Abbie G. Sanderson Papers Index

Abbie G. Sanderson was an American Baptist missionary in South China from 1918 to 1937 and 1946 to 1953. She later taught at a girls' school in Sendai, Japan, and retired in 1959. The collection contains detailed family correspondence, writings, and collected material documenting the life and work of a single woman missionary in South China.

Finding Aid

• Complete Finding Aid

Digital Collections

Thanks to a project sponsored by The Center for Christian Studies, Shantou University, digital files are available for the following portions of the Sanderson papers. A filename such as RG149_001_0006.pdf refers to Record Group No. 149, Box 1, Folder 6.

• Box 1: Folder 1
• Box 1, Folder 2
• Box 1, Folder 3
• Box 1, Folder 4
• Box 1, Folder 5
• Box 1, Folder 6
• Box 1, Folder 7
• Box 1, Folder 8
• Box 2, Folder 9
• Box 2, Folder 10
• Box 2, Folder 11
• Box 2, Folder 12
• Box 2, Folder 13
• Box 2, Folder 14
• Box 2, Folder 15
• Box 3, Folder 16
• Box 3, Folder 17
• Box 3, Folder 17
• Box 3, Folder 19
• Box 3, Folder 20
• Box 3, Folder 21
• Box 3, Folder 22
• Box 3, Folder 23
• Box 3, Folder 24
• Box 4, Folder 25
• Box 4, Folder 26
• Box 4, Folder 27
• Box 4, Folder 28
• Box 4, Folder 29
• Box 4, Folder 30
• Box 4, Folder 31
• Box 4, Folder 32A
• Box 4, Folder 32B
• Box 5, Folder 33
• Box 5, Folder 34
• Box 5, Folder 35
• Box 5, Folder 36
• Box 5, Folder 37
• Box 5, Folder 38
• Box 5, Folder 39
• Box 5, Folder 40
• Box 6, Folder 41
• Box 6, Folder 42
• Box 6, Folder 43
• Box 6, Folder 44
• Box 6, Folder 45
• Box 6, Folder 46
• Box 6, Folder 47
• Box 6, Folder 48
• Box 6, Folder 49
• Box 7, Folder 50
• Box 7, Folder 51
• Box 7, Folder 52
• Box 7, Folder 53
• Box 7, Folder 54
• Box 7, Folder 55
• Box 7, Folder 56
• Box 7, Folder 57
• Box 7, Folder 58
• Box 7, Folder 59
• Box 7, Folder 60
• Box 7, Folder 61
• Box 7, Folder 62
• Box 7, Folder 63
• Box 8, Folder 64
• Box 8, Folder 65
• Box 8, Folder 66
• Box 8, Folder 67
• Box 8, Folder 68
• Box 8, Folder 69

Photographs

Photographs from the Sanderson Papers are available in the International Mission Photography Archive

Last updated: March 20, 2025

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