parklambuthsherertz Preliminary Inventory of the Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers, 1825-1989 Processed by: Sue-Ellen Katz; Melissa Pascoe; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ruth E. Bryan

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system and XMetaL software. Date of source: January 16, 2002 Processed by Sue-Ellen Katz; Melissa Pascoe January 16, 2002; Finding Aid encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, February 11, 2002 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers )//EN" "parklambuthsherertz.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. june 2007 Accessions 2002-0179 and 2007-0080 added. Inclusive dates and extent adjusted. -jk Preliminary Inventory of the Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers, 1825-1989 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2002 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers, 1825-1989 Park family. Lambuth family. Sherertz family. 2.5 Linear Feet 1000 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. The Park, Lambuth, and Sherertz families were Methodist missionaries to China, Japan, and Africa. The collection includes the family Bible; correspondence to and from members of the three families; reports; diary entries; genealogical information; a videocassette; photographs; printed material; poetry; and typescripts of essays regarding family members' daily lives and work as missionaries in China, Japan, and Africa. The families mentioned are ancestors of Olive Sherertz Lanham (Duke '43). Materials range in date from circa 1825 to 1989. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Park-Lambuth-Sherertz family papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2001, 2002, and 2004.

 Processing Information

Processed by Sue-Ellen Katz; Melissa Pascoe

Completed January 16, 2002

Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan

Updated by Jill Katte, June 2007

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

 Biographical Note

The Park, Lambuth, and Sherertz families were Methodist missionaries to China, Japan, and Africa.

Collection Overview

The collection (01-108) (160 items, 1.2 linear feet; dated 1825-1970s) includes the family Bible; correspondence to and from members of the three families; graphic materials; printed material; poetry; and typescripts of essays regarding family members' daily lives and work as missionaries in China, Japan, and Africa. The families mentioned are ancestors of Olive Sherertz Lanham (Duke '43). Includes 2 color prints, 5 black-and-white prints, and 2 albumen prints.

The addition (01-146) (375 items, .6 linear feet; dated 1898-1977) contains letters; reports; diary entries; genealogical information; 1 videocassette; 2 black-and-white photographs, 1 black-and-white print, and 1 albumen print. There are also other items, chiefly relating to the Park, Lambuth, and Sherertz families' life and work in China and Japan.

The 2002 addition (02-179) (100 items, .2 lin. ft.; dated 1825-1981 and n.d.) consists primarily of memoirs and correspondence documenting the families' ancestry and experiences in China and Japan (1825-1981 and n.d.). Also includes newspaper clippings about family members.

The 2004 addition (07-080) (375 items, 0.6 lin. ft; dated circa 1890-1989 and undated) contains letters, biographical sketches of family members, clippings, writings, and photographs documenting the members of the Park, Lambuth, and Sherertz families. Materials range in date from circa 1890 to 1989.

 Subject Headings

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Lambuth family. Sherertz family. Park family. Missionaries. Missionaries--Africa. Missionaries--China. Missionaries--Japan. Methodists--Missions--Africa--History. Methodists--Missions--China--History. Methodists--Missions--Japan--History. Christian education--Africa--History. Christian education--China--History. Christian education--Japan--History. Color prints. Black-and-white prints. Black-and-white negative. Albumen prints. Videocassette. Contents of Collection Accessions 2001-0108 and 2001-0146 3 Boxes 1 Contents of box 1:

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Attention: Contains graphic materials.

 The Lambuth Letters, 1827-1949 Correspondence and poetry, 1902-1949, 1970s Photographs, including albumen prints University Unique, by Dwight Lamar Sherertz

Description of Sherertz's experience working in Pootung University in a Japanese internment camp, ca. 1940

The Contribution of Christian Missions to Women and Children of Rural Areas to China, term paper by Dwight Lamar Sherertz, 1945 April 28 Report of Women's Work at Old Umtall, Rhodesia Conf., Africa, by Rita Park Sherertz, 1953 December 1 Report of the Soochow Hospital, 1939 2 Contents of box 2: Family Bible, 1854

Includes record of births (1830-1889 and 1858-1951), marriages (1853-1919 and 1943-1964), and deaths (1863-1965).

 3 Contents of box 3:

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Attention: Contains graphic materials.

 Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, 1881-1977 A history of the Lambuth family, family stories, journal entries, and other genealogical material Bibliography of materials relating to Walter Russell Lambuth and paper about Walter Russell Lambuth by W. E. Towson The Lambuth Family and Kwansei Gakuin, by Frances H. Bray The Story of the Seventy Dolls Grandma Park's Last Two Years [Nora Lambuth Park] The Role of Japan in the Modern World by Edwin O. Reischauer From Pearl River to the End of the Earth, videocassette tape regarding the Lambuth family, 1980 Addition, 2002 (2002-0179) 1 Box

Addition (02-179) (100 items, .2 lin. ft.; dated 1825-1981 and n.d.) consists primarily of memoirs and correspondence documenting the families' ancestry and experiences in China and Japan (1825-1981 and n.d.). Also includes newspaper clippings about family members.

 Addition, 2004 (2007-0080) 1 Box

The 2004 addition (07-080) (375 items, 0.6 lin. ft; dated circa 1890-1989 and undated) contains letters, biographical sketches of family members, clippings, writings, and photographs documenting the members of the Park, Lambuth, and Sherertz families. Materials range in date from circa 1890 to 1989.

 Memoirs of Dr. W. H. Park of Soochow, 1882-1927, circa 1936 Letters, 1882-1947 This is your life -- Margarita Mary Park Sherertz, biographical sketch with photographs, 1969 Just Talking, by Dwight Lamar Sherertz, August 16, 1937-1946, Typed 1970 Letters and articles, including some photocopies and typescripts, circa 1947-1989 and undated Poetry, notes, biographical information, undated Clippings, letters, biographical information, 1927-1969 and undated Writings, 1950s-1960s and undated Letters and writings, circa 1940s Letters, 1860 and 1919 My Mother: An Appreciation by Margarita Park Sherertz, undated Writings by Dwight Lamar Sherertz, 1960s and undated Lamar's letters, "old" Clippings (photocopies), 1890s and undated