Albert and Celia Steward Papers, 1908-1979

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Albert and Celia Steward Papers, 1908-1979

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The papers document the Steward's missionary workand personal lives, detailing their daily activities and political and socialconditions in China. Albert Newton Steward (1897-1959) and Celia Belle SpeakSteward (1897-1992) were stationed in Nanking, China as educationalmissionaries under the Methodist Board of Missions. Albert taught botany at theUniversity of Nanking. During World War II, Albert was interned at Chapei Camp,Shanghai from 1943-1945. In 1951, Albert became curator of the Herbarium andprofessor at Oregon State College.

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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