William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit February 23, 2012 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 2011 370 Lancaster Ave Haverford, PA, 19041 610-896-1161 [email protected] William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959)......................................................................................................... 6 Catharine J. Cadbury (1884-1970)................................................................................................................ 6 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................7 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................7 Related Finding Aids.....................................................................................................................................9 Collection Inventory.................................................................................................................................... 10 Biography and Genealogy..................................................................................................................... 10 Correspondence......................................................................................................................................16 Diaries.................................................................................................................................................. 275 Manuscripts.......................................................................................................................................... 305 Financial and Legal Documents..........................................................................................................317 Photographs..........................................................................................................................................319 Film and Glass negatives.....................................................................................................................335 Record Cards........................................................................................................................................335 Materials in Chinese............................................................................................................................ 335 Christian Missions Materials...............................................................................................................336 - Page 2 - William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 Summary Information Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Creator Burton, Emma Cadbury Creator Cadbury, Catharine Jones Creator Cadbury, Sara Manatt Creator Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863-1948 Creator Lambe, Catharine Cadbury Creator Lei Fuk Lam, General Creator Sun, Yat-Sen, 1866-1925 Creator Symonds, Jane Cadbury Title William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury collection Date [inclusive] 1893-1967 Extent 86.0 Boxes Language English Material Specific Details All dates are standardized rather than transcribed, viz: yr mo/day. To keep note the dates consistent with the way the Cadburys dated their letters and diary entries, we use this specific format, January 1, 1950 is recorded as “1950 1/1.” CJC for Catharine Jones Cadbury. (This abbreviation will be used both before and after her marriage, although her maiden name was Catharine Balderston Jones With all of the women, their final name will - Page 3 - William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 be used instead of the name before marriage); WWC: William Warder Cadbury; CCC: Canton Christian College; LU: Lingnan University; Family: Cadbury Family; Father: Joel Cadbury; Mother: Anna Lowry Cadbury; Ben: Benjamin Cadbury; Emma: Emma Cadbury Jr.; JCS: Jane Cadbury Symonds; EC: Emma Cadbury, the child; CCL: Catharine Cadbury Lambe; John: John Warder Cadbury; Elizabeth: Elizabeth B. Cadbury Jones; Henry: Henry Joel Cadbury; Lei : Lei Fuk Lam; Sun: Sun Yat Sen; MMFPWD: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District. Though not all letters are listed individually, those that are highlighted are done so on the basis of content of the letter or historical importance of the letter writer. All extent numbers are approximate, except in folders labeled "complete records." In box 68, there are two folders missing. They are titled “Concerning Travels” and “Internment and Repatriation documents.” Note: Not included in these boxes is an additional scrapbook of letters to and from WWC, as well as programs and other memorabilia from 1883-1900. These are mostly from WWC's high school years and college years at Haverford. This scrapbook has not yet been processed because it first needs conservation work. There are approximately 60 pages in the scrapbook, most filled with multiple letters on each page. A brief glance through the scrapbook reveals WWC's involvement in football, Haverford's Loganian Society (debate), the gymnastics team ("fancy club swinging"), and participation in a competition for the alumni prize in oratory, where he competed against Rufus Jones. There are also report cards from his four years at Haverford, and some from medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. Abstract The principal creators in the collection are Quakers William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) and Catharine Jones Cadbury (1884-1970) who spent most of their lives in China. William Warder Cadbury came to China as a medical missionary in 1909. The collection includes 43 boxes of written correspondence and 76 volumes of William Warder Cadbury's diaries, beginning in 1893 (age 16) and ending in 1958 (age 81). There are gaps in the periods 1894-1904, 1906-1909, and 1917-1920. There are 21 volumes of diaries and notebooks of Catharine J. Cadbury. These begin in 1932 (age 48) and ending in 1967 (age 83). There is a gap in the period 1953-1958. There are six boxes in the manuscript series, which include - Page 4 - William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 handwritten and typed documents by both William Warder Cadbury and Catharine Jones Cadbury. The next series contains a box of legal and financial documents. There are 14 boxes of photographs. This series is mostly comprised of photos taken by William Warder Cadbury in his travels and missionary work in China. There are also photos from travels in Europe, United States, and other Asian countries. Many medical photos including X-rays and photos of patients are also included. Lastly, there are a number of posters primarily depicting Japanese aggression against China in the 1930s and 40s and hostility toward Russian Communism in the 1940s. There are eight boxes of glass negatives from WWC’s college years and one box of film negatives from his China years. There is one box of notecards with names and addresses for correspondents of the Cadbury family. There is one box of miscellaneous materials relating to Christian missionary work in China. Preferred Citation note Haverford College Library, Haverford, PA, Quaker Collection, William Warder Cadbury and Catharine Jones Cadbury papers, Coll. No. 1192 - Page 5 - William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury papers HC.Coll.1192 William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) William Warder Cadbury (### Ji# Huìlín) was born on 1877 Oct 15 in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of Joel and Anna Kaighn Cadbury and he was a birthright member of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District (now called the Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting). In 1911 he married Sarah Imbree Manatt; she died shortly after in 1912. Then, in 1917 he married Catharine Balderston Jones and had three daughters, Jane B. Cadbury, Emma Cadbury, and Catharine C. Cadbury. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School in 1894, and got a B.A. and M.A. from Haverford College in 1898 and 1899 respectively. He received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902. He spent time studying abroad in Vienna in 1905. In the years 1906-07, he taught pathology and pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the period 1906-09, he worked as a pathologist at St. Mary’s Hospital. Between 1909 and 1949, WWC was a medical missionary in Canton, China. In 1909 he traveled to China and became a professor at the Canton Christian College (later Lingnan University). In 1914, he joined the specialized medical staff of Canton Hospital. He was appointed superintendent of Canton Hospital in 1930. He served as Vice-President of the Chinese Medical Association from 1935-37, and as Canton Chairman of the International Red Cross from 1938-41. He lived in China during an extremely tumultuous time in history, and in 1943, after the United States and Japan declared war, WWC and his wife Catharine were interned by the Japanese. They remained in the internment camp for eight months, until they were released and returned to the United States. Soon after the end of the war, WWC once again