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Syriac Manuscripts found in Peking, China.

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 37

Content Description

From the Collection: This collection reflects Otto Christensen as a missionary, linguist, scholar and a teacher. It contains his diaries from 1916 to 1947, countless Bible study index cards, and a large amount of his writings, including manuscripts, radio talks, sermons, papers, class materials, MA thesis, PhD dissertation, and numerous article drafts and articles publishing by various church magazines. A portion of this collection are books of which many are in Mongolian, a few are in Chinese, Tibetan and English. Most of the Mongolian publications were mimeograph copies of originals prepared by Otto Christensen himself.

Dates

  • 1916 - 1978

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Mongolian

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: Russian

Materials Specific Details

Attached are two correspondences between John Oss and Otto Christensen. Oss most probably was the one who sent these manuscripts to Christensen.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository

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