William Charles White fonds. - 1908-1960
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- Main Entry
- White, W.C. (William Charles), 1873-1960.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records
- approx. 45 photographs : b&w, 1 glass negative.
- Fonds Number
- 102
- Material Type
- Multiple media
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records
- approx. 45 photographs : b&w, 1 glass negative.
- Administrative History
- Bishop William Charles White (1873-1960) was a missionary in Fukien, China, 1897-1909 and Bishop of the Canadian missionary Diocese of Honan, China, 1909-1934. He returned to Toronto as Professor of Chinese Studies and as Keeper of the East Asiatic Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, a collection enhanced by his connections. He was also a biographer of the Rev. Canon H.J. Cody.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of missionary reports, histories and biographies from the Diocese of Honan in China, arranged in chronological order, photographs of people and places in the Diocese, a stole belonging to Bishop White, three sets of rubbings of Jewish memorial stones from Kaifeng (approx. dates: 1489-1512), W.C. White's correspondence and biographical notes, arranged chronologically (1896-1958), sermon notes and articles written on Chinese archeology, history, ethnology, everyday life and other miscellaneous matters, pamphlets written in both English and Chinese.
- Fonds arranged in five series: Series 1. Diocese of Honan, China, 1909-1950 Series 2. Personal correspondence, 1896-1957 Series 3. Writings, 1909-1956 Series 4. Pamphlets Series 5. Photographs and rubbings.
- Related Fonds
- Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds
- Woman's Auxiliary fonds
- Lewis C. Walmsley fonds
- Main Entry
- White, W.C. (William Charles), 1873-1960.
- Corporate Name
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Honan (China)
- Subjects
- Missions -- China
- Accession Number
- M63-1
- P7704, P8006