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Records of YMCA international work in China, 1890-1991., (bulk 1896-1949)

Title: Records of YMCA international work in China 1890-1991. (bulk 1896-1949)

Records documenting YMCA work in China, including histories, annual reports, report letters, correspondence, minutes, records of specific programs and activities, building records (including building plans), financial records, biographical records, pamphlets, and maps.

ArchivalResource: 47.9 cubic feet (121 boxes).

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YMCA of the USA. World Service. Records of YMCA international work in China, 1890-1991 (bulk 1896-1949).

Title: Records of YMCA international work in China, 1890-1991 (bulk 1896-1949).

Records documenting YMCA work in China include histories, annual reports, report letters, correspondence, minutes, records of specific programs and activities, building records (including building plans), financial records, biographical records, pamphlets, and maps. Annual and quarterly reports and report letters written by the foreign secretaries serving in China provide information on programs and activities of the National Committee and the local associations, such as religious education, physical education, student work, boys' work, and industrial work. Information on personnel, budget, buildings, and personal experiences are also included. Correspondence and reports comprise the largest portion of the collection. The correspondence between the foreign secretaries in China and officers of the International Committee in New York comprise the main part of the correspondence. Letters to supporters and some personal letters are also included. The reports and correspondence provide an account of the political climate and developments in China in addition to the information pertinent to YMCA activities. Records of special programs sponsored or supported by the YMCA are also included. They include work with Chinese laborers in France and mass education programs conducted by James Yen, programs conducted by the lecture department headed by C.H. Robertson, health education programs headed by William Wesley Peter, as well as famine, flood, and war relief programs.

ArchivalResource: 47.9 cubic feet (121 boxes)

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David Willard Lyon papers, 1904-1950 (1920-1941).

Title: David Willard Lyon papers, 1904-1950 (1920-1941).

This collection largely consists of reports and writings related to the work of the YCMA in China, although other missionary enterprises are represented as well. It also contains unpublished material on Lyon's study of Confucianism.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122515255 View

William Ernest Hocking papers

Title: William Ernest Hocking papers

Correspondence of Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking, his wife, Agnes Hocking, the Hocking family, and others.

ArchivalResource: 144 linear feet (110 boxes)

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Gilbert Beaver papers., 1887-1952

Title: Gilbert Beaver papers. 1887-1952

Correspondence and reports documenting YMCA student work and foreign work, especially in China during the early 20th century.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

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Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960

Title: Manley Ottmer Hudson papers

This collection includes material relating to Hudson's career, his activities in the negotiations of the Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1919, and with projects and problems of the League of Nations, including his efforts in urging the U.S. to join the League, his involvement with the American Committee in Geneva of the League of Nations Association, his positions as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, his participation in other international matters and disputes, and his research activities as director of the Harvard Law School Research in International Law project (1930's).

ArchivalResource: 168 boxes, 15 Paige boxes

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Beaver, Gilbert A., d. 1952. Gilbert Beaver papers, 1887-1952.

Title: Gilbert Beaver papers, 1887-1952.

Materials in the collection include letters and papers about urban social work, student affairs, and the relation of church and state. Correspondence with Beaver also includes many letters from YMCA workers abroad concerning both administrative matters and personal experiences. Accounts relate the conditions in China and recount conversations with leaders such as Chiang Kai-Shek.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62700004 View

William Ernest Hocking papers

Title: William Ernest Hocking papers

Correspondence of Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking, his wife, Agnes Hocking, the Hocking family, and others.

ArchivalResource: 144 linear feet (110 boxes)

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