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1888-1969 (Creation)
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1.75 m of textual records
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Series consists of a collection of pamphlets and documents written by Canadian missionaries and others, both in China and foreign countries, which documents issues of relevance to the China mission field. It covers evangelistic, medical, educational, political, social, economic and cultural issues. The collection is divided both geographically (West China, Honan, South China), and by topic. The pamphlets are arranged in numeric order within geographic and topical subseries: West China Mission (76 pamphlets); Honan (North) Mission including Christian Literature Society for Canada, 1888-1948 (25 pamphlets); South China Mission, 1902-1952 (5 pamphlets); culture, society, religion, industry, (39 pamphlets); history, politics, and geography (32 pamphlets); education and medicine (40 pamphlets); miscellaneous missions and Chinese Christian Church (83 pamphlets); young people's mission material (35 pamphlets). The documents are arranged under the following headings: medical and educational work; mission work and the Christian Church in China; social and political. Also included are unlisted ephemera and publications in Chinese.
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