The Nanking Massacre Project
From the Special Collections of the Yale Divinity School Library
Index to digital files
Nanking Massacre Archival Project
This project was sponsored by the Japan ICU Foundation. All materials were scanned from holdings at the Yale University Divinity School Library Special Collections. Contact the Yale Divinity Library for more information about these documents: divinity.library@yale.edu
The materials are divided into the following sections:
Please note that the Yale Divinity Library holds additional materials related to the Nanking Massacre that have not been digitized. These include:
Part 1 |
Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Record Group No. 11 |
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RG 11: Box 229 Folder 3875: "College Files: University of Nanking: Correspondence: Wilson, Robert 1937" |
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Aug. 15 - Sept. 3, 1937 "Dear Folks" |
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Letter from Robert O. Wilson to multiple people |
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Aug. 16, 1937 "Dear Dr. Wilson" |
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Letter to Robert O. Wilson from B.A. Garside (?) |
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Sept. 24 - Dec. 14, 1937 "Dear Folks" |
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Letter from Robert O. Wilson to multiple people |
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Nov. 8, 1937 "Dear Dr. Wilson" |
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Letter to Dr. Wilson from W. Reginald Wheeler (University of Nanking faculty / mission executive) |
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Dec. 15, 1937 - Jan. 9, 1938 "Dear Family" |
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Letter from Dr. Wilson to his family |
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RG 11: Box 229 Folder 3876: "College Files: University of Nanking: Correspondence: Wilson, Robert 1938-1941" |
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Jan. 28 - 31, 1938 "Dearest Family" |
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Letter from Dr. Wilson to his family |
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RG 11: Box 229 Folder 3873: "College Files: University of Nanking: Correspondence: Mrs. Robert Wilson 1936-1938" |
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Dec. 28, 1937 "Dear Mr. Garside" |
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Card from Marjorie Wilson (Mrs. Robert O. Wilson) to B.A Garside (administrator, Associated Boards for Christian Colleges in China) |
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Jan. 21, 1938 "Dear Marjorie" |
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Jan. 25, 1938 "Dear Marjorie" |
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Feb. 17, 1938 "Dear Marjorie" |
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August 11, 1938 "Dear Marjorie" |
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All four above (Jan 21-Aug 11, 1938): Letters from B.A. Garside to Marjorie Wilson |
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July 26, 1938 "Dear Mr. Garside" |
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August 27, 1938 "Dear Mr. Garside" |
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Sept. 23, 1938 "Dear Mr. Garside" |
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Sept. 26, 1938 "Dear Mr. Garside" |
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All four above (July 26 - Sept 26) Letters from Marjorie Wilson to B. A. Garside. |
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Sept. 26, 1938 "Dear Marjorie" |
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Letter from B.A. Garside to Marjorie Wilson |
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Oct. 3, 1938 "Mrs. Wilson" |
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Letter from C.A. Evans to Marjorie Wilson regarding issuing her passport |
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Part 2 |
Albert and Celia Steward Papers, Record Group No. 20 |
RG 20: Box 10 Folder 220: "Nanking - conditions during Sino-Japanese war" |
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"The Classmate - Notes from a Nanking Diary" |
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Newsletter article (The Classmate: A Paper for Young People, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 30, 1938) on Minnie Vautrin"s journal |
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RG 20: Box 10 Folder 229: "Nanking, University of -newsletters 1937-1946" |
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November 10, 1937 "News Flashes from Nanking" |
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Newsletter (News Flashes from Nanking) compiled by W. Reginald Wheeler |
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December 24, 1937 "The University of Nanking" |
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Newsletter (News Flashes from Nanking) compiled by W. Reginald Wheeler |
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Part 3 |
Miner Searle Bates Papers, Record Group No. 10 |
RG 10: Box 1 Folder 5: "Bates/wife and sons 1937 Jan-Aug" |
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Jan. 11, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Miner Searle Bates (Bates) to his wife Lilliath (LB), from Shanghai |
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March 23, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Tokyo |
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RG 10: Box 1 Folder 6: "Bates/wife and sons 1937 Sep-Oct" |
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Sept. 13, 1937 "Dear Mummy" |
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Letter to Lilliath Bates from Morton Bates (son) |
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Sept. 13, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Sept. 23, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Oct. 2-4, 1937 |
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All above (Sept 13 - Oct 4): Letters to LB from Bates |
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Oct. 28, 1937 "Dear Daddy" |
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Letter to Bates from Morton Bates |
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RG 10: Box 1 Folder 7: "Bates/wife and sons 1937 Nov-Dec" |
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Nov. 14, 1937 "Dear Lilliath" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Nov. 19, 1937 "Dear Searle" |
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Letter from Minnie Vautrin to Bates, Nanking |
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Nov. 8, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Nov. 5, 1937 "Dearest Lilliath" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Nov. 17, 1937 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Nov. 28, 1937 "Dear Lilliath" |
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Postcard from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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December 24, 1937 "Dearest Lilliath" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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RG 10: Box 1 Folder 8" "Bates/wife and sons 1938 Jan-Feb" |
