Mann, Ebenezer John and Mabel

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0102 MS 380302
Held at	: School of Oriental and African Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.soas.ac.uk/Archives/home.html ›
Full title	: Mann, Ebenezer John and Mabel
Date(s)	: Created 1913-1938, c1967
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 box, 1 file
Name of creator(s)	: Mann | Ebenezer John | 1881-1957 | missionary Mann | Mabel | 1883-1977 | missionary

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Ebenezer John Mann was born in 1881, and Mabel Mann in 1883. They were second cousins, and first met in England in 1900. Each sailed independently for China with the China Inland Mission - Ebenezer in 1903, and Mabel in 1905. Both were sent to Kansu province (North West China) - Ebenezer to Tsinchow and Fukiang, Mabel to Liangchow. In October 1907 they were married at Sichuan and left to fill a gap at the Si'ning Mission (close to the Tibetan border) for six months. In May 1908 they returned to Fukiang, where they were based until their retirement in 1944. In 1921 Ebenezer Mann was appointed Chairman of the Famine Relief Committee set up after the earthquake in Kansu Province. He was awarded the Certificate of the Medal of the Sprouting Grain in 1921, the highest award given to foreigners. Ebenezer Mann died in 1957 and Mabel Mann in 1977.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers, 1913-1938, c1967, some undated, of the Rev Ebenezer Mann and his wife Mabel Mann. They include published newsletters (1913-1938) from Ebenezer and Mabel Mann, detailing their work in Kansu province, China; parts of a typescript work by Ebenezer Mann relating to his years in China; autobiographical notes made by Mabel Mann; and a small collection of photographs of China including photographs (1920-1921) of the aftermath of the earthquake in Lanchow, Kansu province. Also included is a list (1934) of missions and workers in China with the China Inland Mission, prepared by Ebenezer Mann.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The papers have been arranged into three sections: papers of Ebenezer Mann; papers of Mabel Mann; and miscellaneous items.

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Finding aids:

Unpublished handlist.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated in 1981.

Allied Materials

Related material:

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the China Inland Mission (Ref: CIM).

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

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Date(s) of descriptions:
15 May 2000