Papers, 1877-1944, 1889-1913.

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Papers, 1877-1944, 1889-1913.

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The papers of Lydia Lord Davis and of her husband, Francis Ward Davis (1857-1900) constitute an excellent source for the study of the lives of China missionaries up to the time of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in which Francis Davis was slain. Correspondence, diaries, photographs, and printed materials document the couple's eight-year residence (1889-97) in Shansi Province, China, as missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The post-1900 papers, consisting mainly of professional correspondence, pertain to Lydia Lord Davis' continuing service on behalf of missions and the education of women in China and Japan.

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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Organized 1810; incorporated 1812; consists of members of National Council of Congregational Churches in the U.S., and 150 additional members elected by the board in biennial meetings; the foreign missionary arm of Congregational Christian Churches of the U.S.; headquartered in Boston, Mass.; also known as ABCFM. From the description of Records, 1804-1964 (bulk 1900-1960). (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70927016 Organized 1810; incorporated in 181...

Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

Davis, Francis Ward, 1857-1900

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Davis, Lydia Lord, 1867-1952.

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Lydia Clara (Lord) Davis was born in Ravenna, Ohio in 1867, graduated from high school and Normal School in 1885, and taught second grade in Ravenna from 1886 to 1889. In August 1889, she married an 1889 graduate of the Oberlin Theological Seminary, Francis Ward Davis (1857- 1900), and the two set out for China as missionaries. They lived at Taigu in Shansi Province for eight years, until 1897 when they returned on furlough to the United States. Francis Davis returned to China alone in the fall ...