A Register of the Roderick Scott papers
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A Register of the Roderick Scott papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Supriya Wronkiewicz
- Date Completed:
- 2010
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun and Supriya Wronkiewicz.
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Collection Summary
Title: Roderick Scott papers
Dates: 1916-1967
Collection Number: 72002
Creator: Scott, Roderick, 1885-
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(1.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
The collection is in English with some materials in Chinese
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Roderick Scott papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1972.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Related Materials
Roderick Scott (Series 15), American Missionaries and Educators in China Collection, Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library,
Claremont University Consortium, Claremont, CA
Biographical Note
| 1885 |
Born, Auburn, New York |
| 1902 |
Graduated from Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| 1906 |
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College |
| 1907 |
Master of Arts, Haverford College |
| 1908 |
Master of Arts, Harvard University |
| 1908-1909 |
Instructor in English, Bowdoin College |
| 1909-1913 |
Assistant professor of English, Earlham College |
| 1913-1914 |
Secretary in the Foreign Student YMCA, Petrograd, Russia |
| 1914-1915 |
Secretary of the city YMCA, Vincennes, Indiana |
| 1915-1916 |
Assistant professor in English, Oberlin College |
| 1916 |
Appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to build a new Christian college in Fuzhou, China |
| 1916-1923 |
Professor of English, Fukien Christian University (FCU), Fuzhou, China |
| 1919-1920, 1921-1925 |
Acting president, FCU |
| 1920-1930 |
Dean, FCU |
| 1922-1923 |
Graduate student, Columbia University |
| 1922-1923, 1930-1931 |
Graduate student, Union Theological Seminary |
| 1925-1940 |
Professor of philosophy, FCU |
| 1930 |
Author,
The Seeker Finds
|
| 1933 |
Author,
A Logic for Living
|
| 1940 |
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Pacific School of Religion |
| 1940-1949 |
Professor of western culture, FCU |
| 1946 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Chinese philosophy, University of Southern California |
| 1947-1949 |
Associate dean, FCU |
| Circa 1950-1957 |
Professor of philosophy, Olivet College, Michigan |
| 1954 |
Author,
Fukien Christian University
|
| 1971 |
Died, Claremont, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 6 series: Correspondence, Fukien Christian University (FCU) file, Speeches and writings,
Subject file, Photographs, and Memorabilia
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Fukien Christian University.
Education--China.
Missions--China.
Universities and colleges--China.
Missionaries.
Box: 1
Correspondence,
1916-1967
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters to and from Roderick Scott and his wife Agnes Kelley Scott, as well as newsletters and reports they created.
Arranged by format
Box/Folder: 1 : 1-2
Newsletters and reports,
1927-1952
Box/Folder: 1 : 3-6
Letters and postcards,
1916, 1926-1967
Box: 1
Fukien Christian University (FCU) file,
1920s-1956
Scope and Content Note
Consists of documents regarding FCU alumni, correspondence, newsletters, published materials and reports. Arranged according
to document type. See also
Speeches and Writings,
Photographs, and
Memorabilia
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Alumni lists and related documents,
circa 1926-1952
Box/Folder: 1 : 8
Correspondence,
1928-1949
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence not directly to or from Roderick Scott
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
F.C.U. News,
1930, 1934, 1937
Box/Folder: 1 : 11
Published booklets and pamphlets,
1920s-1941
Box: 2
Speeches and writings,
1931-1965, undated
Scope and Content Note
Comprised of Roderick Scott's essays, presentations, and other forms of writing, as well as his doctoral thesis from the University
of Southern California. Arranged chronologically.
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
"Detailed Account of the Affair of the Revolt of the 'Sek-Siong Party,'"
1927 March
Box/Folder: 2 : 2
"Narrative of part of journey of A. & R. Scott,"
1931 December-1932 January
Box/Folder: 2 : 3
Sermons translated into Chinese,
1932-1940s, undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 4
"Not My Country and Not My People" from
The Chinese Recorder,
1936 December
Box/Folder: 2 : 5
"Advance Through Storm: Address to the Prudential Committee of the American Board,"
1945 April 10
Box/Folder: 2 : 6
"The Personalistic Insights in Ancient Chinese Philosophy,"
circa 1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 7-9
The Personalistic Insights in Ancient Chinese Philosophy, dissertation for the University of Southern California,
1946 June
Box/Folder: 2 : 10
"An ... Student 'Movement' in China,"
1947-1948
Box/Folder: 2 : 11
"Sermon on Hope,"
1948 May 2
Box/Folder: 2 : 12
"Christianity for this Day in China" seminar notes,
1949 September 17
Scope and Content Note
Scott made a presentation
Box/Folder: 2 : 13
The United Nations and the Missionary Movement,
1950 April
Box/Folder: 2 : 14
Fukien Christian University, paperbound book
1954
Box/Folder: 2 : 15
"Memories of Doctor C.M.L. Sites,"
1960 September
Box/Folder: 2 : 16
What I Have Learned, or My New Theology,
circa 1965
Box/Folder: 2 : 17
"Little Essays on the Chinese Classics,"
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 18
"On Understanding China: What About China?"
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 19
"Tehism and Christianity,"
undated
Box: 2-3
Subject file,
1926-1962
Scope and Content Note
Consists of articles, reports, memoranda, and other materials collected by Scott. The bulk of the materials relate to Christian
education and missionary work in China. Arranged alphabetically by title or topic.
Box/Folder: 2 : 20
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions bulletins and memorandum,
1941-1943, 1950
Box/Folder: 2 : 21
The Chinese Recorder,
1926-1933
Scope and Content Note
Bound copy consisting of excerpts from the publication
Box/Folder: 3 : 1
Christians and Christian education in China file,
1939-1962
Box/Folder: 3 : 2
"Former Richmond Resident Describes Chinese Events" article from
The Richmond Sun-Telegram featuring Agnes Scott,
1927 August 22
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
"The Moral Point of View of Chang Tsai" by Siu-chi Huang,
1971 April
Scope and Content Note
Reprinted from
Philosophy East & West, Volume 21, number 2. Huang graduated from FCU in 1936
Box/Folder: 3 : 4
New Educational Buildings in War-Torn China by Ching-jun Lin,
1938 October 15
Scope and Content Note
Translation of an address given at the dedication of the Orlinda Childs Pierce Memorial School
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
The Perfections of God According to Doctor Karl Barth, thesis by Peter (Ping K'ang) Hsieh, for FCU,
1943
Box/Folder: 3 : 6
Religious Education Fellowships excerpts,
1947, 1948
Box/Folder: 3 : 7
"Science, Scientists and Politics" by Theodore Hsi-en Chen,
1961
Scope and Content Note
Reprinted from
Sciences in Communist China American Association for the Advancement of Science. Chen graduated from FCU in 1922
Box: 3
Photographs,
1927-circa 1933
Scope and Content Note
Consists of group photographs of the faculty of Fukien Christian University (FCU).
Box/Folder: 3 : 9
FCU faculty group images,
1927-circa 1933
Box: 3-4
Memorabilia,
1924, undated
Scope and Content Note
Consists of a postcard, a silk screen painting with a letter to Roderick, posters and other papers.
Box: 4
Identification cards and booklets,
undated
Box: 4
FCU promotional publication,
1924
Box: 4
Letter and painting from a student to Roderick Scott on a piece of silk,
1924
Box: 4
2 certificates of achievement
undated
Scope and Content Note
In Chinese
