Arthur Greenwood Robinson papers on the Yung Wing Mission and YMCA work in North China
General Note
Collection includes photographs, reports and other printed material, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910-1962
Language of Materials
In English and Chinese.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
A portion of this collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Extent
3.25 linear feet (5 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Arthur Greenwood Robinson (1884-1964) was educated at Yale Divinity School and served as a missionary in China. He married Marian Rider, with whom he had four children.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Ownership and Custodial History
64M-160: Transfer from Chinese-Japanese Library of the Harvard Yenching Institute, 1965.
Ownership and Custodial History
65M-8: Gift of Reverend David Robinson, 1965.
Ownership and Custodial History
2011M-111: Transfer from Harvard-Yenching Library, 2012.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
- Title
- Robinson, Arthur Greenwood. Arthur Greenwood Robinson papers on the Yung Wing Mission and YMCA work in North China, circa 1910-1962 (MS Am 2801): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04768
Repository Details
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