This series contains diaries and notebooks written by Smith during his time in China, including the ephemera inserted into the pages such as correspondence, clippings, notes, and pamphlets. While many of the diaries have long blank sections, the entries and notes detail Smith's experience working as a missionary and a medical practitioner in west China.
This series is arranged in chronological order and by format.
Box 1 Folder 1
Diaries, 1897 -- 1898
Box 1 Folder 2
Diary and notebook, 1899
Box 1 Folder 3
Diary and notebook, 1899 -- 1900
Box 1 Folder 4
Letter record and diary, 1901 -- 1902
Box 1 Folder 5
Inserts from letter record, 1901
Box 1 Folder 6
Insert from diary, 1902
Box 2 Folder 1-2
Diaries, 1903 -- 1906
Box 2 Folder 3
Diary and notebook, 1907
Box 2 Folder 4-5
Diaries, 1908 -- 1911
Box 2 Folder 6-7
Inserts from diaries, 1903 -- 1904
Box 2 Folder 8
Insert from notebook, 1907
Box 3 Folder 1-2
Diaries, 1912 -- 1916
Box 3 Folder 3
Notebook and diary, 1916 -- 1917
Box 3 Folder 4
Notebook and diary, 1917 -- 1918
Box 3 Folder 5-8
Inserts from diaries, 1912 -- 1917
Box 3 Folder 9
Inserts from notebook, 1917
Box 3 Folder 10
Inserts from diary, 1918
Box 4 Folder 1-4
Diaries, 1919 -- 1927
Box 4 Folder 5-12
Inserts from diaries, 1919 -- 1927
Box 5 Folder 1
Diaries, 1928 -- 1929
Box 5 Folder 2
Diary and notebook, 1930
Box 5 Folder 3-4
Diaries, 1931 -- 1934
Box 5 Folder 5-11
Inserts from diaries, 1928 -- 1934
Box 6 Folder 1
Diaries, 1935 -- 1936
Box 6 Folder 2-3
Inserts from diaries, 1935 -- 1936
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1912 -- 1936
Box 6 Folder 5
Notes and drafts, 1912 -- 1934