Guide to the Winifred Shannon Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Winifred Shannon Papers

Inclusive Dates

1924-1950

Call Number

RG 165

Creator(s)

Shannon, Winifred, 1900-1975.

Quantity

0.75 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

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Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Winifred Shannon was appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the Syria Mission in 1925 where she was assigned to the American Junior College for Women. In 1937, she was transferred to the Iran Mission where she was assigned to Sage College in Teheran until 1941 when all foreign schools were closed by the Iranian government. From 1941-1944, she taught at the University of Nanking and from 1944-1945 at the Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, India. She retired from her work with the Church in 1952.

Collection Overview

Record Group 165 consists of Winifred Shannon's papers, 1924-1950. Includes her diaries, 1924-1936: personal correspondence, 1930-1950; miscellaneous reports, 1934-1940; and undated photographs from the Syria and Iran missions. Materials are arranged chronologically by year.

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Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1983
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Shannon, Winifred, 1900-1975.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.

American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)

Sage College (Tehran, Iran)

Jinling da xue.

Isabella Thoburn College.

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Missions--India--Educational work.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria--Educational work.

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Iran--Educational work.

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

Missionaries.

Women missionaries--Middle East.

Women missionaries--India.

Women missionaries--China.

Genre-form

Diaries. aat

Photographs. aat

Correspondence. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1	Finding Aid to RG 165

1	none	Diaries (stored loose in box), 1924-1936

2	1	Letters from the University of Nanking, 1941-1946
2	2	Correspondence, 1933-1950
2	3	Miscellaneous reports, 1934-1940
2	4	Miscellaneous items, 1930-1940?
2	5	Photographs of Syria and Iran Mission, undated	Digital

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