United States Catholic China Bureau Records
Scope and Contents
The periodicals in Series I have been transferred to the Yale Divinity Library because of space restrictions at the USCCB office, and because it was thought that the materials would be more accessible to researchers if housed at an academic library.
Series II has been established to house a growing collection of material documenting the work of the Bureau.
Dates
- 1976-2011
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the USCCB, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011
Arrangement
- Series I. Periodicals
- Series II. Program Activities
Extent
39 Linear Feet (94 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
This record group consists of periodicals on China collected by the United States Catholic China Bureau as subject resources for its work, as well as material documenting the program activities of the Bureau. These periodicals document the Christian church in contemporary China.
Biographical / Historical
The United States Catholic China Bureau exists to foster communication and friendship with the people of China through sharing the values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It promotes understanding among American Catholics about the Catholic Church and the situation of Catholic communities in China. It seeks to engage the American Catholics in a new missionary partnership with Chinese Catholics.
Founded in 1989, with the encouragement of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Bureau is sponsored by a cross-section of Roman Catholic organizations and individuals in the United States who share its purposes and goals. The USCCB offices is at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Periodicals -- China
- China -- Church history -- 20th Century -- Periodicals
- United States Catholic China Bureau
- Title
- Guide to the United States Catholic China Bureau Records
- Author
- Compiled by Lucas L. Schulte and Martha Lund Smalley
- Date
- 2004-2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Divinity Library Descriptive Practices
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Yale Divinity Library Repository