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Jan. 1, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Jan. 3, 1938 "Dear Lilliath" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Jan. 9, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Jan. 16, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Jan. 21, 1938 "My dear Wife:" |
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Letter from Bates to LB from Nanking. |
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Jan. 29, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Jan. 30, 1938 "Dear Morton and Bobby" |
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Letter from Bates to his sons, from Nanking |
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Feb. 1, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Feb. 3, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Feb. 11, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Feb. 13, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Feb. 17, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Feb. 23, 1938 "Dearest" |
Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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Mar. (?) 1938 |
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Letter from Bates to LB; Unknown date (page 1 is missing) |
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March 5, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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March 12, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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March 15, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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March 21, 1938 (?) "Dear Lilliath" |
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Postcard from Bates to LB |
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March 21 "Notes on items from your letters, March 7-10" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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March 22, 1938 "Dear Lilliath" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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March 30, 1938 "Dear Lilliath" |
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Postcard from Bates to LB |
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April 2, 1938 "Dear L" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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April 20, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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April 27, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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April 28, 1938 "Dear Bobby" |
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Letter from Bates to his son, Bobby |
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April 30, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB |
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RG 10: Box 1 Folder 10: "Bates to/from wife and sons 1938 May" |
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May 11, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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May 16, 1938 "Dearest" |
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Letter from Bates to LB, from Nanking |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 59: "Japanese Embassy, Nanking 1937-1939, Japanese Embassy, Shanghai 1938" |
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Dec. 17, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter to Japanese Embassy from W. Plumer Mills |
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Dec. 17, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Chairman, Emergency Committee, University of Nanking |
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Dec. 16, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Chairman, Emergency Committee, University of Nanking |
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Dec. 18, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Chairman, Emergency Committee, University of Nanking |
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Dec. 19, 1937 "Dear Sirs" |
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Letter from Robert O. Wilson |
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Dec. 21, 1937 "Dear Mr. Fukuda" |
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Dec. 22, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Dec. 25, 1937 "Dear Mr. Tanaka" |
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Dec. 27, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Dec. 30, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Charles H. Riggs and Miner Searle Bates |
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Dec. 30, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Bates |
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Dec. 31, 1937 "Gentlemen" |
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Jan. 8 - 18, 1938 "Gentlemen" and "Dear Mr. Allison" |
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Letter from Bates |
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Jan. 10, 1938 "Gentlemen" |
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Jan. 11, 1938 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Bates |
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Jan. 11, 1938 "Notes with a Copy..." |
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Letter to Rees-Baynton |
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Apr. 25, 1938 "Gentlemen" |
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Apr. 26, 1938 "Gentlemen" |
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Letter from Bates |
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May 11, 1938 "Dear Mr. Hanawa" |
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Letter from M.S. Bates |
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Sep. 10, 1938 "Dear Sir" |
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May 23, 1938 "Dear Mr. Horii" |
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Letter from M.S. Bates |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 60: "L" |
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Feb. 8, 1932 "Notes from Nanking" - Japan-China tensions -Manchuria |
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Written by Bates |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 62: "M" |
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April 2, 1938 "Dear Mr. McKim |
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Letter from M.S. Bates to Rev. J.C. McKim, c/o Dr. John Wood, 281 Fourth Ave, New York City, regarding New York Times stories on Nanjing atrocities |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 63: "Nanking International Relief Committee 1941; Nanking, University of; Board of Founders 1937-1938"; National Christian Council, Shanghai 1938" |
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March 3, 1938 "National Christian Council, Shanghai - Dear Friends" |
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Letter from Bates to National Christian Council - return of missionaries to Nanjing |
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March 28, 1938 "KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS" (2 pages) |
