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Roy K. Smith and Lura McLane Smith collection of Korean missionary materials

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Ax 706

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, newsletters, newspapers, a radio script, US Army Intelligence reports, press releases, and pamphlets.

Dates

  • 1946-1965

Creator

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.

Related Materials

Other collections relating to Roy K. Smith and Lura McLane Smith at Special Collections and University Archives include: Roy K. Smith and Lura McLane Smith letters from Korea, A 206; Lura McLane Smith collection of Korean missionary materials, A 293

Special Collections and University Archives hold related collections on missionaries.

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.

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

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA