Martha Job papers, bulk 1919-1941

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Summary

Creators:
Job, Martha
Abstract:
Diary, maps, posters, photographs, clippings, and booklets relating to the Young Women's Christian Association in China, flood relief, the University of Peking, and internal problems in China from 1920 to 1928.
Extent:
1 manuscript box, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (3.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Chinese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Martha Job papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Diary, maps, posters, pamphlets, photographic albums, newspaper clippings, and booklets relating to the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in China. The collection includes letters from Chinese students regarding the May 30, 1925 Shanghai student police riot, as well as posters and photographs from the "Better Babies" campaign.

Biographical / historical:

Martha Job was a Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) American Secretary in the Foreign Field worker, stationed in China from 1919 to 1929.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1974.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Martha Job papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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