Child idol paper, 1890
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Label #1.
Dates
- Creation: 1890
Creator
- From the Collection: Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (Assistant Teacher 1849-1851) (Person)
- From the Collection: Hartwell, Emily Susan, 1859-1951 (Class of 1883, A.M. 1922; Missionary in China) (Donor, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
"When a child is born, this paper is burned to the supposed parents of the child in some former incarnation to furnish these former parents with money so that they will not try to steal this child from them by death."
Emily Hartwell, Foochow China, circa 1890
Extent
From the Collection: 3.0 Cubic Feet (1 archival box, objects, and photographs)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository