Finding Aid to the George Bradley McFarland Family Papers, circa 1862-1964, bulk 1880-1951
Finding Aid written by Alison E. Bridger
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Finding Aid to the George Bradley McFarland Family Papers, circa 1862-1964, bulk 1880-1951
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2007/104
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Alison E. Bridger
- Date Completed:
-
January 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: George Bradley McFarland family papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1862-1964,
Date (bulk): bulk 1880-1951
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2007/104
Creators :
McFarland, George Bradley, 1866-1942
McFarland, Bertha Blount
Extent:
Number of containers: 7 boxes and 2 volumes
Linear feet: 3.25
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Contains correspondence, notebooks, scrapbooks, writings, photographs, and books relating to missionaries in Siam (now Thailand)
and Cambodia. Photographs include pictures of life in Thailand and Cambodia, including Angkor Wat; of the royal family, including
the coronations of King Vajiravudh and King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the funeral of King Chulalongkorn; and of missions in Thailand.
Also includes the American Civil War diary of James Gooding Blount.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, Thai and Cambodian
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000.
Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], George Bradley McFarland Family Papers, BANC MSS 2007/104, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Additional Notes on Collection:
Collection transferred from the South/Southeast Asian Library in 2003.
Separated Material
Photographs of the Blount family in the United States, relatives of Bertha Blount McFarland, have been transferred to the
Pictorial Collection of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 2007.015--PIC). Other photographs have been retained in the McFarland
papers.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
McFarland, George Bradley, 1866-1942--Archives
McFarland, Bertha Blount--Archives
Vajiravudh, King of Siam, 1881-1925--Coronation
Vajiravudh, King of Siam, 1881-1925--Pictorial works
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, 1927--Pictorial works
Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, 1927--Coronation
Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1853-1910--Pictorial works
Chulalongkorn, King of Siam, 1853-1910--Death and burial
Blount, James Gooding, 1843-1862--Diaries
Angkor Wat (Angkor)--Pictorial works
Missionaries--Thailand
Missionaries--Thailand--Pictorial works
Thailand--History--19th century
Thailand--Pictorial works
Cambodia--Pictorial works
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Photographs
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The George Bradley McFarland family papers, were given to the South/Southeast Asia Library by Bertha Blount Hallquist, niece
of Bertha Blount McFarland, in 1976. The collection was transferred to The Bancroft Library in 2003.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
Biographical Information
George Bradley McFarland was born in 1866 to Rev. Samuel Gamble McFarland and Jane Hays McFarland while they were serving
as missionaries in Siam (now Thailand). Except for a few years spent in the United States to obtain medical and dental degrees,
George McFarland lived most of his life in Siam. After his first wife Mary Root McFarland died in 1923, he married missionary
Bertha Blount in 1925.
The McFarland family contributed many things to their adopted land of Siam. Samuel Gamble McFarland not only worked as a missionary
but also published one of the first Siamese-English dictionaries, which his son George revised after his father's death.
Jane Hays McFarland ran one of the first schools for girls in Thailand and later had a school named in her honor. William
Hays McFarland, George's brother, served as Siam's Ministry of War and introduced Western military methods to Siam. Edwin
McFarland, another brother, also served in the Siamese government and developed the first Siamese typewriter. George McFarland
not only expanded on the work of his parents and siblings after their deaths, but also taught at the Royal Medical College
and translated many medical texts into Siamese.
George McFarland died in 1942. At some point his wife Bertha returned to the United States, where she continued contact with
the Missions in Thailand.
-McFarland, George B.
Reminiscences of Twelve Decades of Service to Siam 1860-1936. [Bangkok]: Bangkok Times Press, 1936.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Scope and Content of Collection
The George Bradley McFarland Family Papers contain correspondence, notebooks, scrapbooks, writings, photographs, and books
relating to missionaries in Siam (now Thailand) and Cambodia. Photographs include pictures of life in Thailand and Cambodia,
including Angkor Wat; of the royal family, including the coronations of King Vajiravudh and King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the
funeral of King Chulalongkorn; and of missions in Thailand. Also includes the American Civil War diary of James Gooding Blount.
Series 1
Manuscripts
1862-1964
Physical Description:
Box 1; volumes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged by type of document.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence, mostly to and from Bertha Blount McFarland, relating to missionary work and life in Thailand, Java,
and Cambodia; notebooks on Thailand and Cambodia by various westerners; an oral history on Rev. S.J. Smith's life in Thailand;
writings on the customs of and missionary work in Thailand; clippings and greeting cards from Thailand. Also includes a small
amount of family papers for the Blount family, including the American Civil War diary of James Gooding Blount. Photographs
of the Blount family have been transferred to the Pictorial collection.
