Chefoo School Papers

Records, 1880-1998, of the China Inland Mission schools originating in Chefoo, China, including school registers, 1880-1950, lists of teachers, school papers, and copies of the school magazine The Chefusian, 1928-1934. Also includes notes on the history of the school and the China Inland Mission co...

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Date(s) of creation: 1880-1999
Level: Sub-collection
Format: Archive           
Main author: Chefoo School; China
Other authors: Chefoo Schools Association
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Summary: Records, 1880-1998, of the China Inland Mission schools originating in Chefoo, China, including school registers, 1880-1950, lists of teachers, school papers, and copies of the school magazine The Chefusian, 1928-1934. Also includes notes on the history of the school and the China Inland Mission compiled by Fred H Judd in the 1950s, and a copy of the publication Chefoo School, 1881-1951, by Gordon Martin. Photographs illustrate early scenes of the school and missionaries. Material on the internment of the school during World War II includes sketches, pictures and poems. Records, 1908-1999, of the Chefoo Schools Association. Including minute books of the Association, 1908-1940, 1945-1960; runs of the Chefoo Schools Association newsletter Chefoo, 1916-1999, and magazine 'The Chefoo Magazine'.
Main author: Chefoo School; China
Other authors: Chefoo Schools Association
Extent: 9 boxes
Admin history: The Chefoo School was established by the China Inland Mission - under James Hudson Taylor - at Chefoo (Yantai), northern China, in 1880. Its aim was to provide an education for the children of missionaries and the business and diplomatic communities. The school began as an adjunct to a sanatorium for sick missionaries, but soon grew larger than the hospital itself. In 1881, Mr W L Elliston began to teach the first three pupils (Fred, Ross and Edwin Judd). Between 1881 and 1886, the number of pupils grew to over 100, resident in three department ... View more
Acquisition: Donated in 1994, with additional deposits in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Overseas Missionary Fellowship.
Language: English
File number: CIM/CSP
Physical description: Gloves must be worn when viewing albums, photographs and sketch books.
Finding aids: Unpublished handlist divided into original deposit and handlists for additional deposits available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
Related material: The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the China Inland Mission (Ref: CIM), the other sub-collections including papers of its founder James Hudson Taylor.
Format: Archive           
Subjects: