Mae Baucher papers [microform], 1926-1931.

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Mae Baucher papers [microform], 1926-1931.

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Collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, and photographs, predominately from her career as a missionary to China from 1926 to 1931. Some correspondence postdates her return to the United States. Although her collection is small, the correspondence contains a great deal of information about conflicts directed at missionaries by the Chinese in particular locales. The correspondence includes information about Baucher's Chinese experiences, writing about her language studies, her missionary service as a nurse and a teacher, and Chinese culture. Her letters give accounts of Chinese aggression towards missionaries and describe the missionaries' flee from Yenping in 1927. There is information about Baucher's refuge in the Philippines and descriptions of military action of the communists. Her papers include personal writings, a diary, and a schoolbook. The photographs deal with Baucher's missionary service in China and nearby countries. There are many photographs of unique Chinese artifacts and depictions of daily Chinese culture. Also portrayed are missionaries, facilities, and the patient and environs of the Yenping Hospital.

2 microfilm reels; 35 mm.

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7089666

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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