Robert Nelson Papers, 1845-1885Correspondence, 1875-1885, sermons and accounts of Robert Nelson, Protestant Episcopal missionary to Shanghai, China.
Box 1, Folder 1: Correspondence, 1846-1877
Item: George F. Seward to O.B. Bradford, 3 March 1876, George F. Seward, at Hong Kong, to O.B. Bradford, U.S. Vice Consul General, at Shanghai. [Copy].
Item: E.H. Thomson to Nelson, 28 March 1876, E.H. Thomson, at West Gate, Shanghai, to [Robert] Nelson.
Box 1, Folder 2: Correspondence, 1878-1882
Item: King[?] to Robert Nelson, 31 May 1881, King[?], at St. John's [College, Shanghai, to Robert Nelson, at Staunton, Va.?].
Item: H.N. Woo to Nelson, 21 April 1882, H.N. Woo, at Shanghai, to [Robert] Nelson.
Box 3, Folder 5: Foreign Service Related
Item: Itinerary and diary notes of Rev. Robert Nelson in Japan, 6 Sept - 18 Nov 1872.
Item: List of Chinese confirmed by Bishop Schereschewsky in the Church of Our Savior at Hong Kew [China], 12 Jan 1879 and 14 Sept 1879.
Item: Building permit issued to Rev. Robert Nelson by David H. Bailey, U.S. Consul General at Shanghai, and Lui[?], His Majesty's Intendant of Circuit for the Department of Soo, Sung, and Tae, 22 Dec 1879.
Box 3, Folder 6: Missionary Conference at Shanghai, 1877
Item: Table showing the number of English, American and German missionaries in China, arranged by years from 1807-1874.
Item: Missionary Conference at Shanghai Programme, 10-22 May 1877
Item: Missionary Conference at Shanghai, Directory of Members, 10-22 May 1877
Item: Missionary Conference at Shanghai, Hymns sung at Conference., 10-22 May 1877
Item: Shanghai Temperance Society, Program of Concert, 23 March 1878