Guide to the Frank Patrick Gilman Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Frank Patrick Gilman Papers

Inclusive Dates

1884-1919

Call Number

RG 56

Creator(s)

Gilman, Frank Patrick, 1853-1918.

Quantity

2.00 cubic feet

Language

Materials in English and Chinese

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

Frank Patrick Gilman was educated at Princeton University (1879) and Princeton Theological Seminary (1885). He was ordained from the Presbytery of Rochester and appointed to the Hainan Mission in China by the Board of Foreign Missions in 1885. He died there in service in 1918.

Collection Overview

Reverend Gilman's papers consist almost exclusively of his diaries, 1885-1918.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: DIARIES/CORRESPONDENCE, 1884-1918

Contained in this series are Reverend Gilman's diaries, 1884-1918, correspondence about his trip to India, correspondence regarding Mary White Gilman, a photograph of Reverend Gilman and miscellaneous notebooks.

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

Gilman, Mary White.

Corporate Subject

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

Topical Subject

Missionaries China.

Missions China Hainan.

Chinese language.

Geographic Subject

India Description and travel 1901-1946.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 56

		SERIES 1: DIARIES/CORRESPONDENCE, 1884-1919

1	2	Photograph of Reverend Gilman, n.d.
	3	Correspondence regarding Mary White Gilman, 1908
	4	Correspondence regarding travels in India, n.d.
	Box I	Diaries, 1885-95
	Box II	Diaries, 1896-98
	Box III	Diaries, 1900-06
	Box IV	Diaries, 1907-15
	Box V	Miscellaneous items, 1884-1919

2	1	Diary/notebook regarding Hainan Mission, 1885-97
	2	Chinese language lesson book, n.d.

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