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| Title: | Topping, Helen. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1917-1962 |
| Accession Number: | 2024-115 |
| Size: | 4.5 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | This collection consists of correspondence belonging to Helen Topping (1889-1981) who was the English secretary and interpreter of Toyohiko Kagawa (1888-1960). |
This collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Topping, Helen. Papers, Acc #, Box #, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Helen Topping (1889-1981) was the English secretary and interpreter of Toyohiko Kagawa (1888-1960), a Japanese evangelist and social reform advocate. Topping was the daughter of American Baptist missionaries who worked in Japan. In the 1920s, she joined Kagawa’s mission as his secretary during his “Kingdom of God Movement,” an evangelistic campaign with the additional goals of education and supporting “Christianizing economics” through Christian cooperative societies. Topping worked with Kagawa along with her parents who edited and distributed Kagawa’s “Friends of Jesus” English-language publication and the Kagawa calendar. During the early 1930s, Topping visited the United States in support of Kagawa’s “Million Souls for Christ Movement,” spreading Kagawa’s life story, work, and gospel, and supporting the existing “Kagawa Fellowships” that were in some US cities.
This collection contains correspondence from the 1930s regarding Topping’s visit to the US. It was organized by state/city and date, presumably the dates of her visit to each location. These letters are primarily speaking engagement requests to Topping from Universities, women’s organizations, and Christian groups. It also includes correspondence regarding Kagawa’s travels, including his visit to Australia in the 1930s. Also in this collection is correspondence from the 1950s, which relates to Topping’s teaching work in the Philippines.
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 1, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 2, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 3, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 4, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 5, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Folder 6, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Nebraska, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Northwest, 1934 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Labeled “Minnesota February 17, 1935”, Folder 1, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Labeled “Minnesota February 17, 1935”, Folder 2, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Labeled “Minnesota February 17, 1935”, Folder 3, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Minnesota, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Missouri, Folder 1, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Missouri, Folder 2, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Related to Indiana February 29 – March 2, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Related to February 10-12 in Chicago, Folder 1, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence Related to February 10-12 in Chicago, Folder 2, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Kansas, Folder 1, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Kansas, Folder 2, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Kansas, Folder 3, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Kansas, Folder 4, 1934-1935 |
| Box 1 | Photos and Documents, 1917-1956 |
| Box 1 | Kagawa Work, ca. 1950s-1962 |
| Box 1 | Kagawa Fellowship House, 1936-1955 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Ohio, Folder 1, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Ohio, Folder 2, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Ohio, Folder 3, 1935 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, D. Tomlinson – Philadelphia – Pacifist Headquarters, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence, Hutchinson, 1955 |
| Box 1 | Kagawa Publicity, 1936 |
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous Clippings and Correspondence, 1955-1962 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence and Christmas Cards, Folder 1, 1952-1962 |
| Box 1 | Correspondence and Christmas Cards, Folder 2, 1952-1962 |
| Box 2 | Ohio, 1934-1935 |
| Box 2 | Assorted Correspondence, 1934-1962 |
| Box 2 | Madison, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Massachusetts, 1934-1936 |
| Box 2 | Illinois, 1935 |
| Box 2 | Charles R. Crane, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Correspondence, M, 1956 |
| Box 2 | Pacific Progress, 1961 |
| Box 2 | Apsey, 1961-1962 |
| Box 2 | Asian Congress for World Federation, 1949-1955 |
| Box 2 | Person-Centered Society Building, 1949-1952 |
| Box 2 | Brotherhood Economics, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Book Fund, 1938-1962 |
| Box 2 | Robison and Richardson, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Ogawa, 1950-1952 |
| Box 2 | Richardson, 1955-1962 |
| Box 2 | Australia, 1939-1955 |
| Box 2 | Australia and Japan, 1935-1955 |
| Box 2 | Fletcher Jones, 1955-1962 |
| Box 2 | Dr. Jones, 1941-1953 |
| Box 2 | Maps, 1934 |
| Box 2 | Correspondence about Kagawa, 1935 |
| Box 2 | Ireland, 1934-1936 |
| Box 2 | Literature in the Home, 1944-1946 |
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous, 1935-1962 |
| Box 2 | Kansas City, 1935-1936 |
| Box 2 | Between the Lines, 1962 |
| Box 2 | New York and the East, 1934-1936 |
| Box 2 | Pioneers in the Cooperative Movement, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Cincinnati, 1934-1955 |
| Box 2 | Einstein to Inagaki, 1951-1955 |
| Box 2 | Dayton, 1941-1947 |
| Box 2 | Publicity and Recommendations, 1943-1955 |
| Box 2 | VA Day, n.d. |
| Box 2 | Copies of Letters, 1955 |
| Box 2 | Badgley, 1946-1955 |
| Box 2 | Santos, 1954 |
| Box 2 | Bates, 1949-1962 |
| Box 2 | Santos, 1953-1956 |
| Box 2 | Mimeographed Letters, 1951-1956 |
| Box 2 | Bueno, 1937-1955 |
| Box 2 | The Upper Room, 1961-1962 |
| Box 2 | Assorted, Folder 1 of 2, 1940-1962 |
| Box 2 | Assorted, Folder 2 of 2, 1942-1962 |
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1929-1948 |
| Box 2 | Dr. Matsumoto, 1938-1953 |
| Box 3 | Miscellaneous Brochures, 1943-1958 |
| Box 3 | Daily Froncon Newspaper, December 30, 1947 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Labeled “Iowa February 24-28,” 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Iowa – Mt. Vernon, 1936 |
| Box 3 | Publicity, 1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Michigan, Folder 1, 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Michigan, Folder 2, 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Kansas City February 3-5, Folder 1, 1935-1936 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Kansas City February 3-5, Folder 2, 1935-1936 |
| Box 3 | Publicity, Kagawa’s Visit to Australia, 1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Wisconsin, Folder 1, 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Wisconsin, Folder 2, 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Wisconsin, Folder 3, 1934-1935 |
| Box 3 | Letters from Australia to Kagawa, 1931-1935 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Appeals, 1929-1950 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Philippines, Folder 1, 1952-1955 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Philippines, Folder 2, 1952-1955 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Philippines, Folder 3, 1952-1955 |
| Box 3 | Correspondence, Philippines, Folder 4, 1952-1955 |
| Box 3 | Scrapbook, 1958-1961 |
| Box 3 | Co-ops, Folder 1 of 2, 1936-1962 |
| Box 3 | Co-ops, Folder 2 of 2, 1944-1957 |
| Box 3 | Miscellaneous Papers, 1947-1962 |
| Box 3 | Terasaki, n.d. |
| Box 3 | Thomas Jones, 1960-1962 |
| Box 3 | Dr. Richardson, 1955 |
| Box 3 | Speech Outlines, n.d. |
| Box 3 | New Style Missionaries, 1935-1954 |
| Box 3 | Helen Topping Correspondence, 1954-1955 |
| Box 3 | Notebook, 1941-1953 |