China -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles William Bradley Papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 325
Abstract:
Notes and correspondence kept by Charles William Bradley, circa 1841-1860. Notes chiefly pertain to Bradley's study of the forenames and surnames in various nations. The remaining notes and correspondence pertain to his time in China (primarily Singapore) while an American consul--these notes relate to Chinese history, language, and climate.
Dates:
circa 1841-1860
Arthur Judson Brown Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 2
Abstract:
The bulk of the papers relate to Brown's activities in the Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, and with the ecumenical and world missionary movements. Of special interest are Brown's travel diaries of tours of China and the Far East, 1901-1902 and 1909. Arthur Judson Brown was a Presbyterian clergyman, author and pioneer in the ecumenical and world missionary movements of the 20th century. The positions he held included administrative secretary of the...
Dates:
1864-1969
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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Arthur Judson Brown Papers
Edward H. and Lotta C. Hume papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 787
Abstract:
The papers document the career of Edward H. Hume, a physician and educator, whose major work was divided between China, where he founded the Hunan-Yale Medical College (1914) and New York, where he was trustee and director of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital (1928-1933). His life-long interest in Chinese medical problems is shown in his correspondence with members of the Yale-in-China Association staff. His subject files document the history of the various institutions...
Dates:
1897-1990
William Richard Johnson Papers
Collection
Call Number: RG 6
Abstract:
The papers detail the life and work of William Richard Johnson, most significantly documenting the years he spent in China, 1906-1942. William Richard Johnson was born in 1878 in Cornell, Illinois. He received a B.A. degree from Northwestern University in 1905 and an M.A. degree from Columbia University Teachers College in 1937. In 1906, Johnson sailed for China to serve as a missionary for the Methodist Episcopal Church. In China, he served as a pastor, educator and school administrator. He...
Dates:
1836-1966
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library
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William Richard Johnson Papers