Stuart, John Leighton

Person

Staff Only

Biography

John Leighton Stuart was an educational missionary in China (1904-c.1945), an ambassador to China (1946-1949), and father of John Leighton Stuart, Jr., who was a member of the Washington and Lee University Class of 1928

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander H. H. Stuart letter

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0468

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter from Alex H. H. Stuart to his cousin Alex B. Stuart. Alex H. H. writes that Colonel Walker has arrived to pay $1000 to settle the debt Alex B.'s brother, John Stuart, owes to the Dice family. Alex H. H. entreats Alex B. to help him with the matter.

Dates: 1844

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

John Leighton Stuart typescript

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0309

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a typescript and publisher's proof of Fifty years in China: the memoirs of John Leighton Stuart, missionary and ambassador. It includes references to and a prefatory note by George Catlett Marshall, an introduction by noted Chinese educator Hu Shih, references to Pantops Academy (Charlottesville, Va.), Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Va.), and Yenching University in Beijing, China.

Dates: 1954