The Corpron Parker Papers is a collection containing textual and visual artifacts of early 20th-century Christian mission and medical work in China. The collection features a series including more than 600 correspondences in the form of letters, postcards, newsletters, and telegrams, as well as photo albums, antique bibles, and hand-painted images from the mission of Doug and Grace Corpron in Hefei, China, during the first half of the 20th century. Together these materials construct an image of an American family in China, their interactions with local culture, politics, and society, and the ways their story intertwined with those around them during their missionary service.
The Corpron Parker Papers offer a valuable scholarly resource for students, scholars, and researchers interested in missiology, Christian missions in China, Christian medical missions, Chinese history from an American missionary perspective, missionary literature, “unofficial” missionary literature, travel literature, gender dynamics in storytelling, and other topics at the intersection of Christian, American and Chinese history. Researchers are encouraged to contact Amanda Clark if there is interest in utilizing the Corpron Parker Papers for research projects.
This collection was generously donated by the Corpron family, in honor and memory of Whitworth’s own Dr. Pamela Corpron Parker.
Submissions from 2017
Miscellaneous Letters, 1949, Mo Dung Chang, E.K. Higdon, and Verla Elliot
Letter from Douglas Corpron, 1925, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, 1929, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, 1940, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and from the China Mission, January - March 1935, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, April 1927, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, April 1947, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, August 1946, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, August - September 1948, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, February 1947, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, February - March 1941, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, January 1947, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, January - April 1946, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, January - August 1937, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, July 1941, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, July 1946, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, June 1946, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, June 1947, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, June - December 1936, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, June - July 1948, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, May 1947, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, November 1923, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, October 1946, Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, September 1924, Douglas Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, August - September 1941, Douglas Corpron, Jamie M. Bennet, and Edwin Marx
Letters from Douglas Corpron and F.W. Burnham, September - December 1927, Douglas Corpron and F.W. Burnham
Letters from Douglas Corpron and E.A Cary, May - August 1927, Douglas Corpron and E.A. Cary
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Corpron, March - September 1923, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Corpron, September 1923, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, April 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, April - August 1934, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, April - May 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, April - September 1926, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, August 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, August 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, August - December 1931, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, December 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, February 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, February 1926, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, February - March 1934, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January 1926, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January - February 1932, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January - July 1930, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January - July 1931, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, January - March 1933, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, July 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, June 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, June 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, March 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, March 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, March 1926, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, March - October 1932, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, May 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, November 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, November - December 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October 1925, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October - December 1926, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October - December 1930, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October - December 1933, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, October - November 1923, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, September 1924, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, September - December 1934, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, September - October 1923, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and China Mission, April - June 1935, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and China Mission, July - November 1935, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and China Mission, March - May 1936, Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Anna Corpron, November - December 1948, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Anna Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, and Phyllis Ann Corpron, July 1924, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Phyllis Ann Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, 1943, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Earle E. Cowin
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Lois Anna Ely, April - August 1933, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Lois Anna Ely
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Lois Anna Ely, November - December 1932, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Lois Anna Ely
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Alexander Paul, January - March 1927, Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and Alexander Paul
Letters from Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron, April 1941, Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron, June 1941, Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron, May 1941, Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron, May 1946, Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron
Letters from Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron, September 1946, Douglas Corpron and William Douglas Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, November - December 1946, Douglas Corpron, William Douglas Corpron, James and Eva McCallum, and Grace Stevens Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, October 1948, Douglas Corpron and John D. Glismann
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Oswald Gouter, 1950, Douglas Corpron and Oswald Gouter
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, 1938, Douglas Corpron and Grace Grace Grace
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, June - December 1939, Douglas Corpron and Grace Grace Grace
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Grace Stevens Corpron, September - December 1937, Douglas Corpron and Grace Grace Grace
Letters from Douglas Corpron, Grace Stevens Corpron, and China Mission, March - April 1939, Douglas Corpron and Grace Grace Grace
Miscellaneous Letters, January - February 1948, Douglas Corpron, Orval D. Peterson, and W.E. Richardson
Miscellaneous Letters, March - May 1948, Douglas Corpron and C.H. Quigley
Letters from Douglas Corpron and Emma C. Tucker, March 1947, Douglas Corpron and Emma C. Tucker
Miscellaneous Letters, July - September 1947, Douglas Corpron, Roy H. Tufts, and E.M. Norton
Letter from Grace Stevens Corpron, February 1925, Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Grace Stevens Corpron, 1961, Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Grace Stevens Corpron, September 1925, Grace Stevens Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, 1977, Grace Stevens Corpron
Letters from Grace Stevens Corpron and Phyllis Ann Corpron, November - December 1923, Grace Stevens Corpron and Phyllis Ann Corpron
Miscellaneous Letters, 1951, Irene and Oswald Gouter and R. Lee Pryor
Letters from W.Y. Kong, 1945, W. Y. Kong
Letter, 1969, Unknown