%eadnotat; ]> 4036frop An Inventory of the Friends' Opportunity in the Orient Records, 1923-1924 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends' Opportunity in the Orient Records, 1923-1924 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1958 Descriptive Summary Records, 1923-1924 RG 4/036 Friends' Opportunity in the Orient 1 box ; 0.5 linear feet Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Friends Opportunity in the Orient was an unofficial Hicksite organization which sponsored a Quaker teacher in Canton, China, in the 1920s. The collection contains primarily correspondence with Margaret Hallowell Riggs, who was sponsored to teach at Canton Christian College and Canton Hospital.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Friends Opportunity in the Orient was an unofficial Hicksite organization which sponsored a Quaker teacher in Canton, China, in the 1920s.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Letters, treasurer's reports, pictures and other papers relating to the work of the organization.

The collection is organized into four series. The series are:

Correspondence Treasurer's Report Pictures Other papers relating to the organization.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Bernard Walton, 1957

 Provenance

These papers were given to Bernard Walton, secretary, by Alfred Wright, treasurer, and by Bernard Walton to the Friends Historical Library.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Friends' Opportunity in the Orient Records, RG 4/036, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Teachers, Foreign -- China Women teachers Education -- China Hicksites -- United States Hicksites -- Societies, etc. Hospitals -- China Quakers -- United States Quakers -- China Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- International missions Quakers- Education -- China Universities and colleges -- China Quaker women -- China Canton (China) -- Education -- Universities and collegesCanton (China) -- Medical affairs -- Hospitals, sanatoriums, etc.China -- Education -- Universities and collegesChina -- Medical affairs -- Hospitals, sanatoriums, etc.Augur, Margaret RiggsCanton Christian CollegeCanton Hospital (Canton, China) Friends Opportunity in the Orient DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Correspondence Letters written, mostly by or about Margaret Hallowell (Riggs) Augur. 3/12/1923-2/11/1924 1 Ser. 2. Treasurer's Report Treasurer's Report 1/5/1924 1 Ser. 3. Pictures Pictures1 Ser. 4. Other papers Canton Hospital Annual Report 1922 1