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Legal document by Chairman of Board of University of Nanking, John W Decker, giving Bates power of attorney for U. of Nanking |
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April 2, 1938 "Dear Dr. Bates" |
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Letter from C.A. Evans to Bates informing of decision by board to give him power of attorney |
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December 20, 1937 "To Members of the Board of Founders and Relatives of Staff" |
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Letter w/ telegram from US Secretary of State, Cordell Hull to board of U. of Nanking, letter prepared by B.A. Garside, sent to friends and relatives of staff of U. of Nanking informing of safety of staff. |
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May 1, 1941 "Dear Dr. Bates" |
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Letter from Forster, Kearney and Mills to Bates congratulating him on service of Nanking International Relief Committee |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 64: "P-T" |
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March 8, 1938 "Dear Friends in God"s Country" |
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Letter from Lewis and Margaret Smythe in Nanjing to United Christian Missionary Society in Indianapolis, IN re. current situation in Nanjing |
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RG 10: Box 4 Folder 65: "Timperley, H. J. 1936-1938" |
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Jan. 29, 1938 "Dear Bates" |
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Letter from H.J. Timperley (British author/ reporter for the Manchester Guardian) to Bates regarding idea for book on Nanking and China atrocities by Japanese |
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Feb. 16, 1938 "Dear Dr. Hornbeck" |
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Letter to Dr. Hornbeck from Timperley regarding John Magee"s film, written from Shanghai American Club |
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Feb. 17, 1938 "Dear Bates" |
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Letter from H.J. Timperley to Bates about book project, mentions letter to Dr. Hornbeck |
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Feb. 4, 1938 "Dear Bates" |
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Letter from H.J. Timperley to Bates about editing and sources of book project |
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March 3, 1938 "Dear Timperley" |
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Letter from Bates to Timperley about book project |
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March 14, 1938 "Dear Timperley" |
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Letter from Bates to Timperley about book project |
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March 14, 1938 "Dear Bates" |
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Letter from Timperley to Bates about book project with book plan |
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March 21, 1938 "Dear Searle" |
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Letter from Timperley to Bates about book project |
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March 21, 1938 "Dear Timperley |
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Letter from Bates to Timperley about book project |
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March 25, 1938 "Dear Dr. Bates" |
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Letter from Timperley to Bates about book project |
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March 28, 1938 "Dear Bates" |
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Letter from Timperley to Bates about book project |
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RG 10: Box 90 Folder 718: C. Reports and memoranda from China 1935, 1936 |
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November 1935 "Memorandum on Policy Toward Japan" |
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Report by Bates |
1936 "Please Destroy This Sheet After Making..." - Report on Present Day Japan |
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Written by Bates with particular reference to policy toward China; based on a visit of Bates to Japan in early 1936 |
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April 10, 1936 "Suggestions on Policy Toward Japan" |
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Written by Bates |
October 1, 1936 "Notes on the Diplomatic Situation as of Oct. 1, 1936" |
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Written by Bates |
Late 1936 "Explanatory Note to Accompany "Memorandum on Policy toward Japan"" |
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Written by Bates |
RG 10: Box 90 Folder 719: C. Reports and Memoranda From China, 1937-1938 |
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Spring 1937 "Cautious summary report" |
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Summary on army propaganda in Japanese schools |
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Christmas Eve, 1937 "Notes by Bates during December 1937" |
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1937 "Friendly Caution - And a Little Information" |
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Report on Japan by Bates |
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1937 "Summary Report of a Visit to Japan" |
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January 1938 "Statement by Bates Regarding Losses due to Depredations of Japanese Soldiers, Nanking, Dec. 18, 1937 - Jan. 11, 1938" |
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January 10, 1938 "Nanking Outrages" |
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Letter from Bates to friends regarding massacre |
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January 1938 "Japanese Propaganda in the Mirror of Events" |
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March 1, 1938 "Conjectural Notes and Few Facts on Nanking Economics" |
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March 10, 1938 "Newspaper Articles translated by Bates" |
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March 26, 1938 "Materials Regarding Problem Of Claims for the University of Nanking" |
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March 31, 1938 "Pseudo-Economic Notes from Nanking" |
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July 1, 1938 "Nanking Notes (mostly economic)" |
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November 22, 1938 "An Open Letter: On the Narcotic Problem, written by Bates" |
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Winter 1938 "Preliminary Report on Christian Work in Nanking" |
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"Drugs" a report by Bates on the drug situation in Nanking |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 861: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict, 1937 Nov |
November 12, 1936 (7?) "Nanking Notes" |
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Note on official Japanese government secrecy |
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November 21, 1937 "To His Honor the Mayor of Nanking" |
