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Cote
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Date(s)
- Created 1936-1970s (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 box
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Gladys Aylward was born in 1902 in Edmonton, North London. Following service as a housemaid, and rejection by the China Inland Mission, she went to China as an independent missionary. Travelling on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Tientsin she then continued to the province of Shansi in North-West China, where she worked from 1931. She became a Chinese citizen in 1936. In 1940, against the background of government, communist and Japanese warfare she led a group of orphans on a perilous journey to Sian. She returned to England during the Second World War, but returned to work with children at the Gladys Aylward Children's Home in Taiwan from the late 1940s until near her death in 1970.
Her life was the basis of the 1959 film 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' starring Ingrid Bergman. A number of books have also been written about her life including: Gladys Aylward, One of the Undefeated by R O Latham (1950); The Small Women by Alan Burgess (1957); London Sparrow by Phyllis Thompson (1989); and Gladys Aylward: the Courageous English Missionary by Catherine Swift (1989).
Histoire archivistique
GB 0102 MS 291571 Created 1936-1970s Collection (fonds) 1 box Aylward , Gladys , 1902-1970 , missionary
Gladys Aylward was born in 1902 in Edmonton, North London. Following service as a housemaid, and rejection by the China Inland Mission, she went to China as an independent missionary. Travelling on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Tientsin she then continued to the province of Shansi in North-West China, where she worked from 1931. She became a Chinese citizen in 1936. In 1940, against the background of government, communist and Japanese warfare she led a group of orphans on a perilous journey to Sian. She returned to England during the Second World War, but returned to work with children at the Gladys Aylward Children's Home in Taiwan from the late 1940s until near her death in 1970.
Her life was the basis of the 1959 film 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' starring Ingrid Bergman. A number of books have also been written about her life including: Gladys Aylward, One of the Undefeated by R O Latham (1950); The Small Women by Alan Burgess (1957); London Sparrow by Phyllis Thompson (1989); and Gladys Aylward: the Courageous English Missionary by Catherine Swift (1989).
The material was donated via the Archivist of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1973.
Papers, 1936-1970s, of Gladys Aylward, comprising correspondence (1936-1939) with the Whiskin family during her time in China, press cuttings (1936-1970s), publications, notices, Chinese texts for children, calendars, photographs and miscellaneous items including Chinese accessories.
The collection is arranged into 7 sections: correspondence; press cuttings; publications; notices; Chinese texts for children; calendars; photographs; miscellaneous. Within each section, material is arranged chronologically.
Unrestricted.
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English and Chinese
Unpublished handlist.
15 May 2000 Communications media Ancient religions Aylward , Gladys , 1902-1970 , missionary Books Calendars Childrens books Child welfare China Christianity Christians Clothing East Asia International conflicts Laity Lay missionaries Missionaries Missionary work Newspaper press Periodicals Photographs Press Press cuttings Publications Religions Religious activities Religious groups Religious institutions Religious movements Shansi Shanxi Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Social welfare Textiles Tianjin Tientsin Visual materials War Whiskin , family Women missionaries Womens missionary work Information sciences Wars (events)
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The material was donated via the Archivist of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1973.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Papers, 1936-1970s, of Gladys Aylward, comprising correspondence (1936-1939) with the Whiskin family during her time in China, press cuttings (1936-1970s), publications, notices, Chinese texts for children, calendars, photographs and miscellaneous items including Chinese accessories.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
The collection is arranged into 7 sections: correspondence; press cuttings; publications; notices; Chinese texts for children; calendars; photographs; miscellaneous. Within each section, material is arranged chronologically.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Unrestricted.
Conditions de reproduction
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English and Chinese
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Unpublished handlist.
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
- Religions » Religion ancienne
- Livre
- Périodique » Calendrier
- Livre » Livre d'enfants
- Bien-être social » Protection de l'enfance
- Religions » Religion ancienne » Christianisme
- Groupe religieux » Chrétien
- Textile » Vêtement
- Conflit international
- Activité religieuse » Oeuvre missionnaire
- Presse » Presse d'information
- Périodique
- Support visuel » Photographies
- Presse
- Presse » Presse d'information » Coupure de presse
- Religions
- Activité religieuse
- Groupe religieux
- Institution religieuse
- Institution religieuse » Mouvement religieux
- Bien-être social
- Textile
- Support visuel
- Conflit international » Guerre
- Sciences de l'information
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Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais