Through to the Indian Independence period, the Arcot mission was known for its medical care as well as giving good quality education to the oppressed communities in india.
Many years later in April 1846, the Scudders were asked to go to work at the newly established Madura Mission of the American Board.
Him, along with his wife moved to the North Arcot District and started a dispensary to both help the people and also to win their favor.
[1][2] At one time the mission included 16 missionaries, 460 Indian agents, 114 non-Christian teachers, 2,305 communicants, and 10,060 Christians.
[3] The mission had multiple fundamentals to its existence including, "The preaching of the Gospel", "The preparation and extensive diffusion of Vernacular Tracts and Books", and "The education of those who join us".
The collection consists of books, booklets, brochures, magazine articles, maps, pamphlets, and reports.