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Patric L. Hutton Collection, 1944-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hutton, Patric L. -- (Patric Lee), -- 1925-1991.
- Title
- Patric L. Hutton Collection
- Dates
- 1944-1982 (inclusive)19441982
- Quantity
- 2 linear ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0031
- Summary
- Papers, articles, and research notes on Chinese religion used by Patric L. Hutton, an Episcopal priest and missionary who served in Taiwan in the 1960s. The collection also includes numerous examples of Chinese paper gods and joss paper, stone rubbings from Taiwanese temples, and photographs depicting Buddhist religious practices, particularly burials.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson Library 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Patric Lee Hutton was born in Cassville, Missouri, in 1925. He studied at Washington University in St. Louis and Nashotah House theological seminary in Wisconsin before being ordained an Episcopal priest in 1950. He served as curate of St. Paul’s Church, Kansas City, Kansas (1950-51), and rector of Holy Trinity Church, Valley Stream, New York (1951-55). In 1956, as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri, he officiated at the wedding ceremony of President Harry Truman’s daughter, Margaret Truman Daniel.
Hutton left Missouri in 1961 to serve as a missionary in China and Southeast Asia. President Truman provided him with introductions to Chinese dignitaries, and he enrolled at a university in Taipei, Taiwan, where he studied Chinese language and culture. Hutton lived in Taiwan with his family for ten years, serving in various posts, including vicar of St. Paul’s Church, Kaohsihung; Episcopal Archdeacon of Taiwan; and director of two medical clinics. He later directed the church renewal program of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Texas. Taking inspiration from the Roman Catholic Cursillo movement (a program of short courses on Christianity and Christian leadership), he developed a similar movement within the Episcopal Church. It had spread nationally by the 1980s.
Patric Hutton died in Bellingham, Washington, on May 19, 1991.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains papers, articles, and research notes used by Hutton during his time as a student, missionary, and priest in Taiwan. The content in folders 18-37 (topical files) is mostly drawn from newspapers and magazines. Numerous examples of Chinese paper gods and joss paper (also known as spirit money or ghost money), intended to be burned in traditional Chinese religious ceremonies, are available in folders 38-43. One box of photographs depicting Buddhist religious practices, particularly funerals, is included in the collection; the photos date from the years of Hutton’s residence in China. Also available are three large stone rubbings, reproducing inscriptions on Chinese temples, and one brass rubbing of an early Chinese bronze.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Patric L. Hutton Collection, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is unknown.
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see our Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Patric L. Hutton, "The Chinese Religions and Christianity" | undated |
| 1 | 2 | Professor Kung, "Contemporary Situation of Buddhism in Taiwan" | undated |
| 1 | 3 | James Pong, "Many Flowers and Different Scriptures (the non-Christian Religions in S. E. Asia)" | undated |
| 1 | 4 | "Dialogue with Buddhism," from L’Osservatore Romano | 1970 |
| 1 | 5 | Wendell Friest, "The Arts and the Chinese Church," from Lutheran Voice | 1968 |
| 1 | 6 | Ming-chung Chiu, "Folk Religion of the Taiwanese" | undated |
| 1 | 7 | Kristopher Schipper, "1966 Summer Seminar in Chinese Art, Culture, and Society: On Chinese Folk Religion" | 1966 |
| 1 | 8 | Lao Ssu-kuang, "Whither Chinese Culture" | undated |
| 1 | 9 | Dr. Yeh, "Youth in Chinese Culture" | undated |
| 1 | 10 | "Marriage in Chinese Society" | 1966 |
| 1 | 11 | "National Character: Some Preliminary Considerations" | 1966 |
| 1 | 12 | "The Temple of the Queen of Heaven" | undated |
| 1 | 13 | David Pong, "The Boxer Rising" | undated |
| 1 | 14 | Bodhedrum: Buddhist News in Free China (March 1960 and November 1962) | 1960, 1962 |
| 1 | 15 | Bibliographies and book catalogs | 1959-1968, undated |
| 1 | 16 | Course syllabus, History of Eastern Asia to 1500 AD | undated |
| 1 | 17 | Lecture notes, A Survey of Far Eastern Art | undated |
| 1 | 18 | Buddhism, general | approximately 1944-1969 |
| 1 | 19 | Buddhism, related religions | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 20 | Gods | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 21 | Ceremonies | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 22 | Temples | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 23 | Death / hell | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 24 | Tombs | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 25 | Ghost festival | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 26 | Art | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 27 | Archaeology | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 28 | History | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 29 | Calligraphy | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 30 | Language | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 31 | Marriage | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 32 | New Years | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 33 | Feng shui | approximately 1960-1969 |
| 1 | 34 | Taipei Candid Camera | 1968-1969 |
| 1 | 35-37 | Miscellaneous | approximately 1960-1982 |
| 1 | 38-43 | Paper gods and joss paper | undated |
| 1 | 44-45 | Stone rubbings from Cha Ting Temple, Taiwan | undated |
| 1 | 46 | Stone rubbing from a Taoist temple, Taiwan | undated |
| 1 | 47 | Rubbing of an early Chinese bronze, Nelson Gallery | undated |
| 1 | 48 | Travel notes | approximately 1965 |
| 1 | 49 | Travel receipts, Southeast Asia | 1971 |
| 2 | Photographs | approximately 1961-1971 | |
| 3 | Stone rubbing from a Chinese temple | undated | |
| 3 | Scroll of a speech by Chiang Kai-shek | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chinese -- Religion.
- Culture -- Study and teaching -- China.
- Missionaries -- China.
- Priests -- China.
Personal Names
- Hutton, Patric L. -- (Patric Lee), -- 1925-1991 -- Archives.
- Hutton, Patric L. -- (Patric Lee), -- 1925-1991 -- Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
- Records (Documents)
Finding aid prepared by Michael Taylor.
2020
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