This entire collection was compiled over several decades of field work in China, where Prof. Clark gathered a large number of images and documents in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Rome, Paris, Krakow, as well as from a variety of rare book dealers within the United States, the UK, continental Europe, and Asia.

The collection includes hundreds of materials in English, Chinese, Classical Chinese, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and a variety of other European languages. Many of the books have been inscribed by the author or are autographed. A voracious collector, Professor Clark sought after first editions, rare books, ephemera, and otherwise often-overlooked materials and objects, and recognized that these are valuable tools for the scholar of the Catholic Church in China.

Materials within the Collection span from the missionary era in China from its inception to materials that continue into the contemporary era, up to this present day, late 2016. A large body of the collection is centered on China’s canonized Catholic saints, as well as the Boxer Uprising, the turbulence surrounding the events of 1900, and dilates on religious orders and their historic presence in China (including, for example, Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans, MEP, and PIME, to name a few). In this regard the Collection greatly enriches the current holdings of the Ricci Institute.

The assemblage of historical images related to the history of Christianity in China, within this greater collection, is unique. More than a dozen archival boxes include images both original and reproduced, many of the latter of which have been under threat, have already disappeared, or have dropped out of scholarly view. In short, in this remarkable collection scholars will likely see images that they have never before seen. Similarly the collection of Professor Clark’s research papers, housed in around 40 archival boxes organized by chronology, order, and diocese, is singular in its scope and breadth regarding the Catholic Church in China, as these items were collected during his research trips that occurred annually and spanned the globe. This, too is a diverse collection of materials, including those found in archives—some of which have now closed—or made fleeting internet appearances, were downloaded and printed, which are now too no longer available in their original source. In addition to this are approximately 30 archival boxes containing Professor Clarks personal papers and publication materials. In total the Collection contains approximately 12,000 pages of documents.

Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D., is the Lindaman Endowed Chair and Professor of History at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. The Ricci Institute currently holds one of the world’s most focused collections of materials and scholarship on the Catholic Church in China, and the addition of this collection assists in filling several areas of current lacunae. Prof. Clark has loaned this vast collection of research materials to the Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco for the advancement of scholarship on the history of Catholic Christianity in China.

ANTHONY E. CLARK COLLECTION RESEARCH MATERIALS/BOOKS IN ARCHIVAL BOXES

COLLECTION OVERVIEW

Focus: History of Christianity in China, Late-Qing and Republican Era, Boxer Uprising

Collection Creator: Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D.

Primary Organizer: Hannah H. Tweet

Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into 10 series, with a total of 38 boxes. There are multiple boxes in each series and they are distinguished by alphabetical letters, i.e.: 001a, 001b, 001c, etc. Series 001, 002, and 005 each focus on a different missionary order in China – the Society of Jesus, the Order of Friars Minor, and the Congregation of the Mission, respectively. Series 004 contains only audio-visual digital files; though other digital files are located throughout the collection. Both series 006 and series 007 contain information regarding one particular person, Fr. Charles McCarthy, SJ, and Alphonse Favier, CM, respectively. The rest of the collection is divided into three different series of “varia,” though series 008 emphasizes research materials, and series 009 emphasizes information organized by religious order or diocese. Series 010 has no emphasis, but each box has its own described category.
Languages: English, Chinese, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials
The contents of this collection represent the collected materials and personal research notes of Professor Anthony E. Clark; all materials center on the history of Christianity in China, especially Roman Catholic missions during the late-imperial era (ca. 1700-1912). Some materials do, however, extend into the contemporary era, and many documents remain sensitive given China’s present political situation under Communist rule. In addition to the various documents and material objects preserved and catalogued, this collection includes a substantial amount of historical and current photographs, prints, and reproduced images related to Catholic Christianity in China. Also, represented in this collection are a number of rare books on this topic, several of which have been inscribed by the authors. [The provenance of the materials in this collection is sometimes recorded; many of the materials are reproduced from archives around the world, as noted.]

Administrative Information
Series Listing

Series 001: SJ (Society of Jesus)
Series 002: OFM (Order of Friars Minor)
Series 003: Post-Imperial/Modern China
Series 004: Audio-Visual Digital Files
Series 005: CM (Congregation of the Mission)
Series 006: Fr. Charles McCarthy, SJ
Series 007: Alphonse Favier, CM
Series 008: Church in China Varia – Research Materials
Series 009: Catholic Church in China Varia, by Order/Diocese
Series 010: Church in China Varia

Box and Folder Listing

Begins on page 1

ANTHONY E. CLARK COLLECTION
HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA ARCHIVE CATALOG
(Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D.)

