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Universities and colleges -- China

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

William Warder Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1160
Abstract

The papers of William Warder Cadbury, who was a Quaker medical missionary in China during the first half of the 20th century.

Dates: 1877-1959
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Friends' Opportunity in the Orient

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-036
Abstract

Friends Opportunity in the Orient was an unofficial Hicksite organization which sponsored a Quaker teacher in Canton, China, in the 1920s. The collection contains primarily correspondence with Margaret Hallowell Riggs, who was sponsored to teach at Canton Christian College and Canton Hospital.

Dates: 1923-1924
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Katharine Elizabeth McBride papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-RG1-DD4
Abstract

The papers of Katharine Elizabeth McBride contain the office files and correspondence and some personal files of Katharine Elizabeth McBride who was president of Bryn Mawr College from 1942 to 1970.

Dates: 1942 - 1976
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Marion Edwards Park papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-RG1-DD3
Abstract Marion Edwards Park (1975-1960) graduated Bryn Mawr College in 1898. After continuing her studies at the University of Chicago, American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Colorado College, and Johns Hopkins University, she earned her PhD in classics from Bryn Mawr College in 1918. As president of Bryn Mawr College (1922-1942), she significantly increased enrollment, broadened the curriculum, and expanded cooperation with Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania. The...
Dates: 1922 - 1942
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Series I. Miscellaneous Biographical material, Personal Letters, Reprinted Information

 Series — Box 1
Abstract

This collection contains the subject files of Marion Edwards Park, president of Bryn Mawr College from 1922 to 1942.

Found in: Bryn Mawr College / Marion Edwards Park papers

Speer Family papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Abstract The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates: 1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Vol. 2 Lingnan University photograph album, 1912

 Item — Volume 2
Scope and Content note

This volume includes photos from Lingnan University students, doctors, the hospital floor plan, and Hong Kong, with captions in Chinese.

Dates: 1912
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Anonymous photograph albums
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections