IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0102 MS 380482
Held at: School of Oriental and African Studies
Title: Geller, Wilson Herbert and Mabel Love
Date(s): Created 1901-1934
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 box
Name of creator(s): Geller | Wilson Herbert | 1868-1949 | missionary
Geller | Mabel Love | 1872-1953 | née Neal | missionary
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Wilson Herbert Geller was born on 26 December 1868 at Thaxted in Essex. He trained at Harley College. In 1897 he was appointed to Siaokan in Central China as Lay Evangelist for the London Missionary Society. On 5 January 1901 he married Mabel Love Neal, also of the London Missionary Society, at Union Church, Hong Kong. His work was mainly pastoral and evangelistic with the oversight of a large country district comprising about 25 churches. He took a large part in the production of a Chinese hymnbook, and composed many of the tunes. He also planned and built Siaokan Church. He retired in 1936, and died on 20 November 1949.
Mabel Love Neal was born on 18 December 1872 at Stoke Newington. She was appointed to Canton and sailed on 9 November 1897. Her chief work in China was building up a Bible school for women, as well as taking part in general work for women and girls at Siaokan Mission. She died on 17 December 1953.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Diaries of Wilson Herbert Geller, 1901-1904, 1908, 1910-1914, 1930, and Mabel Love Geller, 1919, 1930-1934, documenting their life and work as missionaries in China.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The 16 diaries have been arranged chronologically.
Conditions governing access:
Unrestricted.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Unpublished handlist.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Purchased by SOAS Library in 1991.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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Related material:
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds the records of the London Missionary Society (Ref: CWM/LMS).
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Date(s) of descriptions: 15 May 2000