Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00245
Title
James Scarth Gale Papers
Date(s)
- 1863-1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
24 boxes and items (8.5 metres)
Context area
Name of creator
(1863-1937)
Biographical history
James Scarth Gale was a Canadian writer and Presbyterian missionary in Korea.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George M. Gale, 1987.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Drafts of writings about Korea and translations of Korean texts; commonplace books, diaries, correspondence, family papers, photographs, his collection of manuscripts, photographs, printed appearances.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Series 1. Correspondence
Series 2. Literary Works
Series 3. Gale Family Papers
Series 4. Korean Manuscripts
Series 5. Pictures
Series 6. Ephemera
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
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Language of material
English
Korean
Script of material
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description identifier
CA OTUTF MS COLL00245
Institution identifier
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto