Inventory Noyes Collection
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1 Inventory Noyes Collection Zoe Johnson Isabel Bonhomme Rebecca Johnston Annie Carney M. Alex Kaufmann Nate Weaver Started: Feb. 10th 2014 Abstract: The Noyes family, coming to Seville, Ohio in 1840 was a family heavily tied to the Presbyterian church, as well as having ties to The College of Wooster beginning when it first opened its doors in 1870, then The University of Wooster. Varnum Noyes, the patriarch of the family, was the first minister of the Presbyterian church in Seville.1 This collection contains accounts, journals, letters, pamphlets, prose, and sermons from different members of the family, the largest body of which are from Varnum’s daughter Harriet, who spent most of her life, fifty-six years to be exact,2 as a missionary in Canton, China (Guangzhou, Guangdong province 广东省广州市) from 1868 to 1923. Harriet opened one of the first schools for women and girls in all of China, the True Light Seminary (真 光书院) in 1872, and spent the majority of her career as a missionary heading this school and others. Beginning with her departure through her last days abroad, these materials document the incredible life of an expatriate in an environment different from her own. In her correspondence Harriet raises many issues of 19th-century imperialism, discussing the application of American presence in Asia. A product of her time, she uses language that is indicative of her race, class, and gender. Harriet also discusses contemporary politics in China during a period that marked the epoch of Western imperialism. Harriet’s [440] (updated 160513) documents including letters, journals, and reports among other document types, provide insight into the life of a missionary woman and the relationships she had in China and back at home. Furthermore, her letters reveal how Americans of the 19th century viewed and interacted with China and Chinese individuals. Harriet’s letters are a valuable resource for those interested in researching Chinese history, the history of colonialism and/or imperialism, missionary history, the history of the Presbyterian mission, the history of women’s education in China, American history, and Sino- American relations. The annotations provided below on Harriet’s correspondence and other documents that have been processed provide a partial look into her experience as a missionary in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The annotations serve to provide the researcher with a general basis of knowledge on Harriet, her work, and 1M. Alex Kaufmann, “Noyes Main Stone #1”, photograph, (Wooster, Ohio: 2015), from The College of Wooster’s Department of Special Collections in Andrews Library: Noyes Family Graves in The Noyes Collection. 2 M. Alex Kaufmann, “HARRIET NOYES”, photograph, (Wooster, Ohio: 2015), from The College of Wooster’s Department of Special Collections in Andrews Library: Noyes Family Graves in The Noyes Collection. 