John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962
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The Burke Library Archives, Columbia University Libraries, Union Theological Seminary, New York Missionary Research Library Archives: Section 12 Finding Aid for John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962 Aoyama Gakuin 25th Anniversary Postcard, 1907; Credit to MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, series 3, box 14, folder 5, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York. Finding Aid prepared by: Brigette C. Kamsler, November 2011 Summary Information Creator: John Franklin Goucher, 1845 – 1922 Title: John Franklin Goucher Papers Inclusive dates: [16??] – 1962 Bulk dates: 1880 - 1922 Abstract: Methodist Episcopal minister, college president, missionary leader and philanthropist; Correspondence, records and reports regarding missions and Christian Colleges throughout the world including China, India, Japan and Korea. Size: 17 boxes and 5 oversize boxes, 14.00 linear feet Storage: Onsite storage Repository: The Burke Library Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Email: [email protected] MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962 2 Administrative Information Provenance: Following Goucher’s death in 1922, it is understood that his daughters donated the papers to the Mission Research Library. The independent Missionary Research Library was established under the direction of Charles H. Fahs, research assistant to John R. Mott and curator of the Missionary Research Library from its foundation in 1914 until 1948.Originally part of the independent Missionary Research Library, these records were moved with the MRL to the Brown Memorial Tower of Union Theological Seminary in 1929. In 1976 the records were accessioned to the Burke Library archives with the closure of the MRL. The final series of Goucher memorabilia were transferred to archives from the estate of J. F. Goucher on January 18th1944. Access: Archival papers are available to registered readers for consultation by appointment only. Please contact archives staff by email to [email protected], or by postal mail to The Burke Library address on page 1, as far in advance as possible Burke Library staff is available for inquiries or to request a consultation on archival or special collections research. Access Restrictions: The majority of the collection is unrestricted to readers. Series 6 boxes 20 and 21 are Restricted pending the completion of identification and preservation work. Certain materials are in a fragile condition, and this may necessitate restriction in handling and copying. Preferred Citation: Item description, MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, series #, box #, and folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York. Biography John Franklin Goucher was born to Dr. John and Eleanor Townsend Goucher on June 7, 1845 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 1868 and a master’s degree in 1872; Goucher would later be awarded doctor of divinity in 1885 and doctor of laws in 1899 from Dickinson. He joined the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served as a pastor in the Baltimore Conference beginning 1869, and was a missionary during this time. He was involved in various missionary boards, including the Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Goucher married Mary Cecilia Fisher in 1877. They had five children: Eleanor, born September 8, 1879 and died February 19, 1880; Janet, born October 31, 1880; Eleanor, born April 16, 1882; Elizabeth, born May 9, 1883; and Mary, born March 5, 1887 and died July 11, 1887. Dr. Goucher was an active missionary, establishing educational institutions throughout the world including China, Japan, Korea, India and the United States. He applied for passports in 1877; 1885; 1894; 1909; and 1913. He was described on his 1877 passport application as: Brigette C. Kamsler 11/24/15 MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962 3 Goucher’s last voyage occurred with the assistance of his daughter, Eleanor, who according to her 1919 passport application accompanied her father on educational business to China. They returned on the ship Korea Maru sailing for Yokohama, Japan March 5, 1920, and docking in San Francisco, California March 21, 1920. Dr. Goucher can be credited with helping to establish the Anglo-Japanese College Aoyama Gakuin in Tokyo, and a similar school in Foochow, China. The Goucher’s gave the first funds for the Korean mission and West China. They contributed over $100,000 to establish a number of primary schools in India. He also helped to establish Morgan College in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1883, Goucher was involved with the Methodist Episcopal Church in their quest to establish an educational venue to commemorate the church’s 100th anniversary. Dr. Goucher and his wife donated the land which would become the Woman’s College of Baltimore City, founded in 1885. Goucher was president of the institution from 1891 until 1908. In 1910, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name to Goucher College. John Franklin Goucher died in Pikesville, Maryland on July 19, 1922. Sources: “Dr. John Franklin Goucher – Minister, Educator, Missionary, Statesman, Philanthropist and Churchman.” The Christian Advocate, July 27, 1922, Vol. XCVII No. 30, 939-940. “John Franklin Goucher.” Washington Christian Advocate, July 27, 1922, Vol. XLIV, No. 30, 1- 14. Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution application by John Goucher under Daniel Townsend, application examined and approved April 13, 1894. North, Frank Mason. “Dr. Goucher’s Life-Long Service to Foreign Missions.” The Christian Advocate, July 27, 1922, Vol. XCVII No. 30, 923-926. Passport Applications and Passenger Lists from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, DC. Collection Scope and Content Note The collection, kept in near-original order from the MRL, is organized in seven series: Brigette C. Kamsler 11/24/15 MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962 4 Series 1: China, 1880 – 1950 (8 boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 5.00 lin. ft.) This series collects material related to the China mission field. Apart from the correspondence between Goucher and individual missionaries in box 1, there are also records relating to missionary educational institutions and major mission organizations active in China. Box 2 covers mission schools in Fujian province, focusing on two Fuzhou 福州 institutions. The Anglo-Chinese College 鶴齡英華書院 was founded in 1881 by Rev. Robert Samuel Maclay and local Chinese Christian leaders with the support of the Methodist Episcopal Mission. The school operated continuously until 1952 when the PRC government took over its administration. Fukien Christian University [Fukien Union College] 福建協和大學校 was established in 1915 as a union school between four mission groups. In 1937 the Japanese invasion forced the school to relocate inland, and was only able to return to its campus south of Fuzhou in 1946. It was ultimately put under PRC control in 1951. Box 3 collects materials related to the University of Nanking 匯文書院; 金陵大學堂. Formed in 1910 through the union of three colleges, this interdenominational school was chartered by the University of the State of New York. It was well-known for its agricultural and medical programs, and its faculty included the author Pearl S. Buck. In 1952 it was merged with the non-mission Nanjing University 南京大學. Box 4 covers Peking University [Yenching University] 燕京大學. Not to be confused with the non-mission Peking University 北京大學, which had grown out of the Imperial University of Peking 京師大學堂, this school was formed in 1919 through the union of three mission colleges. In 1952, present-day Peking University was moved to the former mission university’s campus. Boxes 5 and 6 contain documents related to West China Union University 華西學堂; 華西協和大學校. This university was established in Chengdu 成都 in 1910 as a union between four Protestant denominational boards, and was well-known for its medical and dental programs, inaugurated in 1914 and 1920 respectively. During the war it hosted many Christian refugees who had fled to the west. In 1951 it was reorganized as Huaxi University 華西大學, and in 1953 became Sichuan Medical College 四川醫學院. Box 7 includes materials on various mission educational institutions in China. Canton Christian College 嶺南學堂 was founded in 1888 as Christian College in China 格致書院, and was merged into Zhongshan University 中山大學 in 1952. Shantung Christian University 廣文學堂, also known as Cheloo University 齊魯大學, was a union university that operated in Jinan 濟南 from the early 1900s to 1952. Tainan Theological College 台南神學院 was founded in 1876 in Tainan, Taiwan, and continues to operate today. The William Nast College had been founded in 1888 by German Methodists and later renamed for the nineteenth-century founder of the German Methodist Church in the United States. Brigette C. Kamsler 11/24/15 MRL 12: John Franklin Goucher Papers, [16??] – 1962 5 Box 8 covers mission organizations active in China, with a focus on their educational and publishing activities. The China Centenary Missionary Conference was held in Shanghai in 1907 to mark the first century of Protestant mission enterprise in China. The China Sunday School Union 中國主日學合會, based in Shanghai, produced strategies, guides and teaching materials for Sunday school education in China. The Christian Literature Society for China 廣學會 emerged out of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge (SDCGK) among the Chinese. The China Continuation Committee was organized in 1913 to continue the work of the 1910 World Missionary Conference. The Methodist Publishing House in Shanghai 華美書館 was founded in 1902 as a union venture between the Methodist Episcopal Church and the MEC, south. Series 2: India, 1879 – 1919 (2 boxes, 1.00 lin. ft.) This series contains the correspondence and reports between people in India and Dr. Goucher. Missionaries, educators, and missionary organizational representatives wrote to Goucher to ask for advice and keep him abreast of issues. Topics covered include religion and Christianity; education, and medicine.