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Wright, Henry B. (Henry Burt), 1877-1923. Henry Burt Wright papers, 1880-1928.

Title: Henry Burt Wright papers, 1880-1928.

Material documents Wright's personal life and professional work. They are particularly useful for their documentation of his involvement in religious activity at Yale from 1894-1923 and YMCA during the first World War.

ArchivalResource: 15 linear feet (30 boxes, 12 oversize volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702179246 View

Henry Burt Wright Papers, 1728-1928

Title: Henry BurtWright Papers, 1728-1928

The papers detail Wright's personal life andprofessional work. They are particularly useful for their documentation of hisinvolvement in religious activity at Yale from 1894-1923 and in YMCA workduring the first World War. Henry Burt Wright was born in New Haven,Connecticut on January 29, 1877. He received the B.A. (1898) and Ph.D. (1903)degrees from Yale University. He was a professor at Yale from 1903-1923. He wasactive in Christian work among university students and in the work of the YMCAduring World War I. He died in Oakham, Massachusetts on December 27,1923.

ArchivalResource: Totalarchival boxes 30; total linear footage 15'

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.040 View

Wilder, Robert Parmelee, 1863-1938. Robert Parmelee Wilder papers, 1840-1940 (inclusive).

Title: Robert Parmelee Wilder papers, 1840-1940 (inclusive).

Material documents the development of the Christian missionary movement among students in the United States and Europe, 1886-1938. Family correspondence documents the missionary work of Wilder's parents in India, 1846-1875, as well as his work in India, 1893-1902.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear feet (26 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165225 View

Hoover, Lyman, 1901-. Lyman Hoover papers, 1900-1977 (inclusive).

Title: Lyman Hoover papers, 1900-1977 (inclusive).

Material documents the personal and professional life of Lyman Hoover. There is valuable documentation of the work of the YMCA in China from 1930 until the Communist takeover in 1950, including observations of Chinese social and political conditions.

ArchivalResource: 22 linear feet (56 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165200 View

World's Student Christian Federation. World Student Christian Federation records, 1875-1945 (inclusive).

Title: World Student Christian Federation records, 1875-1945 (inclusive).

Material represents the official archives of the World Student Christian Federation from 1895-1925 and during its formation. They document WSCF conferences, history and policies, as well as the work of student Christian movements in countries throughout the world. There is interesting material regarding Germany before, during and after World War I, and reports of hardships amidst famine and revolution in Russia during the 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 139 linear feet (314 boxes + oversize material)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702179271 View

Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions records, 1886-1964 (inclusive).

Title: Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions records, 1886-1964 (inclusive).

Material documents the activities of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions and provides valuable information on various aspects of American religious life during the period 1886-1964. Religious conditions on American college and university campuses are documented. Vast files of student volunteer application, information and health examination blanks provide personal data on thousands of prospective missionaries which is of potential interest to genealogists, biographers and historians. The financial records and correspondence provide documentation related to philanthropic support of religious causes in America.

ArchivalResource: 285 linear feet (673 boxes, 60 oversize volumes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702179251 View

Archives of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1886-1964

Title: Archives of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1886-1964

The papers document the activities of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions and provide valuable information on various aspects of American religious life during the period 1886-1964. Religious conditions on American college and university campuses are documented. Vast files of student volunteer application, information and health examination blanks provide personal data on thousands of prospective missionaries which is of potential interest to genealogists, biographers and historians. The financial records and correspondence provide documentation related to philanthropic support of religious causes in America. The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions was an organization that sought to recruit college and university students in the United States for missionary service abroad. It also publicized and encouraged the missionary enterprise in general.