2 what life was like during this period at this location. However, it is important to note that the annotations provided below are not complete summaries of each letter, nor are they word-for-word transcriptions. The researcher using this collection should use this inventory as a tool to assist in their research, and nothing more. [Other family members’ information] Master List of Thematic Classifications of Correspondence Travel Violence, War, and Politics Medicine & Health 1867 November 8 (Harriet) 1868 July 28 (Harriet) 1868 January 13 (Harriet) 1868 February 20 (Harriet & 1868 December 11 (Harriet to 1868 January 28 (Harriet) Emily) Lois) 1868 February 20 (Harriet & 1868 March 22 & April 13 & 1868 June 3 (Harriet) Edward) April 14 (Harriet) 1868 July 28 (Harriet) 1868 May 23 (Harriet) 1868 May 23 (Harriet) 1870 April 1 (Harriet) 1868 June 10 (Harriet) 1868 June 3 (Harriet) 1871 May 10 (Harriet) 1868 July [10?] (Harriet) 1868 July [10?] (Harriet) 1871 May 31 (Harriet) 1868 September 12 (Harriet) 1868 November 9 (Harriet) 1871 July 1 (Harriet) 1868 October 12 (Harriet) 1869 October 15 (Harriet) 1871 July 22 (Harriet) 1868 December 11 (Harriet to 1868 December 11 (Harriet to 1871 August 6 (Harriet) Lois) Lois) 1871 November 6 (Harriet) 1869 April 15 (Harriet) [1869?] November 10 (Harriet) 1872 February 13 (Harriet) 1869 May 4 (Harriet) 1870 January 10 (Harriet) 1872 March 11 (Harriet) [1869?] (Harriet) 1870 March 9 (Harriet) 1872 July 9 (Henry) 1870 May 4 (Harriet) 1870 April 1 (Harriet) 1872 July 23 (Harriet) 1870 May 31 (Harriet) 1870 April 11 (Harriet) 1872 July 25 (Harriet) 1870 October 11 & 12 (Harriet) 1870 September 30 (Harriet) 1872 August 9 (Harriet) [1870?] (Harriet) [1870?] October 11 & 12 1872 September 20 (Henry?) 1871 April 10 (Harriet) (Harriet) 1872 December 10 (Harriet) 1871 May 10 (Harriet) 1871 May 31 (Harriet) 1873 May 31 (Harriet) 1871 May 31 (Harriet) 1871 July 1 (Harriet) 1873 November 6 (Harriet) 1871 June 10 (Harriet) 1871 July 22 (Harriet) 1875 February 27 (Harriet) 1871 August 6 (Harriet) 1871 August 10 (Harriet) 1875 May 31 (Harriet) 1872 January 9 (Henry?) 1871 September 5 (Harriet) 1875 September 29 (Martha) 1872 January 10 (Harriet) 1871 October 11 (Harriet) 1875 October 13 (Martha) 1872 April 10 (Harriet & Frank) 1871 November 6 (Harriet) 1875 October 13 (Harriet) 1872 May 20 (Henry) 1871 December 6 (Harriet) 1876 June 29 (Martha) 1872 May 31 (Harriet) 1872 January 9 (Henry?) 1878 April 22 (Harriet) 1872 July 9 (Henry) 1872 January 10 (Harriet) 1878 September 23 (Harriet) 1872 July 23 (Harriet) 1872 February 13 (Harriet) 1880 October 25 (Henry) 1872 August 6 (Harriet) 1872 February 15 (Harriet) 1881 May 6 (Harriet) 1872 August 9 (Henry) 1872 February 15 (Harriet & 1881 June 12 (Harriet) 1872 September 30 (Harriet) Varnum) 1881 September 30 (Harriet) 1873 May 13 (Harriet) 1872 March 11 (Harriet & 1882 May 22 (Harriet) 1873 September 7 (Harriet) Edward) 1883 January 3 (Harriet) 1873 September 25 (Harriet) 1872 March 11 (Harriet & 1883 February 3 (Harriet) 1873 November 25 (Harriet) Frank) 1883 July 18 (Harriet) 1874 February 25 (Harriet & Edward) 3 1872 April 10 (Harriet & 1883 August 31 (Harriet) 1874 April 18 (Harriet) Varnum) 1883 September 26 (Harriet) 1874 April 23 (Harriet) 1872 May 4 (Harriet) 1883 October 22 (Harriet) 1874 May 11 (Harriet) 1872 May 20 (Henry) 1884 January 24 (Harriet) 1874 June 2 & 8 (Harriet) 1872 July 9 (Henry) 1884 March 1 (Harriet) 1874 June (Harriet) 1872 July 23 (Harriet) 1884 August 7 (Harriet) 1874 July 27 (Harriet) 1872 July 25 (Harriet) 1884 August 28 (Harriet) 1874 September 14 (Harriet) 1872 August 6 (Harriet) 1884 September 4 (Harriet) 1874 September 21 (Harriet) 1872 December 10 (Harriet) 1884 September 30 (Henry) 1874 September 22 (Harriet) 1873 January 30 (Harriet) 1884 October 27 (Henry) 1874 October 12 (Martha) 1873 March 31 & April 10 1884 November 17 (Harriet) 1874 October 19 (Harriet) (Harriet) 1885 April 16 (Harriet) 1874 November 9 (Harriet & 1873 April 10 (Henry) 1885 April 30 (Harriet) Sarah) 1873 May 9 (Harriet) 1888 September 26 (Harriet) 1874 November 9 (Martha) 1873 May 31 (Harriet) 1888 October 11 (Harriet) 1874 November 27 (Harriet) 1873 June 1 & 11 (Harriet) 1892 June 11 (Martha) 1875 January 30 (Harriet & 1873 July 10 (Harriet) 1897 July 28 (Henry) Emily) 1873 August 25 (Harriet) 1906 July 28 (Henry) 1875 February 27 (Harriet) 1873 September 14 (Harriet) 1923 May 16 (Harriet & Electra) 1875 April 13 (Martha) 1873 September 25 (Harriet) [?] April 23 (Martha) 1875 September 4 (Martha) 1873 October 21 (Harriet) 1875 September 29 (Martha) 1873 November 6 (Harriet) 1875 November 12 (Harriet) 1873 November 23 (Harriet) 1876 March 27 (Martha) 1873 November 25 (Harriet) 1876 December 1 (Martha) 1873 December 17 (Harriet) [1876?] December 6 (Marta) 1874 February 25 (Harriet & 1877 April 21 (Martha) Edward) 1878 February 2 (Henry) 1874 April 16 (Harriet) 1878 March 24 (Harriet) 1874 April 18 (Harriet) 1878 March 28 (Henry) 1874 April 23 (Harriet) 1878 May 24 (Harriet) 1874 April 24 (Harriet) 1878 July 13 (Harriet) 1874 May 11 (Harriet) 1879 April 24 (Henry) 1874 June 2 & 8 (Harriet) 1879 July 1 (Harriet) 1874 July 1 (Harriet) 1879 August 23 (Mattie) 1874 July 9 (Harriet) 1879 August 25 (Harriet) 1874 July 27 (Harriet) 1879 September 30 (Henry) 1874 September 14 (Harriet) 1879 December 3 (Henry) 1874 September 21 (Harriet) 1879 December 22 (Henry) 1874 September 22 (Harriet) 1880 February 5 (Henry) 1874 October 1 (Harriet) 1880 March 23 (Harriet) 1874 October 12 (Martha) 1880 April [6?] (Henry) 1874 October 19 (Harriet) 1880 June 28 (Harriet) 1874 November 9 (Harriet & 1880 December 23 (Harriet) Sarah) 1881 January 7 (Harriet) 1874 November 9 (Martha) 1881 March 21 (Martha) 1875 January 19 (Harriet) 1881 May 12 (Harriet) 1875 January 30 (Harriet & 1881 May 14 (Harriet) Emily) 1881 June 12 (Harriet) 1875 February 10 & 11 (Harriet) 1881 June 27 (Harriet & Mary) 1875 February 27 (Harriet) 1881 June 27 (Harriet & Sarah) 4 1875 April 13 (Martha) 1881 July 20 & 22 (Harriet) 1875 May 31 (Harriet) 1881 July 27 (Harriet) 1875 July 1 (Harriet) 1881 July 28 (Harriet) 1875 July 5 (Harriet) 1881 August 29 (Harriet to 1875 July 7 (Harriet) Emily) 1875 July 30 (Harriet) 1881 August 29 (Harriet to 1875 September 4 (Martha) Varnum) 1875 September 14 (Martha) 1881 August 30 (Harriet) 1875 September 29 (Martha) [1881?] (Harriet) 1875 December 31 (Harriet) 1882 May 22 (Harriet) 1876 January 10 (Harriet) 1882 July 8 (Harriet) 1876 January 14 (Harriet) 1882 July 24 (Harriet) 1876 January 17 (Harriet) 1882 August 10 (Harriet) 1876 February 12 (Martha) 1882 August 21 (Harriet) 1876 February 14 (Harriet) 1882 May 19 (Harriet) 1876 March 12 (Harriet)