Correspondence, 1893-1906

Includes third-party correspondence between Shansi missionaries, which may be a file artificially assembled by Alice Moon Williams. Most letters are manuscripts or typed transcriptions of the original. Early letters (1883, 1884) from the founders of the Taigu Mission, Charles D. Tenney (1857-1930; B.D. Oberlin 1882) and the Rev. Chauncey Marvin Cady (1854-1925; B.D. 1881), describe the difficulties of establishing the mission and the need for assistants in the work. Included are a copy of Rev. Clapp's diary letter of July 4, 1900, and a group of letters (1902-09) of Dr. I. J. Atwood (1850-1913), the only surviving member of the Shansi Mission, relating to the rebuilding of the Taigu mission after the Boxer Uprising. Subjects discussed include Chinese-Russian relations, crop disasters, famine, and financial struggles. Correspondence is chronologically arranged.