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Lorenzo James Hatch and Hatch family papers

Title: Lorenzo James Hatch and Hatch family papers

The Lorenzo James Hatch and Hatch family papers measure 1.7 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1950, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1902-1914. The papers consist of family correspondence, printed material, three scrapbooks of printed materials and photographs, and a travel account. Letters are from Lorenzo Hatch, his wife Grace Harrison Hatch, and other family members. Most of the collection concerns the family's time in Peking (Beijing), China from 1908-1914 while Hatch was assisting the Chinese government create a Bureau of Printing and Engraving. The papers reveal impressions of the social and economic conditions of the Chinese, the revolutionary events of 1911 and 1912, the Pneumonic Plague epidemic in China from 1910-1911, and sight-seeing trips. An unprocessed addition of 0.4 linear feet includes biographical material; photographs of Hatch, his family and works of art; personal correspondence; artwork; printed material, and legal and financial records relating to the estate of Lorenzo Hatch. Also included is a horseshoe from Harrison Hatch's pony “Moses” (in China).Letters trace the family's journey from California to Peking, China, and their life in China. Lorenzo's correspondence includes information concerning Chinese politics and the revolution, the roles of Sun Yat-Sen and Yuan Shih K'ai between 1911-1912 and the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Effie Harrison's and Grace Hatch's letters discuss day-to-day life in China, sight-seeing trips and their reactions to the social and political unrest in the country. Additional correspondence includes condolence letters sent to the family after Lorenzo's death. There is a also a written account by Effie Harrison describing her travel to China on a steamer ship. Printed materials consist of clippings and a Macbeth Gallery exhibition catalog from a 1937 show of Hatch's paintings. There are three photographs of Peking. Three disbound scrapbooks include photographs of the Chinese landscape and monuments, interior shots, and of the family traveling through China. Photographs are of the Ming Tombs, the Great Wall of China, as well as temples and city buildings. Some later photographs are of family members that were taken around 1920, after their return to the United States. The scrapbooks also contain examples of Chinese currency designed by Lorenzo James Hatch. An unprocessed addition of 0.4 linear feet includes biographical material; photographs of Hatch, his family and works of art; personal correspondence; artwork; printed material, and legal and financial records relating to the estate of Lorenzo Hatch. Also included is a horseshoe from Harrison Hatch's pony “Moses” (in China).

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Brown, Arthur Judson, 1856-1963. Arthur Judson Brown papers, 1864-1967 (inclusive).

Title: Arthur Judson Brown papers, 1864-1967 (inclusive).

Material documents 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.

ArchivalResource: 8.5 linear feet (25 boxes, 1 oversize box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165183 View

Willougby, William F., 1867-1960. Papers, 1818-1955, 1891-1937.

Title: Papers, 1818-1955, 1891-1937.

The papers of William F. Willoughby, mostly concerning his service as treasurer and secretary of Puerto Rico and as deputy legal advisor to President Yuan Shih-Kai of China during the period when Yuan made an unsuccessful attempt to restore the monarchy to China by having himself crowned emperor. The collection includes personal correspondence of Willougby with his twin brother Westel Woodbury Willoughby, sister Alice Estelle Willoughby, copies of official memoranda prepared for the Chinese and published writings. There are also genealogical materials concerning the Willoughby and Woodbury families.

ArchivalResource: 722 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23296714 View

Arthur Judson Brown Papers, 1864-1969

Title: Arthur Judson Brown Papers, 1864-1969

The bulk of the papers relate to Brown'sactivities in the Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Board of ForeignMissions, and with the ecumenical and world missionary movements. Of specialinterest are Brown's travel diaries of tours of China and the Far East,1901-1902 and 1909. Arthur Judson Brown was a Presbyterian clergyman, authorand pioneer in the ecumenical and world missionary movements of the 20thcentury. The positions he held included administrative secretary of thePresbyterian Board of Foreign Missions (1895-1929), charter trustee of theChurch Peace Union (1914), organizer of several World War I relief committees,editor of (1930), vice-president of the International World Alliance ofPresbyterian and Reformed Churches (1933-1937). Missionary Review of theWorld

ArchivalResource: Totalarchival boxes 25 plus one oversize box; total linear footage 9.5'

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.002 View