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Eva Asher Papers

 Collection
Call Number: RG 139
Scope and Contents
Substantive correspondence with Fukien Christian University students and administrators, and very full diary entries from throughout Eva Asher's service at Fukien Christian University, provide excellent documentation of the inner workings of a Christian university and the way of life of a single woman missionary in China. Collected material about Fukien Christian University supplements documentation found in Record Group No. 11, Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Additional correspondence of Eva Asher can also be found in Record Group No. 11.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eva Mae Asher.
Arrangement
  1. I. Correspondence, 1918-1952
  2. II. Diaries, 1923-1962
  3. III. Writings, 1939-1940
  4. IV. Personal Items and Memorabilia, 1917-1950
  5. V. Collected Material, 1926-1950, n.d.
  6. VI. Photographs, 1918-1983
Dates
1917-1983
Extent
3 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Related Names
Asher, Eva Mae
Language of Materials
English