Katherine Shapleigh papers, 1887-1946 (inclusive).

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Katherine Shapleigh papers, 1887-1946 (inclusive).

Material documents Shapleigh's mission work in China, and subsequent work at Wheaton College. Shapleigh served at the China Inland Mission Training School in Yangchow and worked with Russian women refugees at the Foreign Women's Home in Shanghai.

2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8022067

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Shapleigh, Katherine, 1875-1942.

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Shapleigh was a missionary to China (1896-1926), initially under the American Board, and later with the China Inland mission. She remained in China for several years after the tragic death of her husband and their two children from smallpox in 1905. Shapleigh later served as Dean of Women at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. From the description of Katherine Shapleigh papers, 1887-1946 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702164936 ...

China Inland Mission

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The China Inland Mission was a Protestant mission agency working in China until 1950. It later took the name Overseas Missionary Fellowship and redirected work to other Far Eastern countries. From the description of Records of the China Inland Mission, 1872-1955 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702148533 ...