Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association
Variant namesThe Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association (OSMA) is a private foundation housed on the campus of Oberlin College. It was established in 1908 to memorialize Oberlin-educated missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions who died in the Boxer Rebellion in China during the summer of 1900. The first of the missionaries, known as the Oberlin China Band, had gone to China in 1881. They evangelized, established schools, carried on medical work and famine relief, and operated opium refuges. When the OSMA was established, it was primarily an educational enterprise, although it retained close ties to ABCFM missions. It established schools in Shansi and operated them until 1949, when the United States cut off diplomatic relations with China. From 1950 to the present, OSMA has functioned as an agency for two-way educational exchange between Oberlin College and countries of Asia and the Pacific Rim.
From the description of [Records] 1881-1988. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 20625166
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referencedIn | Olmstead, John G. (John Griffin), 1882-1957. Papers. | Oberlin College Library | |
referencedIn | Hawkins, Everett D. (Everett Day), 1906-1970. Papers, 1900-1972, 1927-1946. | Oberlin College Library | |
creatorOf | Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association. [Records] 1881-1988. | Oberlin College Library | |
referencedIn | Moyer, Raymond Tyson, 1899-. Papers, 1921-1992. | Oberlin College Library | |
referencedIn | Bohn, William Frederick, 1878-1947. Papers, 1900-1952. | Oberlin College Library | |
creatorOf | Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association. Records of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association, 1908-1980 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Carlson, Ellsworth C. Papers, 1935-1983. | Oberlin College Library |
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associatedWith | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Bohn, William Frederick, 1878-1947. | person |
associatedWith | Carlson, Ellsworth C. | person |
associatedWith | Corbin, Paul L., 1875-1936, | person |
associatedWith | Fairfield, Wynn C., 1886-1961, | person |
associatedWith | Hawkins, Everett D. (Everett Day), 1906-1970. | person |
associatedWith | Kung, H. H. 1880-1967. | person |
associatedWith | Moyer, Raymond Tyson, 1899- | person |
associatedWith | Oberlin College. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Oberlin-in-China. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Olmstead, John G. (John Griffin), 1882-1957. | person |
associatedWith | Smith, Judson, 1837-1906. | person |
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Active 1980