| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/C N Mylne/Box 643A
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| Summary: |
The papers, the majority of which date from 1908 to 1936, include: letters to Mylne, chiefly from a fellow-missionary, W H Hudspeth (1887-1976), a colleague of Samuel Pollard, working with the Miao people in South West China and 3 letters about Mylne written to his daughter, Vivienne, following his death in 1970; notebook diaries and diary extracts 1908-1916 and 1922-23; notebooks containing texts of talks and unpublished typescripts about work, travel and experiences in China and photographs (negatives and prints) of people, including Nosu individuals and groups, and places.
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| Main author: |
Mylne; Clement Noble (1885-1970); ordained missionary |
| Other authors: |
Hudspeth; William Harrison (1887-1976); ordained missionary, mission administrator and anthropologist |
| Extent: |
22 files
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| Admin history: |
Clement Noble Mylne was born at Leyton in North London on 4th March 1885. He was trained for the ministry at Shebbear College in Devon, then a Bible Christian College. Mylne was the last candidate to be accepted for the Bible Christian ministry prior to its amalgamation with the United Methodist Church in 1907. In 1908 he was appointed to Chao Tong Fu, China to work among the Nosu or I-chia people. By 1911 he was one of only two missionaries left in Tung Chu-an to witness the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty. Between 1912 and 1917 he built up a network of schools, Bible Study groups, using the Roland Allen method, and churches across an area half the size of Wales.
Forced to return to England by ill health in 1917, Mylne worked in home circuits before returning to China in 1921, where he was based at Kunming [Yunnan]. Ill health again forced his withdrawal from missionary work in 1927. He served the remainder of his ministry in home circuits. He lived in Jersey from 1939 to 1946 where he and his family were for a time imprisoned by the Germans. He retired from the ministry in 1951 and died on 21st January 1970. |
Clement Noble Mylne was born at Leyton in North London on 4th March 1885. He was trained for the ministry at Shebbear College in Devon, then a Bible Christian College. Mylne was the last candidate to be accepted for the Bible Christian ministry prior to its amalgamation with the United Methodist Church in 1907. In 1908 he was appointed to Chao Tong Fu, China to work among the Nosu or I-chia people. By 1911 he was one of only two missionaries left in Tung Chu-an to witness the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty. Between 1912 and 1917 he built up a ... View more |
| Acquisition: |
These papers were bequeathed via Lady Margaret's Hall, Oxford, by Professor Vivienne Mylne, C N Mylne's daughter and were received in 1996.
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| Access status: |
Open
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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
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| Copies: |
Not available on microfiche |
| Related material: |
The minutes of the Bible Christians and United Methodist Missionary Society are extant (see UMMS section of catalogue). Further photographs of the Nosu and the Yunnan area, including a handful by Mylne, are located within the China section, photograph series of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society collection.
Professor Vivienne Mylne's papers relating to their time in Jersey are held by the Jersey Archive Service and the remainder of her personal papers are at the University of Kent. |
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Archive
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