Identity elements
Reference number
MP-02-R0064
Repository
Level of description
Fonds
Title
Overseas Department. China Mission Records
Date(s)
- 1835-1954 (Creation)
Extent
55 cu.ft. (152 boxes)
Name of creator
Name of creator
Abstract
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The records of the Overseas Department document the missionary endeavors of The Episcopal Church in China from 1835 to 1954 and include correspondence, reports, financial records, publications, and visual records. The three geographic districts in which Episcopal missions were located, Shanghai, Hankow, and Anking, as well as Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui, the Holy Catholic Church in China, are represented.
Arrangement
Papers of the Foreign Secretary, 1836-1950
Financial Records, 1836-1950
Publications, 1900-1954
Conference Materials, 1902-1937
Visual Materials, 1917-1943
Conditions of access and use elements
Access conditions
Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.
Technical access
Rights and permissions
The Archives is able to respond to limited requests for reproductions subject to copyright restrictions, internal policy, and the condition of the source documents.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Descriptive inventories
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Accruals
Related materials elements
Related records and archives
China Oral Histories
Related descriptions
Notes element
Description control element
Access points
Subject access points
- Board of Missions
- Boone School
- China Mission
- Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui
- Holy Catholic Church in China
- Missionary District of Anking
- Missionary District of Hankow
- Missionary District of Shanghai
- St. Elizabeth's Hospital
- St. Hilda's School for Girls
- St. John’s University
- St. Luke's Hospital
- St, Mary's School for Girls
- World mission
Place access points
Name access points
- Boone, William J. (Subject)
- Boone, Jr., William J. (Subject)
- Gilman, Alfred (Subject)
- Graves, Frederick R. (Subject)
- Huntington, Daniel T. (Subject)
- Ingle, James Addison (Subject)
- Lockwood, Henry (Subject)
- Partridge, Sidney C. (Subject)
- Pott, Francis Lister Hawks (Subject)
- Roberts, William Payne (Subject)
- Roots, Logan H. (Subject)
- Schereschewsky, Samuel I. J. (Subject)
- Tsang, Stephen (Hai-sung) (Subject)
- Williams, Channing Moore (Subject)