Burns, William Chalmers, 1815-1868 (evangelist and missionary)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter and portrait relating to William Chalmers Burns
Fonds
Identifier: MS BURN
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two different items: a letter (and its envelope) sent from Rong Lin to Sir William Chalmers Burns, and a photograph portraying a Chinese carpenter and Christian convert named Chu Ting Yü.1. The photograph is a portrait of Chu Ting Yü, carpenter and convert to Christianity. He knew Rev. William Chalmers Burns and allegedly made his coffin when Burns died in 1868. Photograph 13 x 9 cm. mounted on card 17 x 11 cm, and dated 18 September 1889.2....
Dates:
18 September 1889; c [1864-1868]
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Printed catalogue with insert, 1844-1846
Item
Identifier: AA2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Printed catalogue with printed insert which reads 'Students Private Library, New College, Edinburgh: Catalogue of the Library of the Rev. Wm. C. Burns, Deposited on Load in the Free Church College (Edinburgh, 1844)'.
Dates:
1844-1846