| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 31-32
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| Summary: |
Papers, c1909-1976, of Sister Gladys Stephenson, comprising diary of journey to China, 1915; journals of visits to Korea and Peking [Beijing], 1926, 1936 and undated; journal of her time in Lungshwa Internment camp, Shanghai, 1942-1945; diaries recording daily events, 1946-1971; long letter from Gladys Stephenson, 1945, from the Lungshwa Internment camp, Shanghai, recounting her experiences, and typescript copies; manuscript and typescript accounts of a journey to Hong Kong, Malaya and the Holy Land, 1961; other typescript and manuscript notes, accounts, or addresses by Gladys Stephenson recounting her experiences, largely undated, including one relating to the great floods in China (1931); two photographs of a chapel used by the Methodist hospital, Hankow [Wuhan], and papers relating to a stained glass window, 1940; printed material on Christianity, missionary work and missionaries, nursing and training, and other aspects of life in China, including hospitals in Hankow [Wuhan], 1909-1976, largely dating, 1920s-1960s.
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| Main author: |
Stephenson; Gladys Ethel (1889-1981); nurse, medical missionary, deaconess |
| Extent: |
2 boxes
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| Admin history: |
Born 8th August 1889. Sent by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society to the Wuchang district, China, 1915; studied languages in Hankow [Wuhan]; served initially at the Hodge Memorial Hospital, Hankow [Wuhan]; matron at the Anlu Men's Hospital from c1917; played a pioneering role in training indigenous nursing staff; active in founding the Nurses Association of China, becoming its President, 1924; appointed Principal of the School of Nursing at the new Union Hospital in Hankow [Wuhan], c1927; appointed Director of Nursing Service for the National Flood Relief Commission by the Chinese government, she was active in addressing the effects of serious floods on the refugee camps, 1931; on furlough, 1940; interned in Lungshwa Internment camp, Shanghai, 1942-1945; retired, 1951; settled in Southall, London; deaconess; unmarried; died 14th June 1981.
Further reading:
Stephenson, G. E., A short outline of nursing history (1936);
Stephenson, G. E., Some pioneers in the medical and nursing world (1924);
Webb, P. M., Women of our time (1963). |
Born 8th August 1889. Sent by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society to the Wuchang district, China, 1915; studied languages in Hankow [Wuhan]; served initially at the Hodge Memorial Hospital, Hankow [Wuhan]; matron at the Anlu Men's Hospital from c1917; played a pioneering role in training indigenous nursing staff; active in founding the Nurses Association of China, becoming its President, 1924; appointed Principal of the School of Nursing at the new Union Hospital in Hankow [Wuhan], c1927; appointed Director of Nursing Service for the ... View more |
| Access status: |
Restrictions Apply
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| Access conditions: |
Only to be viewed on microfiche
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| Copyright: |
Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society. |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
Chinese
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| Related material: |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society (MMS) which includes the surviving records of the Women's Work department. Letters written by Gladys Stephenson to the Women's Work department from China should be contained within the Hupeh District correspondence (MMS/WW/Correspondence/ China/Hupeh/FBN 3-5 & Box 1321).
Within the Methodist Missionary Society Library (MMSL) are reports for some of the hospitals Nurse Stephenson worked in. Further information on these reports can found on the SOAS Library catalogue. There are also a few manuscripts by Gladys Stephenson within Notes and Transcripts including 'The Story of Christian Nursing in China 1915-1951' & 'Notes on the Building up of the Nursing Profession in China and' (MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts/FBN 7).
SOAS also holds further papers of Sister Gladys Stephenson (including diaries) within the Missionary Records Project. This material is restricted access. Please ask an archivist for further details. |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society (MMS) which includes the surviving records of the Women's Work department. Letters written by Gladys Stephenson to the Women's Work department from China should be contained within the Hupeh District correspondence (MMS/WW/Correspondence/ China/Hupeh/FBN 3-5 & Box 1321).
Within the Methodist Missionary Society Library (MMSL) are reports for some of the hospitals Nurse Stephenson worked in. Further information on these rep ... View more |
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Archive
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