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  2. Mary Elizabeth Wood (August 22, 1861 – May 1, 1931) was an American librarian and missionary, best known for her work in promoting Western librarianship practices and programs in China. She is credited with the foundation of the first library school in China, the Boone Library School , as well as spurring the development of Chinese ...

  3. Aug 18, 2024 · Mary Elizabeth Wood (born August 22, 1861, Elba, New York, U.S.—died May 1, 1931, Wuchang, China) was an American librarian and missionary, whose efforts brought numerous libraries to China and established a strong program in that country to train librarians.

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  4. Wood, Mary Elizabeth (1861–1931) American missionary and librarian who helped found the National Library of Peking (Beijing) with funds raised in the United States . Born on August 22, 1861, in Elba, New York; died on May 1, 1931, in Wuchang, China; daughter of Edward Farmer Wood and Mary Jane (Humphrey) Wood; educated at the Pratt Institute ...

  5. Apr 30, 2014 · Born in Elba in 1861, Wood became the first librarian of the Richmond Memorial Library in 1889, a position she held for 10 years. The only daughter of Edward Farmer Wood and Mary Jane (Humphrey) Wood, who had seven boys, Miss Wood took a trip to China to visit her youngest brother Robert in 1899.

  6. Mary Elizabeth Wood was an American librarian and missionary, who helped found the National Library of Peking (Beijing) with funds, raised in the United States. She also established the first library school in China - the Boone Library School.

  7. Mary Elizabeth Wood, educator, certified social worker, and Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) administrator, was born August 28, 1902, in Des Moines. Her parents were Emmett and Rose Wood, who instilled in their six daughters and three sons the importance of education.

  8. Apr 1, 1975 · Findings With the background of underdeveloped Chinese librarianship, Mary Elizabeth Wood introduced modern American public library spirit into China, opened the gate of Chinese library science...