Christianity -- China

Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence from various women missionary fields in Jiangxi province including Jingdezhen (Kintehcheng, 景德鎮), Ruichang (Jui Chang, 瑞昌), Xiaochikou (Siao Chih Keo, 小池口) , Tai Hu (or Lake Tai, 太湖), and Raozhou (Jao Chou, 饒州). Some of the letters were signed by Mabel A. Woodruff or Edith Fredericks, who were appointed by Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Methodist Episcopal Church. Alongside the letters, there are decorative materials, such as Bible scriptures and...

Scope and Contents The Kwok Nai Wang Papers document Rev. Kwok’s career life as a pastor and head minister at churches, a Christian leader in various Christian organizations, as well as an educator in religion, church services and pastor training in Hong Kong. The collection also records his active participation, belief and concerns in some religious, social and political issues since the 1960s.The collection contains articles, correspondence, clippings, lecture notes, manuscripts, photographs,...

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This collection includes a letter and a rubbing. The letter addressed to Dr. James Legge, dated May 2, 1859, from Gallowtree Gate Chapel, Leicester, England on parchment. The Chapel was thankful to have him, missionary to Hong Kong, while he was in England on furlough. And the rubbing was made from the Chinese writing on the west end of Rev. Robert Morrison’s grave.

Scope and Contents Correspondence contains letters of Lila Watson with other field workers such as Mary Alexander, W B Johnson and W.H. Tipton, and also other affiliated organizations and committees. Some letters were forwarded to her for reports and planning, showed the difficult time of Baptist workers facing the financial difficulties, the threat of war and Japanese occupation of China. Folder 2 contains letters, reports and information gathered from various meetings and development of Baptist organizations...

Scope and Contents This collection comprises materials related to and gathered by Maurice Hutton and his family. Series 1 (RG.25-S01) encompasses publications, manuscripts, artefacts and photographs documenting Maurice Hutton's missionary work with the Black Miao. Series 2 (RG.25-S02) features missionary posters. Series 3 (RG.25-S03) contains family photo albums documenting their life in China, furloughs in Australia. Series 4 (RG.25-S04) includes personal collection such as Coronation of the British monarchs...

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This Papers contain two folders: Folder 1. Correspondences consist of replies to questions that Rev. Hsu wrote to retired Southern Baptist missionaries about the missionary work in the areas where they lived. Folder 2. Miscellaneous articles about Baptist history.

Geographic coverage

China

Types of documents

Articles, Clippings, Correspondence, Photographs

Scope and Contents The Lin family photo album consists of black and white photographs of family and friends of Rev. Timothy Lin (林道亮), and scenes from their travels in China, including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau and Shanghai. There are photographs of old street scene, parade, train stations and parks. It also documented important family activities such as group photos from weddings, tomb-sweeping and celebration outside the relatives’ shop (林園).The album showed the history of Rev. Lin family which...

Scope and Contents The collection mainly consists of research materials collected by Professor Gerald Berkley and Professor Wayne Flynt, and the drafts and proofs of their book entitled Taking Christianity to China: Alabama Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom, 1850-1950. Prof. Berkley started to collect the materials when he first had the idea in the early 1980s of writing a book on Alabama missionaries who served in China. Before he went to pursue a law degree in 1986, Prof. Berkley turned them...