Archives on the History of Christianity in China
基督教在華發展史文獻
The Archives on the History of Christianity in China (AHC) is a rich collection of materials from the 19th century that support research on Protestant missions and missionaries, regardless of denominations, in the Greater China region, in particular China and Hong Kong. Information about the activities of the Catholic Church is also collected. The Archives consists of over 8,500 books and serials, 29,000 microforms, pictorial materials and missionary letters and documents, with a number of supporting e-resources (See Subject Guide). As the Library’s flagship special collection, the Archives continues to be actively developed. A brochure for the Archives is available here.
As a result of ongoing digitization efforts, users can now access:
- Books and serials in AHC published before 1920
- Pictorial materials including lantern slides taken by missionaries from the China Inland Mission in the 1920s, postcards, posters and maps on the Library’s Art Collections platform
- Over 30,000 newspaper clippings about Christianity in China between 1950 and 1976. They are selected from clippings originally from the Union Research Institute
- About 1,800 books and 60 serials which are publications from churches and Christian organizations in Hong Kong and Taiwan, digitized under a collaborative project “Preservation for the Documentation of Chinese Christianity”
Last updated: 09 October 2024
COLLECTIONS
Collections (18)
HKBU Library Art Collections
Hong Kong Baptist College/Hong Kong Baptist University Publications
China through the eyes of CIM Missionaries
This collection consists of 225 hand-tinted glass lantern slides and negatives which capture images of portraits, landscapes, scenery and architecture in China from 1900s to 1930s. The China Inland Mission used these images to show its missionary work for churches in the United States.
HKBU Examination Papers
A database of HKBU past examination papers. It is not a comprehensive listing as only those that were provided to the Library are available.
COVID-19 posters
HKBU Theses and Dissertations
Contains abstracts, tables of contents, and the full-text (since 2004) of all HKBU M. Phil, and Ph.D. theses, plus a number of dissertations of students enrolled in taught postgraduate programs, with the earliest thesis dating back to 1991.
HKBU Honours Projects
A collection of Honours Projects undertaken by HKBU final-year students. Some full-text are available, if recommended by departments/programs and permitted by the students. It is not a comprehensive listing as only those that were provided to the Library are available.
Christianity in China Collection 基督教在華特藏
收錄的中英文書刊主要來自圖書館的「基督教在華發展史文獻」特藏，亦有數碼化合作項目夥伴捐贈的資料。這些書刊反映十九世紀以來在華傳教士的活動和著作，其在中國的傳播及對中國的影響。
Preservation for the Documentation of Chinese Christianity 華人基督教文獻保存計劃
為保存教會文獻，浸會大學圖書館在2010-2016 年間和一些香港與台灣的教會、出版社和學術機構合作進行數碼化項目。該項目大部分經費由耶魯大學圖書館資助。
Hong Kong Independent Films 香港獨立電影
Films by Hong Kong filmmakers or produced outside of the major studios in Hong Kong.
Treasures
Features rare materials held by the Library
Chinese Medicine Special Collection 中醫特藏
Derwent Collection
The collection features more than 200 artworks including watercolour paintings and sketches – collectively known as “China coast paintings” – as well as block-prints and photographs. It shows the transformation of Macau over the course of the 18th and 19th centuries.
HKBU Journalism student publication archive 浸大新聞系學生作品庫
Jointly developed by the Journalism Department and the University Library, this collection houses news articles in The Young Reporter and 新報人 from their first editions published in 1968 and 1969, respectively.
Union Research Institute Collection 友聯研究所特藏
A selection of newspapers, journals and pamphlets collected by the Union Research Institute during 1950s and 1980s
Elsie Tu publications and speeches 杜葉錫恩著作及演講稿
Collection contains publications and speeches made by Dr Elsie Tu between 1970s and 1990s, with themes including corruption, education and public housing
Popular Books Collection
Tddc Collection
Trans-disciplinary discovery commons collection includes subjects on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Innovation & Creativity and other special themes (Relaxation and Sea).