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:
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Galt Papers (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
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.
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.
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.
Written during the Boxer Rebellion in the British Legation, Peking, China.
The fan includes signatures of missionaries staying in the British Legation during the siege. Moved to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection.
Letter by Louise A. West Galt describing the siege of Peking.
Letters to Howard Spilman Galt and Louise A. West Galt.
Personal correspondence of Howard Spilman Galt and Louise A. West Galt.
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
Correspondence and research on the Galt family by Howard Spilman Galt.
Typescript of
Typescript and manuscript material for
Correspondence of Howard Spilman Galt.
Personal correspondence of Louise A. West Galt to her daughter Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
Mable Mildred Galt's recollection of her parents' history.
Baby book of Mable Mildred Galt, written by her mother Louise A. West Galt.
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
Diary of Mable Mildred Galt.
College notebook of Mable Mildred Galt at Smith College, Massachusetts.
Diplomas and certificate for Mable Mildred Galt.
Letters from Mable Mildred Galt Raible to her mother-in-law Mrs. C. P. Raible.
Diary and lecture notes of Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
Personal and biographical materials regarding Mable Mildred Galt Raible.
Guest book of Mable Mildred Galt Raible and Robert Raible.
Cassette recording of Mable Mildred Galt Raible's reflections on China.