time that Johnson went to China just after 1904-1914, while the diaries date from her school years (1890-1896). Much of the material relates to Johnson's missionary work in Shanghai, as well as her high school and college years at Northfield Academy and Middlebury College.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charlotte M. "Lotte" Johnson, of Brattleboro, Vermont, was a graduate of Middlebury College, member of the Women's Union Missionary Society of America, missionary teacher, and Superintendent of the Bridgman Memorial School at West Gate, Shanghai, China, from 1890-1928.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased by Stanford Libraries in; 2016. Accession MSS 2017-022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Michael Brown Rare Books
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-09 14:41:04 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Charlotte M. Johnson papers (M2196). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022