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The
China Records Project was initiated by the National Council of
Churches of Christ in the U.S.A in 1968. The aim of the project
was to insure the preservation of the personal records of former
missionaries to China and to provide a central repository where
these papers would be available to historians.
The
Yale Divinity School Library was chosen as this central repository
in 1969 and has continued to solicit and accept China-related
papers since that time. The Divinity Library now holds approximately
1600 linear feet of manuscript materials related to mission work
and the Christian church in China. Records of more than 300 former
China missionaries are represented. The library has also purchased
several microform archives collections to complement its holdings
of original manuscripts.
A
survey of topics pursued by researchers in recent years indicates
that these records are of use both in providing information about
events, movements, and institutions in China, and in providing
insight into the Western societies that sent, supported, and were
embodied in the missionaries.
See
the Online Guide to Manuscript and Archival Material for a listing of
individuals and organizations for whom material is available.
The China
Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection contains
smaller collections of material, while separate record groups
have been established for larger collections.
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