Papers relating to Percy Cunningham Mather
Papers, 1911-1938, of and relating to Percy Cunningham Mather, comprising letters to Mather from various correspondents, 1911-1931; letters of condolence on his death, 1933; letters from Mather, 1911-1933, largely to his sister Edith, including his experiences in China; typescript letters from Mathe...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1911-1938 |
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Sub-series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Mather; Percy Cunningham (fl 1911-1933); missionary |
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SOAS Archive |
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CIM.04.01.05 |
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archive |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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CIM/04/01/05 |
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CIM/04/01/05 |
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CIM/04/01/05 |
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05 |
| title |
Papers relating to Percy Cunningham Mather |
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1911-1938 |
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Sub-series |
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7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File |
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0.5 box |
| author |
Mather; Percy Cunningham (fl 1911-1933); missionary |
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Mather; Percy Cunningham (fl 1911-1933); missionary |
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Mather; Percy Cunningham (fl 1911-1933); missionary |
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Mather; Percy Cunningham (fl 1911-1933); missionary |
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Archive |
| scb_admin_history |
Born in Fleetwood, England, 1884; employed by the railways; converted to Wesleyan Methodism, 1903; became a Sunday school teacher and local preacher; applied to join the China Inland Mission, 1908; pioneering missionary to central Asia; sailed to Shanghai, China, 1910; moved upriver to Anking (Anqing) language school; proceeded to Ningkwo (Ningguo) in Anhwei (Anhui) province, 1911; influenced by Roland Allen's Missionary Methods: St Paul's or Ours? (1912) and volunteered to join George Hunter (1861-1946) among the Islamic peoples of Urumchi (Urumqi), Chinese Turkestan (later Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) and arrived, 1914; with Hunter, itinerated in Outer Mongolia among Mongol tribes and Chinese traders and border settlers, 1914-1926; pursued intensive medical studies on furlough, 1927; subsequently concentrated on medical work and on translations, grammars, and dictionaries of Mongolian languages; to Kashgar, 1928; became involved in hostilities in China and was accused of political intrigue; died of typhus during the siege of Urumchi, 1933. Publication: letters published as The Making of a Pioneer: Percy Mather of Central Asia, ed Alice Mildred Cable and Francesca Law French (1935). |
| description |
Papers, 1911-1938, of and relating to Percy Cunningham Mather, comprising letters to Mather from various correspondents, 1911-1931; letters of condolence on his death, 1933; letters from Mather, 1911-1933, largely to his sister Edith, including his experiences in China; typescript letters from Mather in Chuguchak (Tacheng), Sinkiang (Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu), to prayer companions, 1930-1932, describing his impressions and activities; six journals, 1911-1917, recording his activities; articles by Mather in Young China, 1928-1929; articles on Mather's life, 1933, 1938 and undated. |
| scb_related_name_code |
GB/SOASNAF/P214 GB/NNAF/D91930 |
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Subject of Creator of |
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1814991 1529167 7729894 1529047 |
| scb_access_status |
Open |
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SOAS also holds press cuttings of the Conference of British Missionary Societies relating to Mather's death in China, 1933 (Ref: CBMS/H/PB23/88). |
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Asian cultures Chinese (cultural identity) Evangelism Medicine Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Asian cultures Chinese (cultural identity) Evangelism Medicine Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Asian cultures Chinese (cultural identity) Evangelism Medicine Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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CIM |
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CIM.0004.0001.0005 |