Scope and Contents note
The John Y. Crothers Papers focuses primarily on publications collected by the Crothers that related to their work in Korea and Japan as missionaries, as well as publications related to other countries in Southeast Asia. The publications include official publications of the Presbyterian Church Mission in Korea, as well as texts, periodicals and pamphlets. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence and photographs.
Dates
- 1934-1969
Creator
- Crothers, John Y., 1881- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
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 note
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 note
John Y. Crothers was born in 1881 in Greenfield, Ohio. He studied theology at Omaha Theological Seminary (1905-1908) and Princeton Theological Seminary (B.D. 1909, M. Th. 1927). As a Presbyterian missionary teacher in Korea he served at Taegu (1909) and Andong (1910-1941). In 1911 Crothers married Ellen McClung (1884-1966) who assisted in his missionary work. During World War II the Crothers went first to Shanghai then to the Philippines where they were imprisoned by the Japanese army until 1945. They returned to Andong, Korea in 1947 where they remained (spending 1950 in Karuizawa, Japan) until their retirement in 1951.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John Y. Crothers (1881- ) was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in Korea at Taegu (1909), Andong (1910-1941 and 1947-1951), and Karuizawa, Japan (1950). The collection includes correspondence, publications, and photographs that reflect his work as a missionary.
Arrangement note
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. Official publications; Series III. Texts; Series IV. Photographs; Series V. Periodicals and pamphlets; Series VI. Yearbooks.
General Physical Description note
1 container
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Crothers, Ellen McClung, 1884-1966
- Missionaries Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Missionaries -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries' spouses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions -- Educational work -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Religion Subject Source: Archiveswest
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the John Y. Crothers Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by processing staff
- Date
- ©2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
