Rev William Edward Soothill papers
Papers comprise: letters from William Edward Soothill written from China to his parents, 1882-1885 and, to his mother, 1901-1911; UMFC missionary society account book for Ningpo, China, 1864-1881; letters from Lucy Soothill and from Dorothea Soothill in China to various family members, 1885-1911; ph...
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1277-1288) |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1882-1911 |
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Sub-series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Soothill; William Edward (1861-1935); ordained and educational missionary, mission administrator and sinologist |
| Other authors: | Soothill; Lucy (fl 1884-1932); née Farrar; missionary wife and author, Soothill; Dorothea (1885-1959); aftwerwards Hosie; Lady; author |
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SOAS Archive |
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MMS.17.02.09.07 |
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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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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1277-1288) |
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MMS/17/02/09/07 |
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MMS/17/02/09/07 |
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MMS/17/02/09/07 |
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Rev William Edward Soothill papers |
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1882-1911 |
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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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7 folders |
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Soothill; William Edward (1861-1935); ordained and educational missionary, mission administrator and sinologist |
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Soothill; William Edward (1861-1935); ordained and educational missionary, mission administrator and sinologist Soothill; Lucy (fl 1884-1932); née Farrar; missionary wife and author Soothill; Dorothea (1885-1959); aftwerwards Hosie; Lady; author |
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Soothill; William Edward (1861-1935); ordained and educational missionary, mission administrator and sinologist |
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Soothill; William Edward (1861-1935); ordained and educational missionary, mission administrator and sinologist |
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Soothill; Lucy (fl 1884-1932); née Farrar; missionary wife and author Soothill; Dorothea (1885-1959); aftwerwards Hosie; Lady; author |
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Soothill; Lucy (fl 1884-1932); née Farrar; missionary wife and author Soothill; Dorothea (1885-1959); aftwerwards Hosie; Lady; author |
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Archive |
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William Edward Soothill was born on 23rd January 1861 at Halifax, England. In 1882 he became an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church and went out as a missionary to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China from 1882 to 1914 serving with the United Methodist Free Churches, Home and Foreign Missions. During that time he founded a hospital, training college, schools and many preaching stations. He was also a considerable translator and lexicographer. His published works include A dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms, The lotus of the wonderful law or the lotus gospel, The student's four thousand [characters] and general pocket dictionary and Timothy Richard of China : seer, statesman, missionary & the most disinterested adviser the Chinese ever had. For a number of years he was Principal of Shansi University. In 1920 he was appointed Professor of Chinese at the University of Oxford. He married Lucy Farrar in 1884. She was the author of A passport to China: being the tale of her long and friendly sojourning amongst a strangely interesting people. Lucy Soothill died on 25th March 1932 and her husband on 14th May 1935. They had two children, Victor and Dorothea. Dorothea (1885-1959), later the second wife of Sir Alexander Hosie of the China Consular Service, was also the author of a number of books about China.
Further reading (in addition to the above mentioned books):
Soothill, W.E., A mission in China (1906);
Soothill, W.E., China and the West: a sketch of their intercourse (1925);
Soothill, W.E., China and England (1928). |
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Donated to the Methodist Missionary Society by Lady Hosie. |
| description |
Papers comprise: letters from William Edward Soothill written from China to his parents, 1882-1885 and, to his mother, 1901-1911; UMFC missionary society account book for Ningpo, China, 1864-1881; letters from Lucy Soothill and from Dorothea Soothill in China to various family members, 1885-1911; photograph of W E Soothill c. 1882 and one of his wife Lucy Soothill, nee Farrar taken in 1891. |
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GB/SOASNAF/P469 GB/SOASNAF/P470 GB/SOASNAF/P989 GB/SOASNAF/P991 |
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Creator of Creator of Subject of Subject of |
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1814991 7729894 1791388 1799397 |
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Open |
| scb_conditions_gov_access |
Only to be viewed on microfiche |
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Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
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For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
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English |
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English |
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The minutes of the United Methodist Free Churches Foreign Mission and the United Methodist Missionary Society are extant (see UMMS section of this catalogue). |
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Academic teaching personnel Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Translators Wives of missionaries Women United Methodism United Methodists Travel abroad |
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Academic teaching personnel Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Translators Wives of missionaries Women United Methodism United Methodists Travel abroad |
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Academic teaching personnel Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Translators Wives of missionaries Women United Methodism United Methodists Travel abroad |
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MMS |
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MMS.0017.0002.0009.0007 |