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China Papers of Samuel Cochran

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Cochran, Samuel, 1871-1952.

Samuel Cochran (Princeton Class of 1893) served as a Presbyterian medical missionary in Hwaiyuan, Anhwei Province, China, during the years from 1898 to 1926.

The collection consists of notes, letters, photographs, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of Cochran (Princeton Class of 1893) during the years (1898-1926) he served as a Presbyterian medical missionary in Hwaiyuan, Anhwei Province, China. Letters to his mother, Anne Carter Cochran, form the bulk of the material, but there are also journals and notes kept by Cochran, and photographs of him, Hope Hospital, and Chinese friends in Hwaiyuan.

This collection was the gift of Mrs. William A. Buell in 1976.

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Writings, 1902-1910. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Story of Hope Hospital Transcript, 1948. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence I, 1899. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence II, 1900-1902. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence III, 1903-1904. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence IV, 1905-1909. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence V, 1910. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence VI, 1911. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence VII, 1912-1913. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence VIII, 1914-1916. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence IX, 1917-1918. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence X, 1919-1925. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence XI, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence Other Than by Samuel Cochran, 1900. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Printed Material, 1952-1954. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Memorabilia, 1917-1947. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Clippings, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs, 1866-1916. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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