George and Grace Snyder Papers

This collection provides valuable documentation of the Evangelical and Reformed Church mission in China, particularly in Hunan Province. Series I, Family Correspondence, contains regular, detailed letters dating from 1926 to 1954. This correspondence is complemented by the Mission Board Correspondence of Series II, and General Correspondence in Series III. George Snyder was a mission administrator who carefully documented and reported his work to the Evangelical and Reformed Mission Board. The minutes and reports of Series IV reflect this careful documentation and reporting. Six diary volumes in Series V and a small amount of writings by Snyder in Series VI supplement the available correspondence and reports. The Collected Material of Series VII includes material related to the Abounding Grace Hospital. The Photographs of Series VIII include portraits of Snyder as well as Chinese and Western colleagues and friends.