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Charles Tudor Leber travel correspondence, 1944 -- 1953 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

Leber, Charles Tudor, 1898-1959
Charles Tudor Leber was General Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The collection contains Leber's correspondence while on tour from 1944-1945 and again in 1953 in Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.
  1. Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Edward Abbott papers, 1899 0.5 linear feet (1 box)

Abbott, Edward, 1841-1908

The diary is a detailed account of Abbott's trip from Sydney, Australia to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macao, China and Japan. There are numerous pen-and-ink sketches of landscape, architecture, historical sites, and inhabitants, and maps, some in water color. Pasted in the volume are memorabilia such as menus, hotel brochures, postcards, photographs, clippings, calling cards, etc. Of special interest are his accounts of the various native Christian communities he visited. Following the text there is a name index. In addition to the volume there are some related letters, documents, memorabilia and published maps.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in South and Southeast Asia, 1897 -- 1970 4.25 linear feet (4.25 linear feet; 10 boxes)

Missionary Research Library (New York, N.Y.)
This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document foreign mission work in South and Southeast Asia largely during the early 20th century, including committee and conference records, photographs, a diary, manuscript material, reports, correspondence, clippings, and other publications.
  1. Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary