Box 1

The letter, sent from Jiujiang (Kiukiang), Jiangxi (Kiangsi) province in China, was signed by Edith Fredericks and addressed to 'Dear Friends'. The letter shared the traditional custom during Chinese New Year, including the practice of hanging up Tsai Shen (God of Wealth, 財神), as well as the associated taboo. The letter came along with an excerpt from 'Chinese Religion as Seen Through the Proverb' by Clifford H. Plopper, telling the story of 'The Kitchen God' (灶神).

The letter was sent from Guling (Kuling, 牯岭), Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in China. It is signed by Mabel A. Woodruff addressed to 'My very dear Standard Bearers and young women'. It shared the song stone cutter sang while carrying stone uphill. The song is written by Gertrude M. Cone and the lyrics was written by Woodruff's sister Frances E. Woodruff who was also appointed by Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church and sailed to China in 1919.

The letter was signed by Mabel A. Woodruff, extending her Christmas blessings to 'Dear Friends'.

This series contains decorative materials related to Christianity and traditional Chinese worship figures, such as kitchen god and door god, along with various other miscellaneous ephemera.

Scriptures are written in English and Chinese on decorated paper.

This series contains decorative materials related to Christianity and traditional Chinese worship figures, such as kitchen god and door god, along with various other miscellaneous ephemera.

It includes mutiples copies and versions of kitchen god (灶神).

Chinese paper cutting.

A Chinese paper cutting. The item could be belonged to May Bel Thompson who was also appointed to China by Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) of Methodist Episcopal Church in 1915.

It includes a card warper with bible verse scripture from Matthew (11:28) in Japanese and the text 'Second edition Tokiwasha, 262A Bluff, Yokohama', and a lantern cardboard paper cutting.