Scope and Contents
According to the prefatory statement from the report, it is "a detailed, factual account, with some personal impressions, of the events relative to the seizure of the Prebysterian missionaries at the American Presbyterian Mission at Linhsien, Kwangtung Province, China.”
The events described took place between 1949 and 1954. The document was originally a report by Bradshaw to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions (Organization)
- Bradshaw, Homer V. (Homer Vernon), 1899- (Person)
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Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Homer V. Bradshaw was a missionary doctor in China who authored a report about the seizure of the Prebysterian missionaries at the American Presbyterian Mission at Linhsien, Kwangtung Province, China, between 1949-1954. The collection contains his report titled, "Behind bars, behind the Bamboo Curtain."
Processing Information
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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.
- Bradshaw, Homer V. (Homer Vernon), 1899-
- China -- Politics and government -- 1949-1976 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries, Medical -- China -- Lian Xian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions, American -- China -- Lian Xian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions, Medical -- China -- Lian Xian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Physicians -- China Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political prisoners -- China Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. South China Mission
- Religion Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Homer V. Bradshaw Report
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B Homo.
- 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