Diary of Justus B. Doolittle; covering his life as a foreign missionary in Foochow, China, until the year 1873
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Subgenre- Manuscripts
- Diaries and journals
- Contributor Name
- Doolittle, Justus
- Date
- 1873
- Language
- English
- Chinese
- Extent
- 254 images
- Abstract
- Diary of Justus B. Doolittle (Class of 1846). Describes Doolittle's life as a student at Hamilton College on pages 3-5. Diary entries begin on page 52, after an autobiography of his life up to that point.; Biography: J.B. Doolittle (1824-1880) H.C. Class of 1846 Missionary to China: 1849-1864 Justus B. Doolittle was born on 23 June, 1824 in Rutland, NY, and died on 15 June, 1880 in Clinton, NY. After graduating from Hamilton College with the class of 1846, Doolittle attended the Auburn Theological Seminary. He applied to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions for missionary work and was assigned to the Foochow and Tientsen regions of China, a position he held for thirteen years. After returning to the United States due to poor health, Doolittle wrote several books about his observations of Chinese culture.
- Subject Topical
- Missionaries--China
- Subject Name
- Doolittle, Justus
- Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.)
- Subject Geographic
- Fuzhou Shi (China)
- Shelf Location
- Original digital object name: yhm-arc-d69d5
- Hamilton College Archives, Accession number: 0000.113; Archives Alumni; Justus B. Doolittle Collection, Call number of original: AL COLL D69 D5
- Restrictions on Access
- There are no restrictions on access to this material.
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Manifest
Doolittle, J. .
(1873).
Diary of Justus B. Doolittle; covering his life as a foreign missionary in Foochow, China, until the year 1873.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/7deebb8f-19d9-405e-9c2a-29e53d1829fb
APA
Doolittle, J. .
(1873).
Diary of Justus B. Doolittle; covering his life as a foreign missionary in Foochow, China, until the year 1873.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/7deebb8f-19d9-405e-9c2a-29e53d1829fb
Doolittle, Justus.
1873.
“Diary of Justus B. Doolittle; covering his life as a foreign missionary in Foochow, China, until the year 1873”.
Last modified May 18, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/7deebb8f-19d9-405e-9c2a-29e53d1829fb
Chicago
Doolittle, Justus.
1873.
“Diary of Justus B. Doolittle; covering his life as a foreign missionary in Foochow, China, until the year 1873”.
Last modified May 18, 2023.
Digital Collections, Hamilton College Library.
https://litsdigital.hamilton.edu/do/7deebb8f-19d9-405e-9c2a-29e53d1829fb
