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• An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, George Staunton, 1797

• The Ancient Dynasties of Berosus and China Compared With Those of Genesis, Tarleton Crawford, 18--
• China and Japan: A Record of Observations Made During a Residence of Several Years in China, and a Tour of Official Visitation to the Missions of Both Countries in 1877-78, Isaac William Wiley, 1879
• The Story of Yates the Missionary, as Told in his Letters and Reminiscences, Charles Taylor, 1898

• Tales from the Middle Kingdom: Stories of China, 19—
• China; Its History, Arts and Literature, Frank Brinkley, 1902
• Evolution in my Mission Views; or, Growth of Gospel Mission Principles in My Own Mind, Tarleton Crawford, 1903
• The Complete Records of the Government Officials of Qing Dynasty: From the 32nd Year of Guangxu, 1906
• “Subject: New China,” Our Home Field, pg 30-31 (December 1906), Baptist Newspaper and Periodical Collection
• Fifty Years in China; and Eventful Memoir of Tarleton Perry Crawford, Lovelace Foster, 1909
• Home Letters from China: the Story of How a Missionary Found and Began His Life Work in the Heart of China, Gordon Poteat, 1924
• Builder of Dreams; the Life of Robert Edward Chambers, Christine Chambers, 1939
• Experiences of a Baptist Faith Missionary for 56 Years in China, Thomas Lee Blalock, 1949
• The Changed my China, Molly Wong, 1970
• I Give Myself: the Story of J. Lewis Shuck and his mission to the Chinese, Thelma Wolfe Hall, 1983
• Understanding China, Gordon Poteat, 1985
• Stand By for China, Gordon Poteat, ----
• Martha Franks: One Link in God’s Chain, Donald McManus, 1990
• Go Home and Tell, Bertha Smith, 1995
• In War and Famine: Missionaries in China’s Honan Province in the 1940’s, Erleen Christensen, 2005
• Life Sketches from a Heathen Land, Lula F. Whilden, ----

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• Historic Textbook Collections, 19th century and 20th century
• Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Expansion, 1770-1835, Volume 2 The Far East Edited Tim Fulford, 2001
• Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910, Volume 4 The Far East, Edited Susan Schoenbauer, 2003
• Literature of travel and exploration: an Encyclopedia, Jennifer Speake, editor, bibliographies and historiographies
• The Norton book of travel, editor Paul Fussell, 1987 travel writing of notable authors
• Return passages: great American travel writing, 1780-1910 Larzer Ziff
• The Mind of the Traveler : From Gilgamesh to global tourism, Eric J. Leed
• Women Adventurers, 1750-1900: A Biographical Dictionary Mary F. McVicker, 2008
• The Working Christian/The Baptist Courier 1869 to present
• Western Aid and the Global Economy: the Save the Children Fund archives
  101 microfilm reels documenting the work of the Save the Children Fund focusing on international child welfare beginning in 1916 and continuing through the 1970s. Including the Save the Children Fund's correspondence, reports, fundraising, and committee minutes as well as the complete run of its journal, The World's Children.

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• Asian Artifacts Collection, webpage link
• John L. Plyler Jr. Collection, Accretion 2009-021 examples of Chinese Yuan

• An historical atlas of China, Norton Ginsburg, 1966
• The Cambridge encyclopedia of China, Brian Hook, 1982
• The Population atlas of China, compiled and edited by the Population Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and the Institute of Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1987
• The Cambridge handbook of contemporary China, Colin Mackerras and Amanda Yorke, 1991
• China guide : your passport to great travel!, Ruth Lor Malloy, 1994
• Historical dictionary of the People's Republic of China, 1949-1999, Lawrence R. Sullivan, 1997
• Modern China: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism, editor Wang Ke-wen, 1998
• Historical dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China), John F. Copper, 2000
• Encyclopedia of Exploration, 4 volumes, 4th volume 1850-1940, editor John Raymond Howgego, 2003-2008, Reference Collection
• Great Women Travel Writers: from 1750 to the present, editor Alba Amoia and Bettina L. Knapp, 2005, General Collection
• The state of China Atlas, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald and Robert Benewick, 2005
• Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing, editor, Kelly Boyd, Reference Collection

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• Times of London, Online resource
• Travels of Robert Tucker digital collection at the Digicenter; after logging in with your Furman username and password, search "China."
• Map of Robert Tucker's travels in East Asia at the Digicenter; locations (in China) include: Kowloon, Hong Kong

• Internet East Asia History Sourcebook

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