Hazel Todd Papers
Scope and Contents
Letters witten by Hazel Todd to her parents and her sister Winifred. The letters present a vivid picturer of ther trials of missionaries in China up to the Japanese Invasion.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1991
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1918-1941
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for use
Biographical / Historical
Hazel Todd was born in 1893 in Minnesota. She came with her parents to California in 1909 and lived in Sierra Madre until 1911 when the family moved to Strathmore. (NOTE: Excerpted from a news article dated December 3, 1941 at Strathmore, CA.) After schooling in Strathmore she graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
In 1920 Miss Todd went to China as a missionary for the China Inland Mission, serving first in Huban Province. For 21 years she devoted her time to that service, with the exception of three years spent on furlough at various times in the United States.
Miss Todd died on November 17, 1941 in Shucheng, Anhwei Province, from typhoid fever.
This file is made up mostly of letters written by Hazel Todd from China to her parents and to her sister Winifred. The letters present a vivid picture of the trials of missionaries in China before the Japanese invasion.
Extent
1 cu. ft.
Abstract
Letters witten by Hazel Todd to her parents and her sister Winifred. The letters present a vivid picture of the trials of missionaries in China before the Japanese Invasion.
Processing Information
This collection was first processed on September 2004 and last updated on Nov. 22, 2004
- Title
- Guide to the Hazel Todd Papers
- Date
- 2004, Revised 2022
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections Repository