Guttery, Arthur M., 1885-1981

Clergyman; organizer and missionary for YMCA in China.

From the description of Papers, 1919-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122572250

Protestant minister Arthur M. Guttery (1885-1981) was an organizer and a missionary for the Y.M.C.A. in China from 1913 to 1928 and in the United States from 1928 to 1948.

From the description of Arthur M. Guttery papers, 1919-1981. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28413355

Arthur M. Guttery (1885-1981) was both an organizer and missionary for the Y.M.C.A in China and the U.S. Guttery attended Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1907. He then went to work for the Y.M.C.A. and became an important figure in their fund-raising drives. His energy and expertise made him an important figure with the "Y."

Guttery, accompanied by his wife Myrtle, left the U.S. for Hankon, China in September of 1913. Here he was both preacher and teacher in the language school. From 1913 to 1928 the Rev. Guttery served as general secretary for the Y.M.C.A. and helped to organize and establish the program when Wuhan was in the center of a rising tide of Communism. He then returned to the U.S where he continued to serve with the Y.M.C.A. until 1948.

Guttery died in 1981.

From the guide to the Arthur M. Guttery papers, 1919-1981, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)