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Chester and Phebe Fuson Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 143
Overview:
Letters, writings, collected material, and photos document religious work and political conditions in South China from 1905 to 1929. Chester Garfield and Phebe Meeker Fuson were American Presbyterian missionaries in South China from 1905 to 1929. Chester Fuson taught at Canton Christian College (later Lingnan University) from 1905 to 1917. Thereafter he was an administrator and educator for the South China Mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Dates:
1905-1965
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
William H. Genné Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 79
Overview:
The papers document Genné's religious work among college and university students. Material relating to Genné's workshops and published articles describe contemporary attitudes about marriage, family life and sexuality during the 1950s-1970s, and detail his work and influence in these fields. William Henry Genné (1910-1997) was educated at Bucknell and Yale Universities and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1934. Genné was active in student religious work in various colleges and universities in...
Dates:
1917-1989
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Herbert J. Gezork papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 298
Overview:
The Gezork papers document his professional career, including as Professor of Social Ethics and Christian World Relations at Andover Newton Theological School from 1939 to 1950 and President of Andover Newton from 1950 to 1965.
Dates:
1931-1981
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Lewis and Lois Gilbert Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 144
Overview:
Letters and photographs provide documentation of religious and political conditions in North China from 1929 to 1941 and document Lewis Gilbert's work at Yali 1925-1926. Lewis and Lois Gilbert were missionaries in North China from 1929 to 1941 serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Lewis Gilbert was also an instructor at Yali, Yale-in-China, Changsha from 1925 to 1926.
Dates:
1925-1980
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Gleysteen Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 273
Overview:
This collection provides extensive detailed documentation of the life and work of Theodora Culver Gleysteen and William H. Gleysteen, American Presbyterian educational missionaries based in Beijing (Peking) (now Beijing), North China from 1905 to 1943.
Dates:
1842-1973, bulk 1900-1955
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
James and Margaret Goff Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 170
Overview:
This collection contains materials gathered and produced in the course of the Goffs' work, particularly in the areas of religious liberty and religious implications of social development in Latin America. The papers provide first-hand perspective on major shifts taking place in Protestant missions in the later 20th century, including the nationalization of Latin American churches and the rise of liberation theology. The collection is strong in documenting the Goffs' early career in Colombia...
Dates:
1929-2003
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Henry David Gray Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 52
Overview:
These papers provide extensive biographical information about Gray as well as unique and valuable documentation of the merger between Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ in 1957. Henry David Gray (1908-1994) was a Congregational minister who served churches in South Hadley, Massachusetts, (1935-1939), South Pasadena, California (1942-1955), Hartford, Connecticut (1955-1970), and others. He was active in youth work,...
Dates:
1924-1981
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Robert K. Greenleaf Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 287
Overview:
The collection documents Greenleaf's professional life, including as founder of the Servant Leadership movement and of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, which was first known as the Center for Applied Ethics.
Dates:
1927-1991
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Gulick Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 299
Overview:
The Gulick Family Papers, 1840-1964, primarily document the scientific and missionary life of John Thomas Gulick (1833-1923) in Japan and China and the scientific career of his son Addison Gulick who was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri from 1912 to 1952.
Dates:
1840-1964
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Alice L. Hageman Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 272
Overview:
Correspondence, writings, pamphlets, notes, and other records document the activities of Alice Hageman, a social activist, attorney, and Presbyterian minister.
Dates:
1957-2014
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Enoch Hale Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 66
Overview:
Correspondence relates to Hale's roles as minister, father, educator, Secretary of the General Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers of Massachusetts, and Secretary of the Hampshire Missionary Society. Diaries contain brief daily entries describing the weather, notable activities and events, sermons written and preached, town meetings attended, marriages performed, visitors received, journeys taken and chores performed. Also included is information regarding births and deaths in...
Dates:
1764-1980
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Lyman and Sadie Hale Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 147
Overview:
Writings, collected material, and glass slides document the Hales' life and work in China. Lyman and Sadie Hale were American Methodist missionaries to China from 1915 to 1941 and 1945 to 1949. They were stationed in Wuhu (1916-1925), Nanjing (Nanking) (1925-1927, 1945-1949), Shanghai (1927-1929), and Zhenjiang (Chinkiang) (1929-1941).
Dates:
1926-1971
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Charles Henry Hall Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 94
Overview:
More than 1500 manuscript sermons and other writings document Hall's work as a clergyman. Charles Henry Hall (1820-1895) was an Episcopal clergyman in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C.
Dates:
1844-1895
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Ruth M. Harris Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 171
Overview:
These papers document the work of various student Christian movements from the 1950s through the 1990s and the activities of the World Student Christian Federation Trustees, particularly in preparation for the WSCF Centennial and the Women's History Project. Ruth M. Harris was a leader in United Methodist and ecumenical student Christian work.
Dates:
1945-2013
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Hartwell Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 4
Overview:
Dating from 1849-1972, these papers span three generations of Baptist mission involvement and pioneer activity. Jesse Boardman Hartwell, 1795-1859, was the patriarch of the Hartwell family of Baptist missionaries, although not a missionary himself. He served as pastor of various Baptist churches across the United States, professor at Howard College, Marion, Alabama in 1844, and president and professor of theology at Mt. Lebanon University in 1857. His son, Jesse Boardman Hartwell, Jr.,...
Dates:
1846-1975
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Hayes Family Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 18
Overview:
These papers provide detailed accounts of the life and work of the Hayes family in China during a turbulent time, as well as documenting their post-China experiences. Paul and Helen Wolf Hayes were missionaries serving under the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wuhu, Anhui (Anhwei) Province and Zhenjiang (Chinkiang), Jiangsu (Kiangsu) Province from 1921 to 1935. Following their return to the United States, Paul Hayes had pastorates in Minnesota and North Dakota. Their daughter, Elsie Hayes...
Dates:
1888-2005
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
John David Hayes Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 127
Overview:
The papers include writings, biographical documentation, photographs, and a tape recording documenting Hayes' work in China. Hayes was a Presbyterian missionary in China from 1917 to 1952, serving primarily in the Beijing (Peking) area. He was involved in student, educational, and administrative work. Hayes was interned by the Japanese during World War II and imprisoned by the Communists in China from 1951 to 1952.
Dates:
1921-1969
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Norvin Hein Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 310
Overview:
The collection provides an overview of Norvin Hein's long career as professor of comparative religion with a focus on Hinduism, serving on the Yale Divinity School and Religious Studies faculties for thirty-five years from 1950 until his retirement in 1985.
Dates:
1942-2018
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
Waldo Huntley Heinrichs Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 115
Overview:
Correspondence, writings, diaries, and photographs document Heinrichs career with the YMCA and his service with the U.S. Air Force. Letters and diaries of Waldo Heinrichs' sister Margaret shed additional light on the period of time that the Heinrichs spent in India 1930-1931. Waldo Heinrichs served as a YMCA secretary in Hawaii, India, and Jerusalem. from 1913 to 1934. He then became Professor of Contemporary Civilization at Middlebury College. He was a pilot for the U.S. Air Force during World...
Dates:
1901-1959
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
John Hersey Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 145
Overview:
This collection contains research materials for Hersey's novel The Call (1985), a fictional account of a missionary to China. John Hersey (1914-1993), a prominent American author, was born in Tianjin (Tientsin), China, the son of missionaries.
Dates:
1900-1985
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library