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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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The Burke Library is one of the largest theological libraries in North America, with holdings of over 700,000 items, including extensive special collections. The mission of the Burke Library is to identify, acquire, organize, provide access to, interpret, and preserve for the future information in the field of theology and contextually related areas of study.
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Clippings from the North-China Daily News, 1890

30 pages

Clippings concerning Conference, May 6, 1890.

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United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949

0.5 linear feet
United China Relief, known from 1946 as United Service to China, was a cooperative association of aid agencies active in China during the Second World War and the immediate post-war era. The collection includes transcripts, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence.
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United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949 0.5 linear feet

United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949
China Relief, including transcripts from a series of fifteen radio broadcasts called "Speaking of China

This series contains transcripts, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence related to United China Relief, including transcripts from a series of fifteen radio broadcasts called "Speaking of China", as well as documentation of the organization's work with refugees, children, soldiers, medical aid, education, and industry.

Transcripts: "Speaking of China" Nos. 2-3, 1943 Box 1, Folder 3

Transcripts: "Speaking of China" Nos. 2-3, 1943
"Covering China by Ricksha and Airplane," Mr. John Goette and Miss Josephine Duvall and "The Art of
China," Mr. Alan Priest and Mrs. Ruth Pratt

"Covering China by Ricksha and Airplane," Mr. John Goette and Miss Josephine Duvall and "The Art of China," Mr. Alan Priest and Mrs. Ruth Pratt

  1. United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949
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China Information Committee records, 1937 -- 1939

1.25 linear feet
The China Information Committee 中國情報委員會 was established in late 1937 as part of the newly-formed Chinese Ministry of Information, an organ of the Chinese Nationalist Party (guomindang 國民黨), to produce propaganda for a foreign audience regarding the ongoing hostilities between China and Japan. The collection contains a series of propaganda news releases in English produced during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), reports on the wartime Chinese economy, war crimes, refugees, and the gradual retreat and relocation of industries and offices to Chongqing in West China.
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China Information Committee records, 1937 -- 1939 1.25 linear feet

China Information Committee records, 1937 -- 1939
, China Information Service, and other efforts during the time frame. The titles of the folders are

This series contains typescript news releases in English that were produced by the CIC from 1938. As the CIC was a propaganda office, the reports unerringly paint China's economic and military situations in a favorable light, while criticizing and undermining the Japanese war effort. Reports of Japanese war crimes and the plight of Chinese refugees dominate the pages, interspersed with addresses from Jiang Jieshi and Song Meiling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek). Stories involving missionaries and foreign countries also figure prominently. Also included are topical materials such as reports, original and copied correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and bulletins that deal with Japanese war crimes, missionaries, China Information Service, and other efforts during the time frame. The titles of the folders are original.

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China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945

1 linear feet
This collection contains records of the Subcommittee of the East Asian Committee of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America (FMCNA), who organized a study conference about Christian work in post-war China. Included is correspondence, schedules, and records from the conferences.
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China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945 1 linear feet

China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945
-war China. Included is correspondence, schedules, and records from the conferences. Correspondence
includes letters to and from Dr. Frank T. Cartwright (Associate Secretary for the China Planning Committee

This series is arranged by format, and then alphabetically.

Correspondence A-Y, 1944 -- 1945 Box 1

of Christian Service) 1 36 Mickle, Joe J. 1 37 National Christian Council in China 1 38 National
Missionary Society) 1 67 Women's Union Missionary Society of America 1 68 Yale-in-China Association 1 69 YMCA

