Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Mrs. Everitt Groff-Smith's autobiography.
The autobiography is 306 pages, and is a carbon of a typed copy. It includes commentary on politics and customs in China during the time period 1890 to 1941.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1892-1941
Creator
- Groff-Smith, Helen, 1892-1983 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Mrs. Everitt Groff-Smith (1892 - ) wrote an autobiography that includes commentary on politics and customs in China in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Her father, Henry F. Merrill, and her husband, Everitt Groff-Smith, both worked as commissioners in the Chinese Maritime Custom Service.
Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 half manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mrs. Everitt Groff-Smith (1892 - ), whose father and husband served as commissioners in China, wrote an autobiography that includes information about life in China. The collection (circa 1892-1941) consists of her autobiography.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been microfilmed. Microfilm reels are available for purchase, or via Inter-library Loan. When requesting reels for this collection, please request: “Women’s Lives, Series 3, American Women Missionaries and Pioneers Collection, reel(s) 54."
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff in the 1970s; and Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
Subject
- China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu (Organization)
- Groff-Smith, Helen, 1892-1983 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- China -- Description and travel
- China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
- China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Mrs. Everitt Groff-Smith Autobiography
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
