Frederick Merritt Pyke Photographs

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Código(s) de referencia

US NjMdUMCG 3459

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Frederick Merritt Pyke Photographs

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  • Undated (Creación)

Extensión

0.36 cubic feet

Nome do creador

(1884-1976)

Biografía

Frederick Merritt Pyke (1884-1976), American missionary, and his wife, Frances Louise Taft Pyke (1887-?), their colleagues and missionary stations are the subjects of a collection of photographs.

The Pykes were both children of pioneer missionaries to China. His parents were James Howell and Annabel Goodrich Pyke, and her parents were the Reverend and Mrs. Marcus L. Taft.

The Japanese interned the Pykes in a camp at Weihsien, China, for thirty months during World War II.

The Pykes had three children: Louise, Ruth, and James. In 1958, Frederick became a member of the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Church.

Elementos de estrutura e contido

Alcance e contido

The Frederick Merritt Pyke Photograph collection consists of four folders. Two folders depict family and native Chinese Christians. The other two folders are photographs of Chinese groups in various mission settings.

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There are no restrictions regarding this collection.

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Condicións

Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.

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    The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved.

    Specialized notes

    • Cita: When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, James Merritt Pyke Photographs, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.

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    Nota do arquiveiro

    Prepared by Robert Drew Simpson, Assistant Archivist and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist

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