Roy K. Smith and Lura McLane Smith collection of Korean missionary materials
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, newsletters, newspapers, a radio script, US Army Intelligence reports, press releases, and pamphlets.
Dates
- 1946-1965
Creator
- Smith, Lura Wilma McLane, 1885-1979 (Person)
- Smith, Roy K. (Roy Kenneth), 1885-1958 (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
Roy K. Smith was a Presbyterian medical missionary in Korea, in Seoul and Mason. His wife was Lura McLane Smith.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 container) : 1 manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Roy K. Smith (1885-1958) was a Presbyterian medical missionary in Korea, in Seoul and Mason. His wife was Lura McLane Smith (1885-1979). Collection includes correspondence, newsletters, newspapers, a radio script, US Army Intelligence reports, press releases, and pamphlets.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff, 1973.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Missionaries Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Missionaries, Medical -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newsletters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Newspapers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smith, Lura Wilma McLane, 1885-1979
- Smith, Lura Wilma McLane, 1885-1979
- Smith, Roy K. (Roy Kenneth), 1885-1958
- Smith, Roy K. (Roy Kenneth), 1885-1958
- Women missionaries -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Roy K. Smith and Lura McLane Smith Collection of Korean Missionary Materials
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Cassie Schmitt
- Date
- 2011
- 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
