This series consists of 31 diaries written by Whiteside during his thirty years in China. From 1899 to 1905 he used the series The Imperial English and Chinese Diary and Almanac (華英日記) by Kelly and Walsh, Limited. Many of these diaries contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other ephemera. After 1906 he used The Missionaries' Anglo-Chinese Diary, published by the American Presbyterian Mission Press in Shanghai. The diaries describe Whiteside's experiences living and working in China, and are often very personal in tone. They recount emotional experiences including episodes of illness, frustration related to his work, and his attempts to master the Chinese language.
This series is arranged in chronological order.
Box 1 Folder 1
Diary, 1899
Box 1 Folder 2
Diary, 1900
Box 1 Folder 3
Diary, 1901
Box 1 Folder 4
Diary, 1902
Box 2 Folder 1
Diary, 1903
Box 2 Folder 2
Diary, 1904
Box 2 Folder 3
Diary, 1905
Box 3 Folder 1
Diary, 1906
Box 3 Folder 2
Inserts from 1906 Diary -- original and acid free copies, 1906
Box 3 Folder 3
Diary, 1907
Box 3 Folder 4
Diary, 1908
Box 3 Folder 5
Diary, 1909
Box 3 Folder 6
Diary, 1910
Box 3 Folder 7
Diary, 1911
Box 4 Folder 1
Diary, 1912
Box 4 Folder 2
Diary, 1913
Box 4 Folder 3
Diary, 1914
Box 4 Folder 4
Diary, 1915
Box 4 Folder 5
Diary, 1916
Box 5 Folder 1
Diary, 1917
Box 5 Folder 2
Diary, 1918
Box 5 Folder 3
Diary, 1919
Box 5 Folder 4
Diary, 1920
Box 5 Folder 5
Diary, 1921
Box 5 Folder 6
Ms. Note , circa 1910 -- 1919
Box 5 Folder 7
Inserts from 1920 Diary -- original and acid free copies, 1920
Box 5 Folder 8
Inserts from 1921 Diary -- original and acid free copies, 1921
Box 6 Folder 1
Diary, 1922
Box 6 Folder 2
Diary, 1923
Box 6 Folder 3
Diary, 1924
Box 6 Folder 4
Diary, 1925
Box 6 Folder 5
Diary, 1926
Box 6 Folder 6
Insert from 1926 Diary -- original and acid free copy, 1926
Box 7 Folder 1
Diary, 1927
Box 7 Folder 2
Diary, 1928
Box 7 Folder 3
Diary, 1929