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Mary Luella Masters Scrapbook

An inventory of her scrapbook at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Ariana Spatola
Date: June 2019



Biography

Mary Luella Masters (1861-1942) was an alumna of Syracuse University in the College of Liberal Arts (1887-1888) and College of Medicine (1888-1891). She served as a physician in Thorntown, Indiana from 1901-1902. Masters became a member of the Medical Missionary Association of China and served in Foochow (Fuzhou), China beginning in 1892. She was associated with the Women's and Children's and Foo Chow City hospitals.


Scope and Content Note

The Mary Luella Masters Scrapbook contains photographs and notes from her time in Foochow, China on topics such as foot binding, everyday life in Foo Chow, mountains, monasteries, and photographs concerning the Kucheng massacre.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

The Syracuse University Archives has a clipping file on Mary Luella Masters.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Masters, Mary L.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Bo yi hui.
China -- History.
Footbinding.
Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, China)
Women missionaries.
Women physicians.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Photographs.
Scrapbooks.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Mary Luella Masters Scrapbook,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

The Syracuse University Archives does not have acquisition information for the Mary Luella Masters Scrapbook.

Processing Information

The scrapbook was placed in an acid free box.


Arrangement

The scrapbook is arranged in order by page number.


Table of Contents

Scrapbook


Inventory