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
• Box 2
• Box 3
• Box 4
• Box 5
• Box 6
• Box 7
• Box 8

Photographs

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

Last updated: March 20, 2025

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