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.)
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Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft reports, 1897 -- 1912 0.5 linear feet
Primarily documents appropriations, with a small selection of financial records and audiovisual materials.
China, 1913-1960 21 Cubic Feet
From 1913 to 1928 the Foundation's interests in China were directed by the China Medical Board, a division of the foundation. In 1928 the China Medical Board was separately incorporated and the functions continued by the Foundation were transferred to the Foundation's Division of Medical Education. Series 601 contains material after 1928, except for the Historical Records, which go back to 1913. Although the bulk of the material originated before 1945, there is also correspondence as late as 1960. The material consists of correspondence, memos, and reports relating to specific grants, and reports of a general nature which are filed in the 601 (General) section. A section on program and policy contains administrative and policy information in various forms.
The China Medical Board, Inc. Collection, 1914-1971, consists almost exclusively of material dealing with the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), 1918-1951. The Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) appears to have sent to its financial supporters, first the China Medical Board and then the China Medical Board, Inc., much of its correspondence, memos and reports, to keep those in New York informed as to what was going on in China. As the ownership of the buildings and grounds of the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) was transferred from the CMB to the CMB, Inc., many records were also transferred. This accounts for many pre-1928 documents found in the files.
Organized according to interview and visit, Vincent talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. As President of the Rockefeller Foundation he steers the focus toward supporting the war effort and making the world a better place through public health funding. The 1917 diary includes the China Medical Board developing a comprehensive medical system in China, the International Health Board focusing on preventive medicine, and camp and community plans for the welfare of American soldiers. Includes Memorandum to Members of the Executive Committee. Washington Interviews, May 26, 1917; and Memorandum of an interview with M. Hovelacque, A Member of the French Commission, at the Plaza Hotel, Made Tuesday, May 29, 1917.
Organized according to interview and visit, Vincent talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. As President of the Rockefeller Foundation he steers the focus toward supporting the war effort and making the world a better place through public health funding. The 1919 diary documents Vincent overseeing and getting updates on Rockefeller Foundation projects from various other officers, compiling of a hookworm bibliography, and a trip to the Far East to survey and tour medical education and public health facilities in Asia. He oversees construction of Peking Union Medical College.
This diary details various conference concerning public health training, medical education, current studies and future Rockefeller Foundation programs.
The papers focus on the years after World War II and the reconstruction of the Peking Union Medical College, and include reports and correspondence by Loucks from China Medical Board, Inc. sponsored trips to the Far East, 1951-1964. The countries surveyed include: Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Siam (Thailand), Burma, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Korea, Vietnam, and the Trust Territory. The reports include information not only about the status of medical education, but also about the social and political climate of each country.
Organized according to interview and visit, Vincent talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. As President of the Rockefeller Foundation he is involved in the institutional and administrative duties of the Rockefeller Foundation, International Health Board and China Medical Board. The 1921 diary documents surveying and promotion of medical education in Europe and Asia and the formal opening of Peking Union Medical College.
Agenda to Accompany Richard M. Pearce's Notes on China Tour.
Arranged by interview and visit, this diary documents the meetings and conferences Embree had with various professionals in the field of public health in China. The Rockefeller Foundation participates in public health and medical education.
These memos contain notes on various conferences of Rockefeller Foundation proposed research and aid including program expansion, journal exchange, nursing education and building construction.
The grants, visits and interviews with professionals in the field of medical education focus on surveying medical schools, teaching methods of medical education, creating medical science, distributing medical literature and laboratory supplies. The diary includes Richard M. Pearce Diary of China Tour 14 April- 17 June 1921.
Arranged by interview and visit, this diary memoranda documents the meetings and conferences Embree had with various professionals in the field of public health in Asia.
Correspondence of The Rockefeller Foundation consists principally of material not directly connected with an institutional grant. It includes: inter-office memoranda, correspondence between field officers and the home office, extracts from officers' diaries, forms and other material relating to fellowships; casual requests for information, employment, or aid; printed matter and letters of abuse received by the Foundation. As such, the General Correspondence provides insight into the day-to-day workings of the Foundation.
Arranged by interview and visit, this diary documents the meetings and conferences Embree had with various professionals in the field of public health. The mission of the Division of Studies is to administer work not included in existing units of the Rockefeller Foundation. The division focuses on work concentrated in human biology and nursing education. Embree surveys human biology university work and nursing education in Asia and Europe.
The 1927 exhibits include a conference on Far Eastern matters was held on Monday March 28, 1927, RF medical education in Asia and public health.
1928 October 5-1929 December 30 3 pages
This diary records Mr. Mason's interviews and meetings with researchers across the United States, meetings with Rockefeller Foundation fellows and native administrators from Chinese universities, and memoranda of internal discussions among staff on Rockefeller Foundation natural science research projects around the globe.
The diary is arranged by interview and visit. George K. Strode is an assistant director of the International Health Division who receives Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division program updates from staff members. He interviews professionals in the field of public health. The diary surveys Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division programs in Europe. Strode also received IHD fellows updates.
United Board for Christian Colleges in China records, 1931 -- 1959 1.25 linear feet
This diary is a record of Mr. Gunn's interviews and travels between October 21, 1932 and September 11, 1933. This first part of Gunn's diary is devoted to his time in Hawaii interviewing the professors, doctors, and administrators of the University of Hawaii and various public health institutes. While Gunn's diary states he sailed for Yokohama Japan on Oct. 28th, the next entry on Nov. 28th places him in present-day Beijing at Yenching University. The rest of the diary records Gunn's travels to the major cities in China, inspecting the universities receiving funding from the RF and recording the state of Chinese education. Two particularly long entries record the poor quality of academic discipline in the Chinese university and the current and growing state of the hostilities between KMT and Communist forces in Fukien province.
The 1936 diary includes Mary Tennant's surveys of public health education, facilities and general impressions of state and local nursing in East Asia and South America.
Organized according to interview and visit, Sawyer talks to various professionals in the field of public health and discusses projects and proposals. Sawyer visits the Far East and surveys the health insurance, medical education and facilities in Asia. The diary discusses the Asian RF programs.
The diary is arranged according to interview and visit and documents Mary Tennant's talks with professionals in the field of public health. During 1937, Tennant surveys public health education, gives her impressions of nursing education and public health nursing in China, and discusses nursing fellowships. Included in the diary is a proposed outline of a health center program for Japan.