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Bruce and Anna Jarvis papers , 1927-1928
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jarvis, Bruce W., 1885-
- Title
- Bruce and Anna Jarvis papers
- Dates
- 1927-1928 (inclusive)19271928
- Quantity
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1.75 linear feet, (2 containers)
- Collection Number
- Ax 386
- Summary
- Bruce Jarvis (1885- )was a medical missionary and practiced in China and India from the 1920s through the 1940s. Mrs. Jarvis served in Presbyterian missions in administrative capacities and, after her marriage, in administrative positions in Methodist organizations. The collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs.
- 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
Bruce W. Jarvis was born in 1885 in Estherville, Iowa and attended Willamette University, Salem, Oregon; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (B.S., 1911), and University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota (M.D., 1914).
Dr. Jarvis practiced many years in China: Peking, 1923-1929; Foochow, 1931-1937 and 1946-1949; and Chengtu, 1944-1946. He and Mrs. Jarvis were also in Nadiad, India from 1950-1943.
Anna Moffet Jarvis was born in 1892 in Bismarck, North Dakota and educated in Illinois schools, later attending University of Chicago (Ph. D, 1913); Kennedy School of Missions, 1920, 1925; and University of Wisconsin, 1925. She worked in Nanking, China, 1920-1945, and in Chengtu, China, 1944-1946. She married Dr. Jarvis in 1944 and served with him thereafter.
Dr. Jarvis' services were in the fields of general practice of medicine and X-ray, while Mrs. Jarvis served in Presbyterian missions in administrative capacities and, after her marriage, in administrative positions in Methodist organizations.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, several publications, scrapbooks and photographs.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Guide to the Bruce and Anna Jarvis Papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Missionaries, Medical--China
- Missionaries--China
- Missions, American--China
- Physicians--China
Personal Names
- Jarvis, Anna Moffet
Corporate Names
- Methodist Episcopal Church--Missions--China
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Photographs