Box 1, Folder 3
Notebook, entries by Laura J. Olmstead (Eakin), John A. Eakin and Mrs. MacLaren
circa 1885
Box 1, Folder 4
David P. Barrons field notes
1903
Box 1, Folder 5
Bertha Blount McFarland notebook
circa 1912-1914
Box 1, Folder 6
Bertha Blount McFarland journal of trip to Angkor Wat
1924
Oversize Volume 1
Bertha Blount McFarland scrapbook
1925-1927
Box 1, Folders 7-8
The Olden Days of Bangkok, related by Rev. S.J. Smith to Dr. George Bradley McFarland
1906
Box 1, Folder 9
Writings on Thailand
undated
Box 1, Folder 10
Letters and writings on death and burial in Thailand
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
Missionary reports on Thailand, by Bertha Blount McFarland
1932-1935
Box 1, Folder 12
Cambodian manuscript
circa 1963-1964
Scope and Content Note
in Cambodian
Box 1, Folder 13
Clippings
circa 1896-1951
Box 1, Folder 14
Greeting cards, Thailand
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
Miscellaneous family papers
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
Blount family papers
undated
Volume 2
James Gooding Blount diary
1862
Series 2
Photographs
circa 1870-1950
Physical Description:
Box 2-3
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of life in Thailand and Cambodia, the Thai royal family, Thai Missions, and the McFarland family.
Box 2, Folder 1
Families, occupations
circa 1870-1900
Box 2, Folder 2
Urban life
circa 1870-1900
Box 2, Folder 3
Rural Life
circa 1870-1900
Box 2, Folder 4
Life in Bangkok
1870-1900
Box 2, Folder 5
Life in Bangkok
1901-1950
Box 2, Folder 6
NaiKawn and family
circa 1870-1900
Box 2, Folder 9
Queen Saovabha's funeral
undated
Box 2, Folder 10
King Vajiravudh's coronation
circa 1910
Box 2, Folders 11-12
King Chulalongkorn's cremation
circa 1911
Box 2, Folder 13
Coronation of Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej)
circa 1946
Box 2, Folder 14
"Plowing" ceremony
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Prince Damrong's library
undated
Box 2, Folder 17
Miscellaneous Thai photographs
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
Early photographs
circa 1870-1900
Box 3, Folder 6
Travels to Ayutthaya, Borobudur (Java), Sukothai and Phimai
undated
Box 3, Folder 9
Students and faculty
undated
Box 3, Folder 10
Guests and travels
undated
Box 3, Folder 11
Various celebrations and luncheons
undated
Box 3, Folder 12
S. R. House
circa 1870-1900
Box 3, Folder 14
Remington typewriter store, Bangkok
undated
Box 3, Folders 16-17
Holyrood album and negatives
circa 1940
Series 3
Printed materials
1865-1950
Physical Description:
Boxes 4-7
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains books in George B. McFarland's library including volumes written by him and his family members that relate to Thailand.
Box 4, Folder 1
The Modern Buddhist, translated by Henry Alabaster
1870
Box 4, Folder 2
History of Siam, Reign of H. M. Somdetch, P'ra Narai, 1657-1682, A. D., by Samuel J. Smith
1880
Box 4, Folder 3
King Mong Kut, by Dr. O. Frankfurter
circa 1904
Box 4, Folder 4
Postal Progress in Siam: 1885-1925
1925
Box 4, Folder 5
Reminiscences of Twelve Decades of Services to Siam, 1860-1936, by George B. McFarland
1936
Box 4, Folder 10
A New Guide to Bangkok, compiled by Kim Korwong and Jaivid Rangthong
1950
Box 4, Folder 11
Child's catechism
1874
Scope and Content Note
in Thai
Box 4, Folder 12
Unidentified publication
undated
Scope and Content Note
in Thai
Box 4, Folder 13
Naton sangha anrot paen chabap luang - kam jaruk le utisakut kong puusang
undated
Scope and Content Note
in Thai
Box 4, Folder 14
David Prescott Barrows dinner menu
circa 1909
Box 5, Folder 1
English and Siamese Vocabulary
1865
Box 5, Folder 2
An English-Siamese Pronouncing Handbook, by W. H. McFarland
1894
Box 5, Folder 3
An English-Siamese Pronouncing Hand-book, 2nd ed., revised and enlarged by Geo. B. McFarland
1900
Box 5, Folder 4
Practical Exercises in English, by S. E. H. McFarland
1891
Box 5, Folder 5
Siam Directory for 1883, 1884, 1885 and 1886
circa 1886
Boxes 6-7
Siam Repository
1869-1874
Scope and Content Note
Volumes I, IV, V and VI
