Myra Scovel Manuscripts
An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Oct 1987
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| 25 Jun 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Oct 1987
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| 25 Jun 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Scovel, Myra. |
| Title: | Myra Scovel Manuscripts |
| Dates: | before 1962 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American author, missionary. Collection contains undated typescript draft and final draft with revisions of The Chinese Ginger Jars, her autobiographical work on missionary life in China. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Myra Scovel (1905-1994) was an American nurse and missionary for the United Presbyterian Church for more than thirty years. She and her husband, Dr. Frederick Gilman Scovel, were assigned to missions in China (1930-1951) and India (1953-1961). She was also a writer and poet.
The Myra Scovel Manuscripts consists of undated typescript draft and final draft with revisions of The Chinese Ginger Jars, her autobiographical work on her experiences during her missionary life in China.
No particular order.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
For other personal accounts of missionary life, see the Frederick Harding Manuscript (Garo mission in Assam, India), the Ralph E. Dodge Papers (Zimbabwe), and the Marion Kingsley letters (Korea).
Persons
Scovel, Myra.
Corporate Bodies
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Board of Foreign Missions.
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Associated Titles
The Chinese ginger jars.
Subjects
Missionaries.
Missions -- Asia.
Genres and Forms
Autobiographies (literary works)
Manuscripts for publication.
Occupations
Authors.
Missionaries.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Myra Scovel Manuscripts,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Myra Scovel, 1962.
Manuscripts
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| Box 1 | Autobiography, The Chinese Ginger Jars - first draft, 135 pp. | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Autobiography, The Chinese Ginger Jars - author's manuscript, 155 pp. | ||||||||||