Table of Contents
Series 001: SJ (Society of Jesus)………………………......……1
Series 002: OFM (Order of Friars Minor)…………………………………… 10
Series 003: Post-Imperial/Modern China …………………………………… 19
Series 004: Audio-Visual Digital Files…………………………….. 24
Series 005: CM (Congregation of the Mission)…………………………… 28
Series 006: Fr. Charles McCarthy, SJ………………………………… 38
Series 007: Alphonse Favier, CM……………………………………….... 42
Series 008: Church in China Varia – Research Materials…………………………………... 46
Series 009: Catholic Church in China Varia, by Order/Diocese …………………………... 54
Series 010: Church in China Varia…………………………………………. 64
Bibliography of Western Language Books ……………………………… 74

001. Hand-written letter, dated Djiao Peng (H’u Kung) 25 August 1901, signed Alexandre Legros, about annual report for the district for 1900-1901, pillaging of chapel, 3,000 piaster for repairs, bought old house, harshness of plague, etc., 27 x 21 cm.
002. Two hand-written letters, dated Djiao Peng 12 August 1900 & 10 August 1900, signed Alexandre Legros, about Frs. Rondière & Boussac, pillaged chapel, Mr. 黃罔城 in 霞繞鄉, where residences of American & English were attacked, residence at 柘林, 8 Protestant churches in Djiao Peng pillaged, etc. 17,5 x 11.5, [17.5 x 23 cm].
003. Hand-written letter, holes in center leaves, dated Arcachon 27 September 1901, signed Alexandre Legros, about Frs. Guillaume & Rondière, retreat, civil & military mandarins, grenades, etc. 21 x 13.5, [21 x 27 cm].
004. Hand-written letter with deteriorated ink, dated Djiao-Peng 28 August 1899, signed Alexandre Legros, about viceroy, some amounts of money, etc. 17.5 x 11, [17.5 x 22 cm].
005. Two hand-written letters, dated Djiao-Peng 18 March 1899, signed Alexandre Legros, and Arcachon 07 October, signed Victor, about last retreat, case of Koo-Csou-Poon (?), District of Bai Pou (?) 大埔, Hakkas, humidity, disease, impossibility of building chapel & residence, etc. 13.5 x 10.5, [13.5 x 21 cm].
006. Hand-written letter, undated, Djiao Peng, signed Alexandre Legros, about annual report for the district for 1897-1898, chapel, etc. 27 x 21 cm.
007. Hand-written, incomplete letter, dated Djiao-Peng 08 August 1898, unsigned, about protection for Christians of Koo-Csou-Poon (?), Fr. Rondière , etc. 21 x 13.5, [21 x 27 cm].
008. Hand-written letter with deteriorated ink, dated Djiao-Peng 04 November 1899, signed Alexandre Legros, about accusations by bachelors, Gua-Fou-swa (?) 外孚山, Koo-Csou-Poon (?) 高厝鋪, etc. 17.5 x 11.5, [17.5 x 23 cm].
009. Hand-written letter with deteriorated ink, dated Djiao-Peng 06 September 1899, signed Alexandre Legros, about chapel, Lay a sciang 賴阿祥, Lai a Louï 賴阿嘿, Bai Pou (?) 大埔, 潮陽, Lay zuoui fong (?) 賴美豐, Gua-Fou-swa (?) 外浮山, etc. 20 x 13.5, [20 x 27 cm].
010. Hand-written list in Chinese, undated, unsigned, probably subdivisions of the Raoping Catholic Church 饒平天主教教堂, 南澳屬, 24 x 30.5 cm.
011. Hand-written letter with ink heavily destroying paper, dated 13 October 1899, signed Alexandre Legros, about women made Christians, etc., 20 x 13.5 cm.

Original text and plates printed on double leaves, Chinese style.
Each plate accompanied by page with descriptive notes, not included in the pagination; also printed three columns to the page. (see PDF version)

"...an exact reproduction of one of the numerous publications ... widely circulated in China by the antiforeign party ..." cf. Introd. An anonymous reproduction of an anti-foreign pictorial work entitled "Chin tsun shêng yü pi hsieh ch'üan t'u". The original probably by Han Chou.

Book (color facsimile): Zhou Zhenhan (fl. 1890s), Jinzun shengyu bixie quantu (Hunan, China, 1891) 1891年，清-周漢（原名周振漢）主編印行了80萬冊之巨的【謹遵聖諭辟邪全圖】----未加連綴之單幅，計32頁全本大圖。（此為研究清末底層暴民反洋教案及義和團暴力活動緣起因素之重要圖文史料. 1891年，清-周漢【謹遵聖諭辟邪全圖】（是書乃庚子事變前期、湖南人周漢-原名周振漢主編印行之反洋教印刷品。書中繪圖與言辭，對基督教-傳教士-中國信徒乃至西醫等科學方面，用當年各國公使的話說已 “極盡凌辱”。因印量逾80萬冊之巨，此亦是煽動底層民眾及義和團仇恨洋教并挑起暴力之重要因素之一）--Anthony Clark collection note.

Complete edition online at MIT Visualizing Cultures.
See also alternate edition: Princeton Digital Library.

China, 1900 : the eyewitnesses speak : the experience of Westerners in China during the Boxer Rebellion, as described by participants in letters, diaries and photographs / Frederic A. Sharf and Peter Harrington.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-252) and index.

North China : the Boxer threat -- The Seymour expedition -- The Taku forts -- The siege of Tientsin -- The siege of Peking -- The Allied occupation of Peking -- The photographers' perspective.