Swedish Mission Project

SWEDISH MISSION PROJECT This project aims to make available online for the first time archive films and audio recordings on the Swedish Mission (Svenska Missionskyrkan) http://www.missionskyrkan.se/ in East Turkistan (Xinjiang), China. This archive was created by S L James during 2009 with assistance from Dr Enver Tohti and the Swedish Uyghur community as well as Swedish archivists and relatives of the missionaries in Sweden. The Mission was active in Kashgar, Yarkand and Yengi Hissar in East Turkistan from 1892 until 1938. The films date from 1930 to 1934 and audio recordings from 1955 to 1987. Archive Films (Silent): From Kashmir to Kashgar (1930-34) 15.44 By Otto Torvik [16mm film, Private Collection, Sweden] Swedish Mission in East Turkistan (1930/31) 17.30 By Rikard Nystrom [9.5mm film, National Archives, Sweden] Ancient Silk Road: 100km Across the Plain (1931) 16.16 By Otto Torvik / Carl Persson [16mm film, Private Collection, Sweden] John Törnquist's East Turkistan Films (1931-1934) 31.55 By John Törnquist [9.5mm film, National Archives, Sweden] Other Related Films and Recordings: Ildiko Beller-Hann Interview (2009) [English] East Turkistan during the Swedish Mission (Max Pl