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Abbe Livingston Warnshuis papers, 1877-1963, bulk 1910-1958 1 Linear Feet

Creator: Warnshuis, A. L (Abbe Livingston), 1877-1958
Abstract Or Scope: Includes correspondence; diaries; notes for lectures; sermons; articles, minutes, memoranda, and other papers related to Warnshuis' work with the International Missionary Council, the National Council of Churches of China, the World Council of Churches and the Reformed Church in America; and numerous international committees on religious liberty.

Catholic University of Beiping Art Department papers, 1937 0.25 linear feet

Creator: Fu ren da xue (Beijing, China)
Abstract Or Scope: Two copies of a book, titled 基督教聖蹟圖 (Christian Sacred Pictures), of 13 photographs of ink paintings produced by students in the Art Department of the Catholic University of Beiping, and exhibited at the California College in China in February 1937. Paintings depict Christian scenes using traditional Chinese artistic motifs and techniques.

Christian evangelistic and religious education posters and Christian scrolls and Bible verses, 1930-1949 8 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: Posters and scrolls produced as visual aids to education and proselytization by Protestant missionaries working in China. Most scrolls include Chinese text and use images specifically designed for the Chinese mission field.

David Willard Lyon papers, 1904-1950, bulk 1920-1941 1.5 linear feet

Creator: Lyon, David Willard, 1870-1949
Abstract Or Scope: This collection largely consists of reports and writings related to the work of the YCMA in China, although other missionary enterprises are represented as well. It also contains unpublished material on Lyon's study of Confucianism.

Edward Hicks Hume papers, 1914 -- 1959 0.25 linear feet

Creator: Hume, Edward H (Edward Hicks), 1876-1957
Abstract Or Scope: Edward Hicks Hume was a Protestant medical missionary in China and the founder of the Yale-Hunan Medical College. The collection contains monographs, a memorial pamphet for son T.C. Hume, correspondence and notes regarding T. C. Hume's appointment to a World Council of Churches post in Stockholm, a book list, and Chinese paper coins.

Edwin Carlyle Lobenstine album, 1935 2 linear feet

Creator: Lobenstine, E. C. (Edwin Carlyle), 1872-1958
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains a commemorative album presented to Presbyterian missionary Edwin Carlyle Lobenstine and his wife, Susan Clark Lobenstine, on the occasion of his retirement from the National Christian Council of China.

Frank Joseph Rawlinson papers, 1924 -- 1937 0.5 linear feet

Creator: Rawlinson, Frank Joseph, 1871-1937
Abstract Or Scope: Frank Joseph Rawlinson was a Baptist missionary and lecturer in China, and for over two decades served as editor of The Chinese Recorder. The collection contains notes and drafts of his lectures and research on Christianity in China and Chinese religious culture, correspondence with Abbe Livingston Warnshuis, and other materials.

George Merriam Newell papers, 1905 -- 1960 2.5 linear feet

Creator: Newell, George Merriam, 1875-1956
Abstract Or Scope: George Merriam Newell had a 37-year career as a school teacher and missionary in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian 福建 province, China. The collection contains correspondence, reports, maps, and publications.

Harold Shepard Matthews papers, 1967 0.25 linear feet

Creator: Matthews, Harold S (Harold Shepard)
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains a 1967 typewritten manuscript history of the ABCFM missions in North China from 1935 to 1960, compiled by Harold Shepherd Matthews, an American Board missionary in China and China secretary at the ABCFM.

James Whitford Bashford diaries, 1905 -- 1918 2 linear feet

Creator: Bashford, J. W (James Whitford), 1849-1919
Abstract Or Scope: James Whitford Bashford was a resident Methodist bishop in Shanghai and Peking, China, and former president of Ohio Wesleyan University. The collection contains diaries which include notes on religion, lands, people, and history of China; and index to the diaries; as well as photographs and collection notes.