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Letter from Bates to the Mayor of Nanking |
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November 22, 1937 "An International Committee composed of nationals of Denmark, Germany..." |
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Memo on the creation of the International Safety Zone Committee |
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November 30, 1937 "The International Committee which has been arranging..." |
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Announcement of telegram from International Committee to Japanese authorities in Shanghai |
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"List of American Citizens reported to be residents in Nanking on November 23, 1937" |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 862: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1937 Dec. 2-15 |
December, 1937 "List of Documents Regarding Rice and Flour Assigned to the International Committee By the Mayor of Nanking, but held by the Japanese Military Authorities" |
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December 2, 1937 "Naval Radio" |
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Telegram from American Embassy in Shanghai to Nanking Safety Zone Committee |
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December 2, 1937 "Embassy of the United States of America" |
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Letter from George Atcheson, Jr, Second Secretary of US Embassy, to "All Americans in Nanking" |
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December 2, 1937 "Telegram Sent" |
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Telegram from John Rabe, Chair of Nanking Safety Zone, to Father Jacquinot, Chair of Shanghai Safety Zone |
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December 4, 1937 "Naval Radio" |
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Telegram from Father Jacquinot, Chair of Shanghai Safety Zone, to Nanking Safety Zone Committee |
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December 4, 1937 "Dear Mr. Donald" |
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Letter from Nanking Safety Zone Committee to Mr. W. H. Donald, Esq. |
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December 4, 1937 "Embassy of the United States of America" |
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Letter from US Embassy to US citizens regarding evacuation of Nanking |
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December 5, 1937 "Embassy of the United States of America" |
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Letter urging Americans to leave Nanking |
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December 5, 1937 "Naval radio" |
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Letter from American Embassy to Nanking Safety Zone |
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December 8, 1937 "Embassy of the United States of America" |
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Circular from US Embassy to remaining Americans in Nanking |
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December 9, 1937 "Embassy of the United States of America" |
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Circular to Americans in Nanking |
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December 10, 11:00 AM "At a meeting of Col..." |
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Report by Nanking Safety Zone on boundaries of Zone |
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December 13, 1937 "Position of the International Relief Committee (Nanking) in Regard to Rice and Flour Assigned to it by the Former Mayor of the City..." |
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December 13, 1937 "Western Nationals in Nanking at the Time of Japanese Entry" |
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December 14, 1937 "Mr. Alexander Paul" |
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Letter written by Miss Frances Culley, American nurse in Wuhu General
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December 9, 1937 "Dear Folks" |
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A collection of letters written by foreign nationals in Nanking |
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December 14, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of the Safety Zone, to the Japanese |
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December 15, 1937 "Some Pictures from Nanking" |
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Notes from Bates on situation soon after Japanese entry into Nanking |
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December 15, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Mr. Tokuyasu Fukuda,
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December 13 - 27, 1937 "From a letter of Dr. John W. Wood, Secretary of the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA to Mr. Irving in Boston" |
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Feb. 3, 1938 (?) "case -1-..." |
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A list of cases of abuse by Japanese soldiers in the Safety Zone |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 863: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1937 Dec. 16-20 |
December 16, 1937 "Cases of Disorder by Japanese Soldiers in the Safety Zone" |
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December 16, 1937 "Western Nationals in Nanking" |
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December 17, 1937 "Dear Dr. Fitch" |
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Letter from D.Y. Giang to Dr. George Fitch, Professor at University
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December 18, 1937 "Officers of the Japanese Embassy" |
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Letter from Safety Zone Committee to Japanese Embassy regarding |
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December 20, 1937 "American Consulate-General" |
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Telegram from American Consulate in Shanghai to Japanese Embassy in
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December 20, 1937 "American Consulate-General-Shanghai" |
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Telegram from American Consulate in Shanghai to Japanese Embassy in
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December 15, 1937 "Memorandum of Interview with Chief of Special Service Corps" |
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December 16, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe, Secretary of Safety Zone, to Tokuyasu Fukuda,
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December 17, 1937 "Nanking, China..." |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to the Officers of the Japanese Embassy |
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December 17, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" (7 pages) |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of the Safety Zone, to the Imperial Japanese
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December 18, 1937 "International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone" (9 pages) |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of the Safety Zone, to the Imperial Japanese