ArchivalResource: Total archival boxes 673; total linear footage 285'

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.042 View

Robert Parmelee Wilder Papers, 1840-1940

Title: Robert Parmelee Wilder Papers, 1840-1940

Material documents the development of the Christianmissionary movement among students in the United States and Europe, 1886-1938.Family correspondence documents the missionary work of Wilder's parents inIndia, 1846-1875, as well as his work in India, 1893-1902. Robert ParmeleeWilder was born in India of missionary parents in 1863. He earned the A.B. andA.M. degrees from Princeton University (1886, 1888) and the B.D. degree fromUnionTheological Seminary (1891). He was a founder of the Student VolunteerMovement (1886), missionary in India (1893-1902), traveling secretary forStudent Christian Movements in Europe (1903-1916), secretary of Religious WorkDepartment, YMCA (1916-1919), General Secretary of the Student VolunteerMovement (1919-1927) and Executive Secretary of the Near East Christian Council(1927-1933). He died on March 27, 1938.

ArchivalResource: Totalarchival boxes 25; total linear footage 10'

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.038 View

Mott, John Raleigh, 1865-1955. John R. Mott papers, 1813-1978 (inclusive), 1880-1955 (bulk).

Title: John R. Mott papers, 1813-1978 (inclusive), 1880-1955 (bulk).

Material documents the multitude of activities and involvements pursued by John R. Mott in over seventy years of working life. General correspondence, 1886-1955, comprises nearly half the bulk of Mott's papers, and includes letters to and from prominent American governmental leaders, philanthropists, international political, social and religious leaders. Family papers and correspondence provide valuable biographical and genealogical information as well as revealing another dimension of Mott's life, his role as a devoted son, brother, husband and father.

ArchivalResource: 95 linear feet (234 boxes, 4 oversize items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702179259 View

World's Student Christian Federation. Archives of the World Student Christian Federation, 1895-1925 [microform].

Title: Archives of the World Student Christian Federation, 1895-1925 [microform].

The papers represent the official archives of the World Student Christian Federation from 1895-1925 and during its formation. They document WSCF conferences, history and policies, as well as the work of student Christian movements in countries throughout the world. There is interesting material regarding Germany before, during and after World War I, and reports of hardships amidst famine and revolution in Russia during the 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 2,138 fiche.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702693217 View

Lyman Hoover Papers, 1900-1977

Title: Lyman Hoover Papers, 1900-1977

The collection relates to the personal andprofessional life of Lyman Hoover. There is valuable documentation of the workof the YMCA in China from 1930 until the Communist takeover in 1950, includingobservations of Chinese social and political conditions. Lyman Hoover was amissionary in China under the auspices of the YMCA (1930-1949) and a consultantand representative of the Asia Foundation (formerly known as Committee for aFree Asia) in New York and Taiwan.

ArchivalResource: Totalarchival boxes 56; total linear footage 22'

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.009 View

John R. Mott Papers, 1813-1982

Title: John R. Mott Papers 1813-1982

The papers document the multitude of activities andinvolvements pursued by John R. Mott in over seventy years of working life.General correspondence, 1886-1955, comprises nearly half the bulk of Mott'spapers, and includes letters to and from prominent American governmentalleaders, philanthropists, international political, social, and religiousleaders. Family papers and correspondence provide valuable biographical andgenealogical information as well as revealing another dimension of Mott's life,his role as a devoted son, brother, husband, and father. John R. Mott was bornon May 25, 1865 in Sullivan County, New York. His higher education was pursuedat Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa (1881-1885) and at Cornell University,Ithaca, New York (Ph.B., 1888: Phi Beta Kappa). He received honorary degreesfrom Yale, Edinburgh, Princeton, Brown, Toronto, and other universities. Heserved as administrator and leader of various organizations including the YoungMen's Christian Association, Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions,World Student Christian Federation, Foreign Missions Conference of NorthAmerica, International Missionary Council, Interchurch World Movement,Institute of Social and Religious Research, and the World Council of Churches.In 1916, Mott was a member of the commission assigned to negotiate a settlementwith Mexico. In 1917, he participated in a special diplomatic mission to Russiaheaded by Senator Elihu Root. Mott was co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in1946. During his career, he was officially honored by the governments of theUnited States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Greece, Jerusalem, Siam, Sweden,China, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Hungary, Estonia, Portugal, and Finland. Mottdied in Orlando, Florida on January 31, 1955.

ArchivalResource: Totalarchival boxes 230; total linear footage 95 '

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.045 View