China photographs

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 s...

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Date(s) of creation: c 1870-c 1962
Level: Series
Format: Archive           
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa/controller/index.htm
URL Description: Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.07.13
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber MMS/17/07/13
callnumber_txt MMS/17/07/13
callnumber-sort MMS/17/07/13
prefix_number 13
scb_previous_numbers MMS/13/20
title China photographs
scb_date_creation c 1870-c 1962
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 2 boxes containing 50 files comprising 609 items
format Archive
description 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.
scb_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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copies Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site
scb_url http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa/controller/index.htm
scb_url_description Some of these photographs are available on-line at the International Mission Photography Archive site
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0007.0013