R. Stuart Hummel family papers, 1860-2007 (inclusive), 1880-1976 (bulk)
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The collection contains correspondence, diaries, photographs, artwork, audiovisual material, and ephemera documenting the Stuart and Hummel families' life and work in China as Methodist missionaries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also contains materials relating to R. Stuart Hummel's work as a cryptographer for the Navy and his work for the U.S. government in the Office of Chinese Affairs and the Office of Civil Defense.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 150 linear feet (259 manuscript boxes, 20 flat boxes and one map folder) |
| Place | China |
| Publication date | 1860 - 2007 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Note | The papers are arranged in 15 series: Series I. Stuart Family Papers; Series II. Mildred Stuart Hummel and William F. Hummel Papers; Series III. Arthur W. Hummel Sr. Family Papers; Series IV. R. Stuart Hummel Personal Materials and Subject Files; Series V. R. Stuart Hummel Diaries; Series VI. R Stuart Hummel Correspondence; Series VII. R. Stuart Hummel Professional Materials; Series VIII. Genealogy; Series IX. Photographs; Series X. Artwork; Series XI. Audiovisual; Series XII. Publications; Series XIII. Muriel Boone; Series XIV. China Subject Files, and Series XV. Oversize. |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | R. Stuart Hummel family. |
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Subjects
| Subject | Boone, Muriel, 1893- |
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| Subject | Hummel, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1884-1975 |
| Subject | Hummel, Arthur William, 1920-2001 |
| Subject | Hummel, Mildred Stuart |
| Subject | Hummel, R. Stuart, 1915-2007 |
| Subject | Hummel, Ruth B. (Ruth Bookwalter), 1888-1967 |
| Subject | Hummel, William F, 1884-1976 |
| Subject | Stuart, Alcy Orma, 1890-1942 |
| Subject | Stuart, Anna May, b. 1892 |
| Subject | Stuart, Charles Melvin, 1900-1989 |
| Subject | Stuart, G. A. (George Arthur), -1911 |
| Subject | Stuart, George Golden, 1889- |
| Subject | Stuart, Rachel Anna Golden, 1859-1949 |
| Subject | Stuart, Vera Alice, 1896-1992 |
| Subject | R. Stuart Hummel family |
| Subject | District of Columbia., Office of Civil Defense. |
| Subject | Library of Congress., Asian Division. |
| Subject | United States., Department of State., Office of Chinese Affairs |
| Subject | United States., Navy., Japanese Language School. |
| Subject | Cryptography > United States > History > 20th century |
| Subject | Genealogy > Hummel family |
| Subject | Genealogy > Stuart family |
| Subject | Methodist Church > Missions > China |
| Subject | Missionaries > China > History > 19th century |
| Subject | Missionaries > China > History > 20th century |
| Subject | Missions, Medical > China |
| Subject | Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > Sources |
| Genre | Audiovisual materials. |
| Genre | Correspondence. |
| Genre | Diaries. |
| Genre | Photographs. |
Bibliographic information
| Note | A significant portion of the collection has been digitized; the links to the digital copies are available via the finding aid. |
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| Note | Published books that are part of the collection have been cataloged separately. To see a listing of them click on "The Hummel collection" below. |
| Acquisition | Gift of the estate of R. Stuart Hummel, 2008. Accession 2008-012. |
| Biographical/Historical | The Stuart and Hummel families lived and worked in China as Methodist missionaries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. R. Stuart Hummel worked as a cryptographer for the Navy during World War II, and for the U.S. Government in the Office of Chinese Affairs and the Office of Civil Defense. |
| Location |
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| Location | electronic resource |
| Location | Finding aid available online |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |