Classroom decorated for Christmas, Boone School, Wuchang, China, 1897

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Title: Classroom decorated for Christmas, Boone School, Wuchang, China, 1897
Creator: Abbott, Edward
Published / Created: 1897
Publication Place: Wuchang, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Boone School was founded in 1871 as a memorial to William Jones Boone, first Bishop of the American Church Mission (Episcopal) in China. It was incorporated as a university, under laws of the District of Columbia, 1909. In 1922, Boone joined with Wesley College and Griffith John College to form Central China College, also known as Huachung College.
Boone School, Williams Hall, General Study Hall, Christmas 1897 School room with evergreen Christmas decorations strung from ceiling and "Merry Christmas" written on blackboard.
Extent: 9.5 x 11.5 cm

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Collection Date: 1834-2002
Container / Volume: Box 248 | Folder 1

Access: Public
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