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December 19, 1937 "International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone" (10 pages) |
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Collection of letters from members of the Safety Zone Committee to
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December 20, 1937 "International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of the Safety Zone, to the Imperial Japanese
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December 25 - January 11 "University of Nanking" |
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A collection of letters from Bates to the Japanese Embassy |
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January 18 - January 27, 1938 "American Embassy" |
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Letters from Bates to American Embassy |
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December 16-17, 1937 "Notes with a Copy of Correspondence between the University of Nanking and the Japanese Embassy" |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 864 Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1937 Dec. 21-31 |
"American Series Regarding Japanese Occupation of Nanking" |
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Documenting letters sent from Safety Zone Committee to Japanese |
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"Notes" |
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Part of a note documenting incidents of abuse by Japanese soldiers |
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December 21, 1937 "The Imperial Japanese Embassy" |
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Letter from Foreign Community of Nanking to Japanese Embassy |
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December 21, 1937 "Dear Dr. Bates" |
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Letter to Bates from S.T. ? |
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December 22, 1937 "American Consulate General" |
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Telegram from American Consulate General |
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December 24, 1937 "The Japanese Embassy" |
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Letter from Hubert L Sone, Chairman Property Committee of Nanking
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December 25, 1937 "To the Officers of the Imperial Japanese Embassy" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe, Secretary of the Safety Zone, to Japanese
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December 25, 1937 "Dear Dr. Bates" |
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Letter from S.T. ? to Dr. Bates |
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December 26, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe, Secretary of the Safety Zone, to Japanese
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December 26 - 30, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Collection of letters from Safety Zone to Japanese Embassy |
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December 27, 1937 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chairman of the Safety Zone Committee, to |
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December 28, 1937 "The Sin Shun Pao" |
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Translation of an article written in the Sin Shun Pao in Shanghai |
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December 31, 1937 "Memorandum of Interview Regarding Wang Hsing-Lung |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 865: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1938 Jan. |
New Year greeting card from International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone |
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"List of documents for Nanking Safety Zone: Japanese Period" |
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"Archicol New York" |
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Report from Bates to New York and Indianapolis |
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January 3, 1938 "Position of the International Committee" |
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Five goals of the Safety Zone Committee |
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January 1, 1938 "Memorandum on Coal Stock, No. 2" |
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January 6, 1938 "Hsin Sun Pao" |
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Newspaper article translated by Bates |
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January 6, 1938 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Japanese Army Supply
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January 7, 1938 "The American Embassy" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to American Embassy in Nanking |
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January 7, 1938 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Japanese Army Supply
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January 7, 1938 "United Christian Missionary Society" |
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Letter from Mae to friends |
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January 8, 1938 "Sin Shun Pao" |
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Newspaper article translated by "S", "Japanese Troops Soothe the Refugees |
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January 8, 1938 "To Allison at his request" |
January 12, 1938 "Suggested Position as to Search, Seizure and Intimidation" |
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Notes by Bates on foreign property in Nanking |
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January 14, 1938 "Mr. Tokuyasa Fukuda" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Tokuyasa Fukuda of
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January 15, 1938 "Consulate-General Hankow" |
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Telegram from Bates to Priest |
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January 15, 1938 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Japanese Embassy in
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January 17, 1938 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Japanese Embassy in
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January 22, 1938 "International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Mr. C. L. Boynton, National Christian
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January 29, 1938 "The following is an extraction..." |
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Notes on situation in Nanking and letter from Refugees to International
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January 31, 1938 "Notes on Present Situation in Nanking" |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 866: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1938 Feb. |
1938 "Classes and Meetings for Refugees in University Main Buildings" |
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"German Consulate General, Shanghai" |
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Telegram from John Rabe to German Consulate General (IN GERMAN) |
