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Clarence Burton Day papers , 1914-1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Day, Clarence Burton
- Title
- Clarence Burton Day papers
- Dates
- 1914-1971 (inclusive)19141971
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (2 containers)
- Collection Number
- Ax 785
- Summary
- Clarence Burton Day (1889-1987) was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in China (1915-1943) and India (1947-1951). The collection includes correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, and photographs that reflect his work as a missionary.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Day was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in China and India. He was born in American Fork, Utah, and spent his childhood in San Anselmo, California. He was educated at Hamilton College, New York, and San Francisco Theological Seminary. In 1915 he went to China, first to the Nanking Language School, then to Ningpo for evangelistic work, and then as a teacher at Hangchow College. Except for furloughs, he remand with Hangchow College to 1943. He spent seven months in a concentration camp, and returned on the Gripsholm. He taught at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. In 1947 he went to Lahore, India (now Pakistan) to teach at Forman Christian College, and a year later returned to Hangchow College, later University, serving to 1951. He then returned to America.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, including letters from Ethelwyn (Dolly) Day, and the Day children, two manuscripts of Peasant Cults in India and Indian Interlude. The collection also includes diaries covering 1914-1965, as well as photographs of his time at Forman Christian College in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). Miscellaneous materials contains passport photographs of the family, a travel permit, liner ticket, immunization forms, menus from M.S. Gripsholm, and a notebook, "Meditations of T. F. Day, 1935." [Note: a previous finding aid lists a manuscript with holographic annotations of, Career in Cathay, however it is currently not located as part of the collection.]
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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| Guide to the Clarence Burton Day papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Missionaries--China
- Missionaries--China--Diaries
- Missionaries--India
- Missionaries--India--Diaries
- Missions, American--China
- Missions, American--India
- Presbyterian Church--Missions--China
- Presbyterian Church--Missions--India
Corporate Names
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Diaries
