Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent papers, 1891-1973

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sargent, Susan Barbara Tallmon, 1872-1950
Title
Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent papers
Dates
1891-1973 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.5 linear feet, (7 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1107
Summary
The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent papers (1891-1973) consist of correspondence, journals, news clippings, reports, articles, guest books, and financial documents collected by Sargent's niece, Ardis Hitchcock, who was planning on writing a biography of Sargent, a medical missionary to China.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English, Chinese

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Susan Barbara Tallmon (1872-1950) was born in Iowa on 15 December 1872 to George Washington and Susan Carhart Tallmon. She was educated at Grinnell College and received an M.D. from Northwestern University Woman's Medical School in 1902. She was a physician and medical missionary to Lintsing, China, from 1905 to 1918. She married Rev. Benjamin Farrington Sargent in 1916. After returning from China, the couple lived in Berkeley, California. She died on 21 February 1950.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent papers (1891-1973) consist of correspondence, journals, news clippings, reports, articles, guest books, and financial documents collected by Sargent's niece, Ardis Hitchcock, who was planning on writing a biography of Sargent, a medical missionary to China. The Susan Barbara Tallmon Sargent papers have been digitized and are available online.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Carolyn McKay in 2009.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2009.

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Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1606).

Related Materials

See also the Burton Howard and Angelina Carhart Tallmon Jones papers (ACCN 2132) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Correspondence and JournalsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Correspondence
1890s-1910
Folder
2 1-2
Correspondence
1911-1912
2 3
Journal
1912
2 4
Correspondence
1913
2 5
Journal
1913
2 6
Correspondence
1914
2 7
Journal
1914
2 8-9
Correspondence
1915-1916
2 10
Wedding
1916
2 11-14
Correspondence
1917-1920
3
Correspondence
1921-1935
Folder
4 1-3
Correspondence
1936-1950s
4 4
Correspondence
Undated
4 5
Postcards
Undated
4 6
Research Correspondence (Ardis)
1970s

Biographical Information, Research Files and Memorabilia, 1936-1970sReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 7
Biographical Information (Ardis's Notes)
5 1
"First Fifty Years: Woman's Board of Missions for the Pacific, 1873-1923"
1923
5 2
Grinnell Public Schools
1880-1892
5 3
Baby Shower
1894
5 4-5
Memorabilia
1890s
5 6
Classmate Cards
1891
5 7
Notebook
1905-1907
5 8
Mission Account Book
1908-1910
5 9
Guest Book
1908-1929
6 1
"Annual Report, North China Mission of the American Board"
1913
6 2
Williams Porter Hospital
1913-1939
6 3
"Annual Report, North China Mission of the American Board"
1914
6 4
"An Eventful Year in North China"
1914
6 5
Lintsing China, Miscellaneous Publications
1915-1930
6 6
"The Missionary Herald"
1916
6 7-8
Accounts, Edith
6 9
Account Book
1921
6 10
Madrone Cottage Summer Guests
1922
6 11
National Geographic
1925
6 12
Lintsing Memorial Hospital Annual Reports
1926-1940
6 13
Missions, Miscellaneous Pamphlets
1930s
6 14
Guest Book
1930-1940
7 1
Emily F. Bostwick, "A China Travelogue"
1933
7 2
National Geographic
1945
7 3
Address Book
7 4
Autographs
7 5
Chinese Language Booklet
7 6
Chinese Language Correspondence
7 7
Images, Lintsingchow, Shantung, China
7 8
Medical Notebook
7 9
News Clippings
7 10
Miscellaneous Writing

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Missionaries, Medical--China--Linqing Shi--20th century--Archives
  • Missionary settlements--China--Linqing Shi
  • Missions, Medical--China--Linqing Shi--20th century
  • Missions--China--Linqing Shi--20th century
  • Women missionaries--China--Linqing Shi--Archives
  • Women physicians--China--Linqing Shi--20th century--Archives

Personal Names

  • Sargent, Susan Barbara Tallmon, 1872-1950--Archives

Corporate Names

  • American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions--Archives
  • Grinnell College--Alumni and alumnae--Archives
  • Woman's Board of Missions for the Pacific Islands--Archives
  • Woman's Hospital Medical College of Chicago--Alumni and alumnae--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Address books
  • Annual reports
  • Articles
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Diaries
  • Personal correspondence
  • Travel writing
  • Visitors' books