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February 1, 1938 "Dear Mr. Boynton" |
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Letter from Bates to Mr. Boynton (National Christian Council) |
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February 3, 1938 "Mr. Hidaka" |
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Letter from John Rabe, Chair of Safety Zone, to Mr. Hidaka of the
Japanese |
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February 3, 1938 "Notes on the Present Situation" |
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Notes written by Bates on situation in Nanking |
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February 4, 1938 "Naval radio" |
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Telegram from US Secretary of State Hull to Bates |
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February 6, 1938 "Mr. John M. Allison" |
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Letter from John Rabe to Mr. Allison at the American Embassy |
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February 8, 1938 "Matsui Orders Tightening of Army Discipline" |
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Article from the China Press |
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February 10, 1938 "Extract from Letter from Miss J.T. to Mrs. L.B" |
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February 10, 1938 "Relief Problems in Nanking upon which Cooperation of Japanese Authorities is Especially Urgent" |
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February 14, 1938 "Relief Situation in Nanking" |
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February 19, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" |
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Letter from John Rabe to Shanghai Nanking Relief Association, Attn:
Rev. |
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February 21, 1938 "Address of John Rabe at Farewell Party by Staff of Nanking Safety Zone" |
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February 21, 1938 "John Rabe..." |
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General thank you letter from John Rabe to American, German, Japanese
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February 22, 1938 "Memorandum on Relief Problem in Nanking" |
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Winter 1938 "Preliminary report on Christian work in Nanking" |
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February 24, 1938 "Refugees in the Occupied Areas" |
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Translated newspaper article from Sin Shun Pao |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 867: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1938 March |
1938 "Notes on Methods and Procedure for Economic Inquiry" |
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Survey of damages surrounding Safety Zone |
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March 1, 1938 "Draft for Economic Inquiry" |
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Introduction to Survey of damages surrounding Safety Zone |
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March 1, 1938 "Notes on Present Situation" |
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March 2, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" |
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Letter from W.P. Mills, Vice-Chair of Safety Zone, to
Lieutenant-Colonel |
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March 2, 1938 "From Nanking Gazette (Nanking Kung Pao)" |
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Article translated by Bates about Tao His-San"s lost Buddhist relics |
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March 3, 1938 "Notes on the Present Situation" |
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Notes about Nanking compiled by Bates |
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March 3, 1938 "Introduction to Notes on Nanking Economics" |
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March 3, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe, Secretary of Safety Zone Committee, to China
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March 10, 1938 "Nanking People"s News" |
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Article translated by Bates |
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"Nanking Today" |
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Report by W.P. Mills, Vice-Chairman of the Safety Zone Committee,
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March 21, 1938 "Notes on the Present Situation" |
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March 21, 1938 "Notes on German Atrocities in Belgium" |
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Comparison between German atrocities in Belgium in WWI and Japanese
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March 29, 1938 "Naval Radio" |
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Telegram from Mrs. Bates to Bates |
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March 31, 1938 "The Spirit of the new Reconstruction" |
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A translation of a Japanese army poster |
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March 31, 1938 "Conversation of Consul Tanaka with Bates" |
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March 1938 "Results of Investigation of 13,530 families who applied for relief during March" |
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February and March 1938 "Reports of the Rehabilitation Commission of the International Relief Committee" |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 868: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1938 April-Nov |
December 1937 "List of Documents Regarding Rice and Flour Assigned to the International Committee by the Mayor of Nanking but held by the Japanese Military Authorities" (2 pages) |
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April 13, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" (3 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills, Vice-Chair of the Safety Zone Committee, to
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April 28, 1938 "The Spirit of the New Reconstruction" |
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A translation of Japanese army poster |
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May 13, 1938 "Item from Report of Ginling College Refugee Camp" |
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Incident report by Minnie Vautrin |
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May 13, 1938 "Dear Doctor Imai" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Dr. Imai |
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May 13, 1938 "Dear Doctor Imai" (3 pages) |
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Follow-up letter from Lewis Smythe to Dr. Imai |
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June 20, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" (9 pages) |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Dr. John Earle Baker of Shanghai |
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April 23, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Dr. G Rosen, German Embassy, Mr. E.W.
