Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Scott, Roderick, 1885-1971
- Abstract:
- The papers include correspondence, reports, newsletters, writings, photographs, and memorabilia from both Scott and his wife, Agnes Kelley Scott, relating to missionary activity and Christian education in China. Also includes materials generated by and about Fukien Christian University (FCU), where Scott spent almost thirty years of his life.
- Extent:
- 3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder (1.6 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Roderick Scott papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The papers include correspondence, reports, newsletters, writings, photographs, and memorabilia from both Scott and his wife, Agnes Kelley Scott relating to missionary activity and Christian education in China. Also includes materials generated by and about Fukien Christian University (FCU), where Scott spent almost thirty years of his life.
The papers as a whole offer a perspective on the social conditions in China during very turbulent times, including World War II and the Chinese civil war in 1949. "[The papers] document the rise of anti-foreigner sentiment in the 1920s, the debates over the Sinicization of western institutions in the years that followed, the solidarity displayed by foreign missionaries toward the Chinese" at such a volatile time.
Source:
Bauer, Brad. "Wading into the stream of Chinese life: the life and missionary career of Roderick Scott in China, 1916-1949." Journal of Modern Chinese History, 3:1, 71-88.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Date Event 1885 Born, Auburn, New York1902 Graduated from Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania1906 Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College1907 Master of Arts, Haverford College1908 Master of Arts, Harvard University1908-1909 Instructor in English, Bowdoin College1909-1913 Assistant professor of English, Earlham College1913-1914 Secretary in the Foreign Student YMCA, Petrograd, Russia1914-1915 Secretary of the city YMCA, Vincennes, Indiana1915-1916 Assistant professor in English, Oberlin College1916 Appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to build a new Christian college in Fuzhou, China1916-1923 Professor of English, Fukien Christian University (FCU), Fuzhou, China1919-1920, 1921-1925 Acting president, FCU1920-1930 Dean, FCU1922-1923 Graduate student, Columbia University1922-1923, 1930-1931 Graduate student, Union Theological Seminary1925-1940 Professor of philosophy, FCU1930 Author, The Seeker Finds1933 Author, A Logic for Living1940 Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Pacific School of Religion1940-1949 Professor of western culture, FCU1946 Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese philosophy, University of Southern California1947-1949 Associate dean, FCUCirca 1950-1957 Professor of philosophy, Olivet College, Michigan1954 Author, Fukien Christian University1971 Died, Claremont, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1972.
- Arrangement:
-
The collection is organized into 6 series: Correspondence, Fukien Christian University (FCU) file, Speeches and writings, Subject file, Photographs, and Memorabilia
- 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], Roderick Scott papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
-
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563