Baptist Press Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains first-hand information and clippings about the work of Southern Baptist missionaries and Chinese Christians during 1920s-1950s.
- Geographic coverage
- China, Hong Kong and United States of America (USA)
- Types of documents
- Articles, card files, clippings, letters and manuscripts
Dates
- 1935-1997, undated
Creator
- Baptist Press (Hong Kong) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English, Chinese
Restriction
Anyone using this collection must sign an Agreement to use the Baptist Press Collection. Photocopying of unpublished material is prohibited.
Administrative History
Baptist Press (Hong Kong) is the successor of the China Baptist Publication Society, from Canton and Shanghai, later combined in Shanghai. After 1950, when the China Baptist Publication Society ceased, missionaries and Chinese Christians began publishing in Hong Kong. The Press materials are used all over the world in Chinese churches. Princeton Hsu, Lila Watson, Mary Alexander and Faye Taylor were leaders of the Press.
Changes in name
- 1899
- 美華浸會書局 China Baptist Publication Society
- 1932
- 中華浸會書局 China Baptist Publication Society
- 1955
- 浸信會出版部 Baptist Press
- 1980
- 浸信會出版社 Baptist Press
- 1997
- 浸信會出版社(國際)有限公司 Chinese Baptist Press (International) Ltd.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 carton box)
Arrangement
The overall arrangement of the collection was provided by the archivist, as were the titles of the folders. The folders are now arranged alphabetically by subject, name or document type, and then chronologically within each type of document classification.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials for this collection were received by the Special Collections & Archives in 1996 from Baptist Press, Princeton Hsu, Lila Watson and Fay Taylor.
Creator
- Baptist Press (Hong Kong) (Organization)
- Date
- September 9, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Multiple languages
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the HKBU Special Collections Repository
Special Collections & Archives
AML 405, L4, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library,
Hong Kong Baptist University
34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong
(852) 3411-5937
libarc@hkbu.edu.hk