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April 30, 1938 "War Relief in Nanking" (2 pages) |
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Report on relief efforts |
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April 1938 "War Relief in Nanking" (2 pages) |
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Report on relief efforts |
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May 14, 1938 "Considerations in Determining the Program of the International Relief Committee" (2 pages) |
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May 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee" |
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The results of investigation of 52,539 families who applied for relief
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August 3, 1938 "Dear Lewis" |
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Letter from George Fitch to Lewis Smythe |
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September 10, 1938 "Scraps of Economic Information" (2 pages) |
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September 10, 1938 "Dear Sir" |
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Letter from International Committee to Mr. S. Hidaka of the Japanese
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November 1, 1938 "Work and Program of the Nanking International Relief Committee" (4 pages) |
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November 1937 - April 30, 1938 "Report of the Nanking International Relief Committee" (23 pages) |
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Booklet compilation of reports made by the International Relief Committee |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 869: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1939 |
Booklet by Lewis Smythe, "War damage in the Nanjing area, Dec. 1937" (41 pages) |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 870: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict 1940-1941 |
1938-1939 "Japanese propaganda flyers" (3 pages) |
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1939-40 "Relief in Nanking is grim..." |
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Notes on the relief work in Nanking |
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1940 "Suggested Plan for Survey of Family Records" (3 pages) |
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Winter-Spring 1940 "Selections from Report of Survey, based on Families Relieved Winter-Spring 1940" |
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September 25, 1940 "Nanking International Relief Committee - Summary Program" |
October 12, 1940 "Dear Hall" |
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Letter to Hall listing shipping restrictions between Nanking and Shanghai |
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May 1, 1939 - April 30, 1941 "Report of the Nanking International Relief Committee" (5 pages) |
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1941 "Nanking - Record of Average Retail Prices" |
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1941 "Price Changes In Percentage" |
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RG 10: Box 102 Folder 871: Nanking during Sino-Japanese conflict n.d. |
"Brothels are Political Tools in "The New Order in East Asia"" (2 pages) |
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Photograph of Japanese army poster advertising brothel in Nanking.
Poster |
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47 pages of miscellaneous documents related to the International Relief Committee |
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RG 10: Box 103 Folder 874: G. Political + religious situation 1937-1938 |
Sept. 1937 "Secret Japanese Press Laws in North China..." (4 pages) |
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Jan. 11, 1938 "Dear Mr. Paul" (14 pages) |
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Letter from Edwin Marx, Mission Secretary, to Mr. Paul |
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January 21, 1938 "China News Letter, Dear Friends of the China Mission" (8 pages) |
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Letters from Phillips House to friends in the United States |
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RG 10: Box 103 Folder 875: G. Political + religious situation 1939, (1930s?) |
Jan. 1, 1939 "A Miscellany of Slogans and Similar..." (9 pages) |
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Summary of Japanese army slogans |
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"Political and Economic Conditions in the Occupied Areas of East Central China" (8 pages) |
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October 14, 1939 "American Advisory Committee on Civilian Relief in China" |
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Letter from International Committee to the American Advisory Committee
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1930"s (?) "Japan"s Cultural Invasion of China" (9 pages) |
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Study on Japanese propaganda |
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1930"s (?) "Japanese Propaganda in the Mirror of Events" (4 pages) |
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RG 10: Box 87 Folder 682: A. J |
November, 1937 "Japan"s Great Adventure" (8 pages) |
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Article written by Bates in November 1937 for the New York Times.
