Circular letters from Alan Taylor Dale

Copies of five typed circular letters (1930-c1932) with one personal letter written by Alan Taylor Dale from the United Methodist Mission at Chu Chia Tsai and Wutingfu, North China. Circular letters (numbered 1 to 5) summarise his and his colleagues work in the region as well as his arrival and sett...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1217
Date(s) of creation: 1930-c1932
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1217
Summary: Copies of five typed circular letters (1930-c1932) with one personal letter written by Alan Taylor Dale from the United Methodist Mission at Chu Chia Tsai and Wutingfu, North China. Circular letters (numbered 1 to 5) summarise his and his colleagues work in the region as well as his arrival and settling in, the local environment and population, politics, religious sites and visitors. The personal letter, dated 23 January 1931, to Lily and Hilda, is a letter of thanks for a gift with information on his and his colleague's activities.
Extent: 6 letters
Admin history: Rev Alan Taylor Dale (1902-1979) served the (United) Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in their North China District from 1929 to 1936.
Custodial history: Gift to Methodist Church Overseas Division from Mrs Alwyn Shackleton of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, 25 January 1982
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Related material: See also N/T Series 2, item 107
Format: Archive