Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection

Collection

Call Number: RG 30

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, diaries, writings and/or other papers and memorabilia of various individuals, including former Yale faculty members, clergymen and missionaries to areas other than China. The papers of these men and women have been placed in the Miscellaneous Personal Papers record group because the quantity or substance of the material did not warrant a separate record group.

Dates

1692-2013

Language of Materials

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from various sources.

Arrangement

I. Individuals A-L
II. Individuals M-Y

Extent

128 Linear Feet (308+ boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.030

Additional Description

Overview

The Miscellaneous Personal Papers record group is an open collection consisting of the correspondence, diaries, writings and/or other papers and memorabilia of various individuals. This collection contains papers of individuals who were Yale faculty members, alumni/ae, clergy, ecumenical workers, or missionaries in areas other than China.

Biographical / Historical

See the alphabetical listing for biographical information about the individuals included in this record group.

Processing Information

Place names were modernized in the description, with the name originally used in the collection material or in an older version of the finding aid in parenthesis: e.g. “Beijing (Peking)” or “Benin (Dahomey)”.