1 1 A 1 2 American Advent 1 3 American Friends (5 years meeting) 1 4 Augustana Synod, Lutheran (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 5 B 1 6 C 1 7 Christian Reformed Board of Missions 1 8 Church of England in Canada (Missionary Society) 1 9 Church of England in Canada (Woman's Auxiliary to the Missionary Society) 1 10 Church of the Brethren 1 11 Church of the Nazarene 1 12 Congregational (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions) 1 13 Cross, Rowland 1 14 Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 15 D 1 16 Decker, J.W. 1 17 Disciples of Christ (United Christian Missionary Society) 1 18 Dixon, Stanley 1 19 Evangelical and Reformed Church 1 20 Evangelical and Reformed Church ( Women's Guild) 1 21 Evangelical Church 1 22 Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, Missouri, etc. 1 23 Evangelical Mission Covenant Church 1 24 F 1 25 Free Methodist Church of North America (General Missionary Board) 1 26 Foreign Mission Conference of North America 1 27 G 1 28 H 1 29 L 1 30 M 1 31 Mennonite Brethren in Christ (Board of Missions of the Pennsylvania Conference) 1 32 Mennonite Brethren of North America 1 33 Mennonite of North America, General Conference 1 34 Methodist Church 1 35 Methodist Church (Women's Division of Christian Service) 1 36 Mickle, Joe J. 1 37 National Christian Council in China 1 38 National Holiness Missionary Society\ 1 39 Northern Baptist Convention (American Foreign Mission Society) 1 40 Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society [Northern?] 1 41 Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (Board of Foreign Missions) 1 42 P 1 43 Presbyterian Church in Canada 1 44 Presbyterian Church in Canada (Women's Missionary Society) 1 45 Presbyterian Church in the United States 1 46 Presbyterian Church in the United States (Committee on Woman's Work) 1 47 Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1 48 Protestant Episcopal Church 1 49 Woman's Auxiliary to the National Council Protestant Episcopal Church 1 50 R 1 51 Reformed Church in America 1 52 Reformed Church in America (Woman's Board of Foreign Missions) 1 53 S 1 54 Scandinavian Alliance 1 55 Schwenkfelder Church 1 56 Seventh Day Baptist 1 57 Seventh Day Baptist General Conference (Woman's Executive Board) 1 58 Southern Baptist Convention (Foreign Mission Board) 1 59 T 1 60 United Brethren in Christ 1 61 United Brethren in Christ (Women's Missionary Association) 1 62 United Church of Canada 1 63 United Church of Canada (Woman's Missionary Society) 1 64 United Free Gospel 1 65 United Lutheran Church in America 1 66 United Lutheran Church in America (Women's Missionary Society) 1 67 Women's Union Missionary Society of America 1 68 Yale-in-China Association 1 69 YMCA 1 70 YWCA 1 71 General

  1. China Planning Committee records, 1944 -- 1945
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China Continuation Committee records, circa 1912 -- 1922

9 linear feet
This collection contains the records of local and national committees and conferences established in China in 1913 to continue the ecumenical work started by the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910
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China Continuation Committee records, circa 1912 -- 1922 9 linear feet

China Continuation Committee records, circa 1912 -- 1922
China in 1913 to continue the ecumenical work started by the World Missionary Conference held in

This series contains the records of local and national committees and conferences established in China in 1913 to continue the ecumenical work started by the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910. Materials include conference records, minutes, papers, pamphlets, maps, and publications. Two sub-committees are represented: the Social and Moral Welfare Committee, and the Phonetic Promotion Committee.

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National Christian Council of China records, 1919 -- 1950

2.75 linear feet
The Council was an interdenominational consultative and advisory organization for Protestant Christian groups in China, founded in 1922 as a successor to the China Continuation Committee. The collection contains correspondence, publications, and organizational records including meeting reports.
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Conference on American Relations with China records, 1925

0.5 linear feet
This collection contains material related to the Conference on American Relations with China held at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1925, and focused on issues such as extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy.
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Conference on American Relations with China records, 1925 0.5 linear feet

Conference on American Relations with China records, 1925
This series contains material related to the Conference on American Relations with China held at

This series contains material related to the Conference on American Relations with China held at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1925, and focused on issues such as extraterritoriality and tariff autonomy. Materials include correspondence, bulletins, notes, reports, outlines, transcripts, bibliographies, and draft material, including a draft of the published report of the conference. Some material retains handwritten notes and annotations.

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United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959

1.25 linear feet
The United Board for Christian Colleges in China (UBCCC) was established to support and coordinate activities of Protestant colleges and universities in China. The collection contains committee, historical, correspondence, and annual meeting records that document the UBCCC's work.
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United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959 1.25 linear feet

United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959
document the UBCCC's support of and activities with Protestant colleges and universities first in China and

This series contains committee, historical, correspondence, and annual meeting records that document the UBCCC's support of and activities with Protestant colleges and universities first in China and later expanding throughout Asia. Topics of discussion, apart from those specific to education at each individual school, include job placement, medical work, research, and publications. The focus of the records is directly before and immediately after the change from the UBCCC to the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.

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Christian evangelistic and religious education posters and Christian scrolls and Bible verses, 1930-1949

8 boxes
Posters and scrolls produced as visual aids to education and proselytization by Protestant missionaries working in China. Most scrolls include Chinese text and use images specifically designed for the Chinese mission field.
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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in China, 1893-1950

8 linear feet
This collection contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document mission work in China largely during the 20th century, including information on missions and religious work, education work, subject files, committees and reports, and photographs.
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Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in China, circa 1893 -- 1959 8 linear feet

Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in China, circa 1893 -- 1959
work in China largely during the 20th century, including information on missions and religious work

This series contains materials compiled by the Missionary Research Library that document mission work in China largely during the 20th century, including information on missions and religious work, education work, subject files, committees and reports, and photographs.

Education, circa 1902 -- 1949 Box 8

United Committee for Christian Universities in China; University of Shanghai; Student Christian
Federation; Middle Schools in China; China Christian Education Association

United Committee for Christian Universities in China; University of Shanghai; Student Christian Federation; Middle Schools in China; China Christian Education Association

  1. Missionary Research Library collection on mission work in China, circa 1893 -- 1959

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