Series 14 - SFM History Collection

This series consists of news clippings, photographs, ephemera, and publications about the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society, collected over the years by the archives [prior to transfer to USMC].

Included in this series is the draft manuscript, research, and related correspondence for an unpublished book on the history of the Society titled The China Men: The Story of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society. The book was first commissioned in 1975, to be written by Cecil John (C. J.) Eustace. In 1977, historian Grant Maxwell took over the project. In the end, the book was never published. In its place, Maxwell wrote a book about the early history of the Society in China, published in 1982, titled Assignment in Chekiang: 71 Canadians in China, 1902-1954.

The series is divided into the following subseries:

1. China Mission College/St. Francis Xavier Seminary
2. History of the Society
3. Memorabilia
4. Essays and Publications
5. C.J. Eustace, 'The China Men'
6. History of Scarboro Project - Grant Maxwell files
7. Scrapbooks and oversize

No future accruals expected.

Series was kept as a discrete collection upon receipt at USMC, it was made into a series of the main Scarboro fonds to keep materials together, however it remains a separate series to reflect its previous status.

Access is open.

Created by F Rousselle, 9 Oct 2024.

Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.