United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia records, 1882-1974 (inclusive).

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United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia records, 1882-1974 (inclusive).

Material includes correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, financial records and photographs which document the administrative functions of the United Board and antecedent bodies and provides extensive detailed and substantive information about the Protestant colleges and universities in China which were the focus of the Board's activities prior to 1955. The correspondence and writings provide a valuable perspective on life in China and particularly on the political turmoil which characterized this time period.

206 linear feet (459 boxes, 15 linear feet oversize material)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8022151

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Hume, Edward H. (Edward Hicks), 1876-1957

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Edward Hicks Hume was a Protestant medical missionary in China and the founder of the Yale-Hunan Medical college. From the description of Edward Hicks Hume papers, 1914-1957 (1942-1943). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622467 Protestant medical missionary in China. From the description of Edward H. Hume papers, 1839-1928. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102611 Edward Hicks Hume was a surgeon in India f...

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Luce, Henry Winters, 1868-1941

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Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China)

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United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia

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Fairbank, John King, 1907-1991

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Stuart, John Leighton, 1876-1962

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Wu, Yifang, 1893-1985

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Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967

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Mott, John R. (John Raleigh), 1865-1955

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Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966

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