Inventory of the Arthur Samuel and Pauline P. Gillespie Papers, 1920-1952

MS288

Arthur S., an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1926), and his wife Pauline (Pittard) Gillespie were Southern Baptist missionaries to China from 1931 to 1952. Their papers consist of biographical data; correspondence between the Gillespies, and from Roland Quinche Levell (1891-1963), president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and W. Edwin Richardson; Pauline Gillespie's life of her husband; photographs of the Gillespies and of buildings, teachers, and missionaries in China; and printed materials.

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Arthur Samuel and Pauline P. Gillespie Papers
Creator
Gillespie, Arthur Samuel, 1902-1952
Gillespie, Pauline P. (Pauline Pittard)
Date
1920-1952 (inclusive)
Extent
0.42 linear feet / 1 letter box
ID
MS288

Biographical and Historical Note

Arthur S., an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1926), and his wife Pauline (Pittard) Gillespie were Southern Baptist missionaries to China from 1931 to 1952.

Collection Overview

Their papers consists of biographical data; correspondence between the Gillespies, and from Roland Quinche Levell (1891-1963), president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and W. Edwin Richardson; Pauline Gillespie's life of her husband; photographs of the Gillespies and of buildings teachers, and missionaries in China ; and printed materials.

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
Revision Description
Paige Horton, 2014
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. 
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
MS288, Arthur Samuel and Pauline P. Gillespie Papers, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • Biographical Information (1934; 1953) Box 1 Folder 1
  • Correspondence (1941; 1950)
  • Printed Materials (Undated)
  • Photographs (15) (1920-1952)
  • Life of Arthur Samuel Gillespie by Pauline P. Gillespie Box 1 Folder 5