Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- Created 1936-1970s (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 box
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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).
Geschiedenis van het archief
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)
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The material was donated via the Archivist of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1973.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
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.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Unrestricted.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
English and Chinese
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Unpublished handlist.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related units of description
Notitie Publicaties
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Books
- Periodicals » Calendars
- Books » Childrens books
- Social welfare » Child welfare
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religious groups » Christians
- Textiles » Clothing
- International conflicts
- Religious activities » Missionary work
- Press » Newspaper press
- Periodicals
- Visual materials » Photographs
- Press
- Press » Newspaper press » Press cuttings
- Religions
- Religious activities
- Religious groups
- Religious institutions
- Religious institutions » Religious movements
- Social welfare
- Textiles
- Visual materials
- International conflicts » War
- Information sciences
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
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Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels