Title:
Arthur Lynn Becker Papers
Identifier:
AM-008.5
Abstract
Abstract in progress.
Table of Contents
Box 1
Section | Name |
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1.1 | Becker early years and 1903 Korea (Pyongyang, Seoul) (green folder) |
1.2 | Becker early years and 1903 Korea (Pyongyang, Seoul) (red folder) |
1.3 | Becker early years and 1903 Korea (Pyongyang, Seoul) (blue folder) |
1.4 | Files, CCC pamphlets |
1.5 | Million Movement |
1.6 | ALB index (green folder) |
1.7 | Pamphlet of Baird/Becker, beginning of Pyongyang Christian College |
1.8 | 1911–1915 retrospect (light green) |
Box 2
Section | Name |
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2.1 | 1903–1919 (blue) |
2.2 | 1907–1909 (red) |
2.3 | 1916–1926 retrospect (black) |
Box 3
Section | Name |
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3.1 | 1910 CCC and Ewha (purple) |
3.2 | 1911–1913 (orange) |
3.3 | 1914 Wonsan, CCC, EBM’s early work |
Box 4
Section | Name |
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4.1 | 1914–1920 (light green) ALB Box List | Page 2 of 6 |
4.2 | 1911–1926 loose pages tied together; all carbons? |
Box 5
Section | Name |
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5.1 | 1933–1939 ALB and EBM; Mary Wilbur’s diary (purple) |
5.2 | 1935 (orange) |
5.3 | 1934 diary (red) |
5.4 | 1937, January–June (light tan/yellow) |
5.5 | 1936–1938 Koreans; some on Shinto dispute (grey folder) |
5.6 | 1930s (mostly 1933) envelope of original letters (tan) |
Box 6
Section | Name |
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6.1 | 1934 (some 1930, 1932) ALB and EBM, Helen born (black) |
6.2 | 1932–1934 diary (blue) |
6.3 | 1934 ALB diary (yellow) |
6.4 | 1930 ALB (gray) |
6.5 | 1932 (black) |
6.6 | 1932 (tan) |
6.7 | 1932 (gray) |
Box 7
Section | Name |
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7.1 | 1919–1926 (blue binder) |
7.2 | 1921–1926 EBM (blue binder) |
Box 8
Section | Name |
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8.1 | ALB Box List | Page 3 of 6, 1922–1926 EBM college (aqua binder) |
8.2 | 1929 (carbons) (white folder) |
8.3 | 1927–1929 Letters college and Michigan |
Box 9
Section | Name |
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9.1 | 9.1 1926–1930 ALB diaries/letters (big red binder) |
Box 10
Section | Name |
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10.1 | 1937–1938 EBM, GMM letters (red folder) |
10.2 | 1937 June-December diaries, CCC, Wonsan sell-out; EBM and GMM in Korea (black folder) |
10.3 | 1937 ALB (grey) |
10.4 | 10.4 1938 Diary, letters: EBM in Peking, hospital, etc. (tan) |
10.5 | 1939 H birth telegram code (blue) |
10.6 | 1940 Louise’s letters (small red) |
10.7 | 1939–1941 Korea, California India (arrived San Francisco to India, November 1941) (red binder) |
10.8 | 1940–1943 Others leaving Korea (green) |
10.9 | 1941–1943 1941 diary, wartime letters (green folder) |
10.10 | 1940 (copy?) In India: February–April (light tan) |
Box 11
Section | Name |
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11.1 | 1941 January–June Michigan, California, table of contents on first page (gold) |
11.2 | 1941 articles and letters (red) |
11.3 | 1941–1942 Copy (?) of letters, 1942 Louise’s diary (green) |
11.4 | 1942–1944 Beckers to Himalayas for summer vacation (blue) ALB Box List | Page 4 of 6 |
11.5 | 1942 January–July at Lucknow and Sepoy rebellion (light blue) |
11.6 | 1942 India’s view of the war I, news articles (tan) |
11.7 | 1942 India’s view of the war II, news articles (green) |
Box 12
Section | Name |
