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Nathan Sites papers, 1861 -- 1912

0.25 linear feet
Nathan Sites was a missionary in Fuzhou, southeast China, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and an early proponent of a stronger, Chinese-led church in China. The collection contains journals, clippings, and a scrapbook.
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Abbe Livingston Warnshuis papers, 1877-1963, bulk 1910-1958

1 Linear Feet

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.

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William Edward Smith papers, 1897 -- 1936

2.75 linear feet
Diaries and notebooks written by Dr. William Edward Smith while living in Sichuan, China as a medical missionary for the Canadian Methodist Mission, later known as the West China Mission. Includes correspondence and ephemera inserted into the diaries.
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Joseph Whiteside diaries, 1899 -- 1929

3.5 linear feet
Joseph Whiteside was a missionary and professor at Soochow University 東吳大 學. The collection contains manuscript diaries, including clippings, correspondence and other ephemera.
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Matilda Calder Thurston papers, 1902-1956, bulk 1902-1945

12 linear feet

The collection consists of correspondence and materials relating to Ginling College including addresses, bulletins, reports, newsletters and conferences, as well as maps of Nanjing and glass lantern slides of missionary work.

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David Willard Lyon papers, 1904-1950, bulk 1920-1941

1.5 linear feet

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 It also contains unpublished material on Lyon's study of Confucianism.

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James Whitford Bashford diaries, 1905 -- 1918

2 linear feet
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.
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George Merriam Newell papers, 1905 -- 1960

2.5 linear feet
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.
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Edward Hicks Hume papers, 1914 -- 1959

0.25 linear feet
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.
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National Christian Council of China records, 1919 -- 1950

2.75 linear feet
The Council was an interdenominational consultative and advisory organization for Protestant Christian groups in China, founded in 1922 as a successor to the China Continuation Committee. The collection contains correspondence, publications, and organizational records including meeting reports.
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