Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ferguson, Mary E., Rockefeller Foundation. China Medical Board, China Medical Board (U.S.), and Rockefeller Foundation
- Extent:
- 4.02 Cubic Feet and 8 boxes 1 oversized folder
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The material in the Mary E. Ferguson papers deals with the research, writing, and publication of "China Medical Board - Peking Union Medical College: A Chronicle of Fruitful Collaboration, 1914-1951," published in New York, 1970. The strength of the collection lies in the primary source documents: interviews with former staff at the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), correspondence relating to the book's conception through publication, and reports of China during the Japanese occupation and after nationalization in 1951. Much of the research correspondence had been photocopied from the files of the China Medical Board, Inc., and the Rockefeller Foundation. (The book is an administrative history of PUMC, and most of the research material deals with the staff and administration of the institution.)
- Biographical / Historical:
Mary Esther Ferguson (1897-1989) was the registrar (1928-1950), assistant secretary (1930, 1932), and secretary (1933-1941, 1944-1950) of the Peking Union Medical College, and associate secretary of the United Boards for Christian Higher Education in China (1950-1960).
- Acquisition information:
- Mary E. Ferguson gave her papers to the Rockefeller Archive Center in 1977 and September 1979.
- Arrangement:
The Mary E. Ferguson papers are divided into three series:
Series 1 - Research Material
Series 2 - China Medical Board - Peking Union Medical College History Manuscript
Series 1046 - Photographs
Indexed Terms
- Places:
- China
Access
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Open for research. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, etc.) or audiovisual material (audio cassettes, VHS, etc.) in this collection must use an access surrogate. The original items may not be accessed because of preservation concerns. To request an access surrogate be made, or if you are unsure if there is an access surrogate, please contact an archivist.
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Rockefeller Foundation has title, copyright, and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them. Rockefeller Archive Center has authority to grant permission to cite and publish archival material from the collection.
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