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Papers of Frank Longley (fl. 1950)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 34

Scope and Contents The collection consists of: personal items relating to the Longleys and their work including press cuttings (1915-1987); circular letters from the Longleys in Nigeria (1931-1945); family and personal correspondence including detailed letters from Jessie Longley to her parents (1928-1987); notebooks and pocket diaries (1928-1989); addresses and talks on Nigeria (1937-1971); administrative material and correspondence relating to the mission work (1928-1974); letters from the children in Nigeria...

Dates: 1896-1989

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of George Armstrong Young (1898-1901)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 24

Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence in English and Chinese (1938, 1946-86); material relating to Young's study of the Chinese language; material used by Young for evangelical work in China (1930s-1950s) and other miscellaneous items from his time in China; articles and sermons by Young in English mainly written after his return to Scotland; journals, articles and newspaper cuttings in English and Chinese mainly relating to China and the church (1940s-1980s); photographs, pictures and...

Dates: 1906-1991

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of George Hood (b. 1917)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 38

Scope and Contents The collection does not relate to Hood's time in China. It consists of: (1) Material relating to the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and Malaysia or the Chinese Christian Church, in particular: Malaya Synod papers, minutes, financial material and newsletters (1948-1970); material on the South Malaya and Singapore Presbyteries and Chinese Churches in these areas (1950s-1971); papers on the Five Year Movement (1963-1969); and on English speaking schools in Singapore. (2) Material relating to the...

Dates: 1948-1980

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of George McGlashan Kerr (1874-1950) and Isabel Kerr (1875-1932)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 5

Scope and Contents The collection consists of: correspondence, mainly letters from Kerr and others at the leprosy hospital to Joseph Ross and his wife giving information about their work in India (c 1927-1944); autobiographical notes on Kerr's childhood, decision to become a missionary and early years in India; pamphlets and printed items, referring to the hospital and medical work and with obituaries of Isabel Kerr (1911-1956); and photographs of the Kerr family and Dichpali (3 items, c 1920s).

Dates: 1911-1956

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of George William Clarke (1849-1919)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 15

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a pamphlet by Agnes Clarke about her father (1962); three volumes of diaries written by George Clarke (1879-1883); a book on Kweichow and Yunnan provinces by George Clarke (1894); cuttings from China's Millions about the Clarke family (1875-1941); and four photographs of the family and one of a Chinese river (circa 1880-1890).

Dates: 1875-1969

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Helen B. K. Maclean (fl. 1921-1954)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 14

Scope and Contents The collection consists of two version of an unpublished manuscript Memories of a Missionary by Maclean, the first dates from 1967 or just after, the second is the same version but amended and annotated at a later date and including photographs and pictures dating from c 1930s to 1984. It is an account of the relationship between Maclean and her friend Fragrant Tree, describing their backgrounds, their work for the mission and church in Manchuria and...

Dates: [ca. 1930]-1984

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Helen M. Taylor

Fonds — Box: Gen.2180, Folder: Gen.2180/3

Identifier: Coll-224

Scope and Contents The collection covers the period of the controversy over the Central African Federation and the protests of the nationalist movement under Hastings Banda. The material includes papers, memoranda, telegrams and reports by Taylor and others relating to the position of the church, mission and teacher training college at Livingstonia and giving their opinions on the events in Nyasaland. Statements and correspondence are directed to the government, the Devlin Commission of Enquiry and to...

Dates: 1958-1963

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Isabel Fleming (1890-1983) and Jessie Service (1888-1958)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 7

Scope and Contents The collection consists of: diary entries by Fleming describing her arrival and early travel in China (c 1923-1925); memoirs by Fleming and Service describing the months around Pearl Harbour and missionary internment and evacuation (cover 1937-1942); and notes by Fleming on how God reveals Himself (1955).

Dates: 1923-1955

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of James Kellock (1889-1968)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 31

Scope and Contents The collection consists of several files relating to the United Church of Northern India and Kellock's involvement in the extension and promotion of church union including committee papers and reports, correspondence, published articles and journals, material relating to Kellock's Break Through for Church Union, and material on the debate over Anglican and Presbyterian union in Scotland.

Dates: 1924-1969

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of James Russell Macphail (1901-1968)

Fonds

Identifier: CSWC 43

Scope and Contents The collection consists of: draft manuscripts of King and Teacher, A Practical Guide to the Reading of the Bible, The Lord's Prayer, The Lord's Supper and The Benediction; other articles, addresses and broadcasts by Macphail; and issues of ...

Dates: [ca. 1963-1969]

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Papers of Frank Longley (fl. 1950)

Papers of George Armstrong Young (1898-1901)

Papers of George Hood (b. 1917)

Papers of George McGlashan Kerr (1874-1950) and Isabel Kerr (1875-1932)

Papers of George William Clarke (1849-1919)

Papers of Helen B. K. Maclean (fl. 1921-1954)

Papers of Helen M. Taylor

Papers of Isabel Fleming (1890-1983) and Jessie Service (1888-1958)

Papers of James Kellock (1889-1968)

Papers of James Russell Macphail (1901-1968)

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