Hazel Atwood papers [microform], 1927-1965.

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Hazel Atwood papers [microform], 1927-1965.

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Collection consists of correspondence, administrative papers of the missionary hospital in Foochow, China, newsletters of various missionary organizations, a photograph, and miscellaneous publications that pertain to Atwood's interest in Chinese missionary service. This collection contains few personal items that would yield a significant degree of insight into the life of Atwood. The publications of different missionary groups elucidate many religious views of critical events of 20th century Chinese history. Included are official letters concerned with Atwood's future service during extended furlough periods, during World War II and the height of the communist revolution. Included is a letter written in 1942 by a co-worker, Dr. Lora Dyer, in which she expresses her opinion of Japan's and China's political positions. The letter of Eula Lee and William Strong describes soldiers taking Foochow during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The hostilities and subsequent missionary flee of the anti-Christian uprising in Foochow is detailed in Arthur St. Clair's letter of 1927 and two unidentified letters. The Hospital papers deal mainly with Atwood's workplace, the Foochow Christian Union Hospital, later the Willis F. Pierce Memorial Hospital. The Newsletters series contains the Foochow messenger, the Broadcast bulletin, United China Relief Fund, and other publications that provide an interesting record of events in China from the 1920s to the 1960s. Included in Miscellaneous is the story of Helen Smith, a missionary teacher who led a group of students 300 miles on foot from Foochow to Ingtai to avoid the threat of war.

3 microfilm reels; 35 mm.

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

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Atwood, Hazel, b. 1891?

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Hazel Atwood was born circa 1891. She became a Congregational missionary nurse in 1921, serving for the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions. She was a nurse at the Foochow Christian Union Hospital, later the Willis F. Pierce Memorial Hospital, in Foochow, Fukien Province, China. She later became the director of the school of nursing in Foochow. Atwood served until the 1940s. She was on furlough in the United States during anti-Christian uprisings of January 1927 and again circa 1...