Call Number:

C0520

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 0.8 linear feet

Language:

English and Chinese

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); China Papers of Grace Newton, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1864-1915 (inclusive)

Creator:

Newton, Grace, 1860-1915

Form:

Correspondence., Diaries., Journals., Photographs., and Silk pictures -- China.

Abstract:

The China Papers of Grace Newton consists of letters and assorted papers of the American Presbyterian missionary and teacher Grace Newton (1860-1915) related to her missionary work in China.

Grace Newton was a missionary with the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. Born in 1887, she traveled extensively throughout China as a missionary in Peking and Paotingfu. Newton died in 1915.

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Newton (1887-1915) to her family while she served as a missionary with the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in Peking and Paotingfu, China. Several of these letters together with a journal include Newton's personal accounts of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The collection also includes a small selection of speeches and addresses written by Newton, miscellaneous material relating to the Boxer Rebellion, a diary (1910-1911), photographs of Newton and Chinese scenes, Chinese paintings on silk depicting trades, Chinese paper cuttings, pamphlets in Chinese, and assorted memorials and tributes on the occasion of Newton's death in 1915.

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, ANS = autograph note signed, TNS = typed note signed, and AMsS = autograph manuscript signed.