"The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914." The manuscript was submitted to the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania, and includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.
Dates
- Creation: 1982
Creator
- Lerner, Barron H. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Baron H. Lerner (1960-) was born on September 27, 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of infectious disease doctor Phillip I. Lerner and teacher Ronnie Hober Lerner, and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Lerner graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, and from Columbia University's medical school in 1986. Lerner earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington in 1996. Lerner is currently a member of the faculty at New York University Langone School of Medicine, where he teaches medical ethics and the history of medicine, and has published a number of books on medical issues and medical history.
Extent
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Barron H. Lerner's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," includes chapters on: the student volunteer movement, the motivations of the Christian Association volunteers, the historical evolution of the university medical school (1905-1913), the missionaries entrance into Chinese society: hospital and religious work, the demise of the university medical school, and the legacy of the Christian association's work.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- "The University of Pennsylvania in China: Medical Missionary Work, 1905-1914," 1982
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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