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Preferred Citation:
Galt Papers (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Biographical Information:
L. A. W. Galt was an American missionary who ministered in China from approximately 1899 to 1940. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Diaries, personal correspondence, and genealogy, 1900-1979, concerning Louise Alberta West Galt (b. 1876) and Howard Spilman Galt (1872-1948), who were missionaries to China between approximately 1899-1940, and their daughter Mable Mildred Galt (b. 1900), a social worker and minister's wife living in the United States. Of special interest is the diary of Louise A. W. Galt written during the summer of 1900 during the siege of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion.
The relationship of Howard Spilman Galt to the Galts of Virginia is distant.
Related Material
See also Galt Papers (I), (II), and (III), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, and the Galt Family Papers (MS 78.3), Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- China--History--1912-1928
- China--History--20th century
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Genealogy
- Missions, American--China--20th century
- Photographs
- United States--Religious History--Christianity
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Galt, Howard Spilman, 1872-1948
- Galt, Louise Alberta West, b. 1876
- Galt, Mildred Mable, b. 1900
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- China--History--1912-1928
- China--History--20th century
Container List
In addition to the 27 folders listed below, the following envelopes are also contained within the collection: Envelope: Photographs, 1903-1972, of Galt family members Iowa and Claremont, California family homes. Envelope: Photographs, 1908-1947, children (of Louise A. West Galt and Howard Spilman Galt?) Envelope: Photographs, pre-1917 of Louise A. West Galt, children, and friends in Tungchou, China. Envelope: Photographs, 1920-1949, of Howard Spilman Galt and Louise A. West Galt and family and friends in China. Envelope: Photographs, 1920-1949, of Howard Spilman Galt, Louise A. West Galt, and Yenching University.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id84335
Diary of Louise A. West Galt1900Scope and Contents
Written during the Boxer Rebellion in the British Legation, Peking, China.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id84336
Fan used by Louise A. West Galt during the siege of Peking1900Scope and Contents
The fan includes signatures of missionaries staying in the British Legation during the siege. Moved to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id84337
Correspondence1900Scope and Contents
Letter by Louise A. West Galt describing the siege of Peking.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id84338
Correspondence1900Scope and Contents
Letters to Howard Spilman Galt and Louise A. West Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id84339
Correspondence1899-1940Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of Howard Spilman Galt and Louise A. West Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id84340
Correspondence1930-1939Scope and Contents
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id84341
Correspondence1930-1939Scope and Contents
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id84342
Correspondence1930-1939Scope and Contents
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id84343
The Galt Families TypescriptundatedScope and Contents
Typescript of The Galt Families by Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id84344
The Galt Families ManuscriptundatedScope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript material for The Galt Families by Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id84345
Correspondence1901-1940Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Howard Spilman Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id84346
Correspondence1943-1955Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of Louise A. West Galt to her daughter Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13 id84347
Personal narrativeundatedScope and Contents
Mable Mildred Galt's recollection of her parents' history.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 14 id84348
Scrapbook1900-1902Scope and Contents
Baby book of Mable Mildred Galt, written by her mother Louise A. West Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 15 id84349
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt1911-1913Scope and Contents
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 16 id84350
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt1913-1914Scope and Contents
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 17 id84351
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt1915-1919Scope and Contents
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 18 id84353
Notebook1923Scope and Contents
College notebook of Mable Mildred Galt at Smith College, Massachusetts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 19 id84354
Certificate1922-1923Scope and Contents
Diplomas and certificate for Mable Mildred Galt.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 20 id84355
Correspondence1924-1925Scope and Contents
Letters from Mable Mildred Galt Raible to her mother-in-law Mrs. C. P. Raible.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 21 id84356
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt1965-1969Scope and Contents
Diary and lecture notes of Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 22 id84357
Papers1960-1970 and undatedScope and Contents
Personal and biographical materials regarding Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 23 id84358
Guestbook1960-1979Scope and Contents
Guest book of Mable Mildred Galt Raible and Robert Raible.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 24 id84359
Writings of Mable Mildred Galt Raibleundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 25 id84360
Audio recordingsundatedScope and Contents
Cassette recording of Mable Mildred Galt Raible's reflections on China.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 26 id84361
Miscellaneousundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 27 id84363
Photo album1917-1918