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12.1 | 1942 July–December, table of contents, Ghandi, ALB radio talks Japan and Korea |
12.2 | 1942 June–November, table of contents, war (red) |
12.3 | 1943 newspaper/war (blue) |
12.4 | 1943–1944 July 1943–February 1944, radio talks, Louise’s diary (gold) |
12.5 | 1942–1943 Wartime, not in proper time sequence, whole family, originals (blue) |
12.6 | 1942–1943 war and diary/Lucknow CC radio (blue) |
12.7 | 1943 Diary, original and retrospect, February–December, loose pages (orange folder) |
12.8 | 1943 January–June |
12.9 | 1943 on pages 210–256; Louise’s diary (brownish |
Box 13 (2020 updated)
Section | Name |
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13.1 | 1944 (Green folder), Voyage home from India "War Time Service” pg. 221-230, Diary #9-10 (April 26th – May 31st),pg. 231-240 Diary #17-18 (June 30th – August 7th), pg. 245-246 Diary #23-24 (August 8th – September 11th) Newspaper Clippings Diary #14(June 12th – June 29th) Letter with photo of Evelyn (1943). |
13.2 | 1944 (Beige Folder) India to Michigan "War Time Service - Farewell to India” pg. 211-230 Letter #1-8, pg. 231-260, Diary & Letter #29-39 (September 12th – October 31st), pg.261-270 Diary & Letter #40-45 (November 2nd - November 25th) |
13.3 | 1944 (Beige Folder) ALB Box List | Page 5 of 6 “War Time Service” pg. 251-328. |
13.4 | 1944 (Blue Folder) “War Time Service” pg. 271-310 including letters and newspaper clippings |
13.5 | 1944 (Beige Folder) India + starting to leave, pg. 276-311, including newspaper clippings and letters. |
13.6 | 1944 (Black Folder) News of Dispersed Missionaries – Original copies of news including: ‘The Korea Klipper’, ‘News of China (News of United China Relief)’, ‘Christian Aid in Asia (Bulletin of the Church Committee for Relief in Asia)’, ‘The Lucco Life (The oldest collegiate weekly in India)’. Including some letters and photos. |
13.7 | 1945 (Orange Folder) “War Time Service” pg. 311-328 Diary (August 8th - October 2nd ) and Hand-written diary (November 3rd – December 18th) Newspaper clippings. |
13.8 | 1945 Letters, including hand-written papers. |
13.9 | 1946 “Letters (Diary) – Back in Korea” pg. 3-14, 24-28, 30-46, 35-46., 53, 55-57 “90 Years of Meaningful Living” pg. 133-140. |
13.10 | 1946 News of Missionary, including: ‘The Korean Klipper’, 'The Mission Situation in Korea' pg. 88-91., ‘The Korean Open Letter’, and letters. |
13.11 | 1947 “96 Years of Meaningful Living” pg. 200-336 |
13.12 | 1947 “Letters (at age 69) pg. 33-34, ‘The Korean Klipper’, “Diary – In Korea as President of Fusan(Pusan) University.” pg. 15-65 “Diary – Back in Korea, Down in Fusan.” pg. 66-80 “Diary & Letter” pg. 82-97, including photos (Blue Folder) ALB Box List | Page 6 of 6 |
13.13 | 1947 Pusan University & Missionary work |
13.14 | 1947 (Yellow Folder) Letters “Diary” (October 28th - December 31st) |
13.15 | 1947.08.01. Award for A. L. Becker as Honorary Teacher of Korea from Korea National Department of Education. |
Box 14 (2020 updated)
Section | Name |
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14.1 | 1949-1950 (Red Folder) “Diary” (January 1st – March 6th, 1950 January 1st - February 2nd, October 2nd - December 31st) Letters and Correspondences 1949-1950 |
14.2 | 1949-1950 News – Original copies of news, including: 'The Korea Klipper’, ‘Korea Caling (News of Christian Work in Korea)’, ‘Periscope on Asia (Korean Pacific Press)’, ‘The Korea Telescope’, ‘Field News Letter of the division of foreign missions (Methodist Church)’, ‘The Korean Republic’, ‘The Korean Times’ A. L. Becker’s Article (“Background Paper on Korea”) |