World War, 1939-1945 -- China

Abstract

Andrew Gordon Wilson Papers document Rev. Andrew Gordon Wilson’s work and life as an architect and missionary in Guangzhou (Canton), China from the late 1900s to the 1920s. Rev. Wilson worked at the Medical Missionary Society’s Hospital (Canton Hospital) 博濟醫局 and was also involved in the construction and management of the Kong Chuen Canton Hospital 江村普惠醫院 and the schools. There are some pamphlets and many newspaper clippings on China and Guangzhou (Canton) in particular.

Scope and Contents The Helen Brenton & Roy Jr. Pryor Papers mainly document the personal experiences of Dr. Helen Brenton & Rev. Roy Jr. Pryor and Helen’s mother Mary Foster Brenton in the Nanjing Incident on March 24, 1927 in Nanjing, China. There are also some correspondence and manuscripts describe the Japanese attack in Beijing (Peiping) and Tianjin (Tientsin) as well as the Nanking massacre in 1937. The overall arrangement of the collection was provided by the archivist while some of the folder...

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...