GB 0102 CIM/PP 93-118 - Withers, Henrietta

2 boxes

The papers form part of the series of personal and private papers of individual missionaries among the records of the China Inland Mission.
GB 0102 CIM/PP 93-118 1914-1974 Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Withers , Henrietta Ethel Frances , b 1889 , missionary
Born, 1889; served the China Inland Mission, 1910s-1940s; teacher at Chefoo Girls' School; unmarried; died after 1974.

The papers form part of the series of personal and private papers of individual missionaries among the records of the China Inland Mission.

Donated with the records of the China Inland Mission from 1991.

Papers, 1914-1974, of Henrietta (Hettie) Withers, comprising correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1936-1974 (mainly 1930s-1950s), including letters to her family, 1937-1941, letters from the China Inland Mission (CIM) London Council, 1947, and two booklets on the Emmanuel Home for the Homeless, Shanghai, 1939, 1945; diaries, 1915-1945 (some gaps), including typescript circular letters, 1927-1932, describing her work, activities and experiences in China, including references to the Sino-Japanese War and World War Two; notes, on talks given [post-1930], meetings addressed in Chefoo (Yantai), 1938-1939, and on Sisiang in Shensi province, undated; photographs and some watercolours, 1914-1965 and undated, the subjects including Chefoo, Miss Withers, other teachers, and children; passport, 1932, with endorsements for escorting children; typescript list of publications about CIM missionaries and readers' comments, 1960s-1970s.

The papers are arranged in the following sections: letters; journals; sermons and notes; photographs, etc; miscellaneous.

Unrestricted. Readers should order the documents as CIM boxes 9-10 in SOAS Special Collections Reading Room.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English and Chinese

Database and unpublished handlist.

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the China Inland Mission (Ref: CIM), including papers of the Chefoo Schools (Ref: CIM/CSP).

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2002 Wars (events) Ancient religions Beijing Shi Chefoo Schools , south and east Asia Children of missionaries China China Inland Mission Christianity Christians Diaries Disadvantaged groups Documents East Asia Educational missionaries Educational missionary work Educational personnel Emmanuel Home for the Homeless , Shanghai, China Fine arts Homeless Information sources International conflicts Lay missionaries Literary forms and genres Literature Missionaries Missionary childrens schools Missionary work Mission schools Nonfiction Painting Paintings Photographs Poor Primary documents Prose Protestantism Protestants Religions Religious activities Religious doctrines Religious groups Religious institutions Religious movements Religious texts Schoolchildren Schools Sermons Shaanxi Shanghai Shanghai Shi Shensi Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Sisiang Students Teachers Theology Travel Travel abroad Visual materials War Withers , Henrietta Ethel Frances , b 1889 , missionary Women missionaries Women teachers World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Yantai Educational institutions Personnel People by occupation People Illustrations

Donated with the records of the China Inland Mission from 1991.

Papers, 1914-1974, of Henrietta (Hettie) Withers, comprising correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1936-1974 (mainly 1930s-1950s), including letters to her family, 1937-1941, letters from the China Inland Mission (CIM) London Council, 1947, and two booklets on the Emmanuel Home for the Homeless, Shanghai, 1939, 1945; diaries, 1915-1945 (some gaps), including typescript circular letters, 1927-1932, describing her work, activities and experiences in China, including references to the Sino-Japanese War and World War Two; notes, on talks given [post-1930], meetings addressed in Chefoo (Yantai), 1938-1939, and on Sisiang in Shensi province, undated; photographs and some watercolours, 1914-1965 and undated, the subjects including Chefoo, Miss Withers, other teachers, and children; passport, 1932, with endorsements for escorting children; typescript list of publications about CIM missionaries and readers' comments, 1960s-1970s.

The papers are arranged in the following sections: letters; journals; sermons and notes; photographs, etc; miscellaneous.

Unrestricted. Readers should order the documents as CIM boxes 9-10 in SOAS Special Collections Reading Room.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English and Chinese

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the China Inland Mission (Ref: CIM), including papers of the Chefoo Schools (Ref: CIM/CSP).

Database and unpublished handlist.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English