Guide to the Elmer Lincoln Mattox Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Elmer Lincoln Mattox Papers

Inclusive Dates

1901-1953

Call Number

RG 356

Creator(s)

Mattox, Elmer Lincoln, 1869-1963.

Quantity

0.45 cubic feet (12 folders)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Elmer L. Mattox was born in Winterset, IA. He graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1893. Upon graduation, he and his bride, Emma King Mattox, sailed for China under the auspices of the Board of Foreign Missions. Mattox joined the faculty of Hangchow Christian College. He served as its president and vice-president between 1913 and 1930. He retired from missionary service in 1934 and returned to the United States.

Collection Overview

This collection includes official correspondence with members of the Hangchow Christian College faculty and fellow clergymen, photographs and publications. The publications are nearly all historical sketches of Hangchow Christian College, a subject to which Mattox returned many times over the years. In addition to the photographs in Series 4, there are programs in Series 5 that also contain photographic images.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE, 1901-1953

SERIES 2: REPORTS, 1930, 1933

SERIES 3: MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATIONS, 1905-1952

SERIES 4: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1925

SERIES 5: MISCELLANEOUS

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: January 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Materials added and finding aid revised: July 1998
Jeffrey LaMonica, Archives Technician

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Mattox, Elmer Lincoln, 1869-1963.

Mattox, Emma King, 1866-1939.

Corporate Subject

Zhijiang wen li xue yuan.

Zhijiang wen li xue yuan--History.

Topical Subject

Missionaries--China--Hangzhou Shi.

Universities and colleges--China.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Educational work.

Geographic Subject

China--Missions.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Photographs. aat

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Corporate Added Name

Zhijiang wen li xue yuan.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 356

		SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE, 1901-1953

1	2	1901-09
1	3	1911-29
1	4	1930-53
1	5	Fundraising/Recruitment Letters, 1924

		SERIES 2: REPORTS, 1930, 1933

1	6	Reports, 1930
1	7	Financial Statement, 1933

		SERIES 3: MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATIONS, 1905-1952

1	8	"History of Hangchow Christian College," 1952
1	9	"The Unique Opportunity for Christian Education in China," 1918
1	10	Publications/Sketches on History of Hangchow Christian College, 1905-52

		SERIES 4: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1925, 1938

1	11	Photographs, 1925, 1938

		SERIES 5: MISCELLANEOUS

1	12	Miscellaneous