| Summary: |
This class contains photographic material connected with the work of the MMS (as well as its predecessor organisations) in China. It is divided into nine sub-sections. The first section contains material which has not been assigned to a particular sub-section either because it covers more than one sub-section, or there is insufficient information to assign it to a particular sub-section; the second sub-section contains material relating to South China; the third contains material relating to Hupeh [Hubei]; the fourth to Hunan; the fifth to North China; the sixth to Yunnan; the seventh to Ningpo, [Ningbo]; the eighth to Wenchow [Wenzhou] and the ninth contains miscellaneous images and portraits. The items show individuals, groups, buildings, and local scenes, featuring missionaries, local Christians, indigenous clergy, hospitals, schools, etc.
Where possible, each place name is identified by a contemporary standard form (generally taken from the Society's Annual Reports) and also by a current modern standard form (generally taken from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names) where this has been identified as different. The modern standard for Hupeh is Hubei; Fatshan is now Foshan; Hunan is used instead of Hu-nan or Hunan-Sheng; Yunnan is used instead of Yunnanfu or Kunming; Wuhan is used instead of Wu-han, Wuchang, Hankow or Hankou; Tientsin is now Tianjin; Canton is now Guangzhou; Peking is now Beijing; Shantung is now Shandong; Ningpo is now Ningbo; Chunking is now Chonqing; An-Hwei is Anhui and Kukong is Shaoguan.
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| Arrangement: |
Sub-sections mainly arranged by geographical location. Within sub-sections material has either been sorted into manageable units, according to provenance, authorship, geographical location or subject matter, or kept in existing units if these are appropriate. Identifiable sets have been reunited. The files have been arranged chronologically as far as is possible, although individual files can cover large date ranges. |