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RG 10: Box 87 Folder 684: A. L |
May, 1938 "To the Editor of the North-China Daily News" (3 pages) |
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Letter from Bates to the editor of the North China Daily News |
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RG 10: Box 87 Folder 690: A. National/Public/Social Affairs series from China Missions Newsletter 1935-1950, n.d. |
April 5, 1936 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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May, 1936 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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June, 1936 "National Affairs (2 pages) |
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July 10, 1936 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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Sept. 19, 1936 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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Oct. 1936 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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Nov. 1936 "National Affairs" |
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Dec. 1936 "National Affairs" |
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Feb. 1937 "National Affairs"(2 pages) |
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March 6, 1937 "National Affairs" |
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April, 1937 "National Affairs" |
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May 1937 "National Affairs" |
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June 6, 1937 "National Affairs" |
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August 1937 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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Oct. 1, 1937 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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Nov. 10, 1937 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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December, 1937 "National Affairs" (2 pages) |
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June 14, 1938 "Public Affairs" (2 pages) |
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November, 1938 "Public Affairs" (2 pages) |
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RG 10: Box 126 Folder 1132: Curriculum vitae, biographical sketches |
Undated CV of Dr. Miner Searle Bates (by Union Theological Seminary) |
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Part 4 |
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collections, Record Group No. 8 - W. Plumer Mills papers |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 11: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family Jan 3-10, 1938 |
January 3, 1938 "Dear Nina" |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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January 9, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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January 10, 1938 "Dear Nina" (10 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 12: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family Jan 19 - Feb 9, 1938 |
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January 19, 1938 "Dear Family" (9 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to Seyle family |
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January 22, 1938 "Dear Nina" (4 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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January 31, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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February 3, 1938 "Dear Nina" (3 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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February 9, 1938 "Dear Nina" (4 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 13: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family Feb 19 - 26, 1938 |
February 19, 1938 "Dear Angie" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his daughter, Angie |
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February 20, 1938 "Dear Mary" (4 pages) |
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Letter from Cornelia Mills to Mary Mills |
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February 22, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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February 26, 1938 "Dear Mary" |
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Letter from Cornelia Mills to Mary Mills |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 14: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family March 2-3, 1938, Feb. 26, Enclosed notes of MS Bates |
February 26, 1938 "Dear Nina" (3 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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March 2, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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March 3, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 15: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family March 9-20, 1938 Letter of H. Maxcy Smith incl. talk by John Rabe |
February 28, 1938 "Tiffin - Foreign YMCA - Shanghai" (3 pages) |
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Talk by John Rabe in Shanghai |
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March 17, 1938 "Dear Mary" |
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Letter from H. Maxcy Smith, American Presbyterian Mission, to Mary
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March 9, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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March 12, 1938 "Dear Mary" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Cornelia Mills to Mary Mills |
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March 13, 1938 "Dear Harriet" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Cornelia Mills to Harriet Mills |
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RG 8: Box 141 Folder 16: Mills, W. Plumer - Correspondence to family March 18, 31, 1938 |
March 18, 1938 "Dear Nina" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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March 31, 1938 "Dear Mary" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Cornelia Mills to Mary Mills |
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China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collections, Record Group No. 8 - Anna Moffett Jarvis Papers |
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RG 8: Box 103 Folder 2: Jarvis, Anna Moffett - Typescript compilation of letters: "Letters from China 1920-1949 |
June 14, 1936 - 1938 "Letters from China: Pages 18-25" (8 pages) |
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Letters written by Anna Moffett Jarvis |
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RG 8: Box 103 Folder 3: Jarvis, Anna Moffett - Corres: Circular letters 1937 |
"Notes with a copy of correspondence between the University of Nanking and the Japanese Embassy, 16-27 December, 1937" |
"Copies of letters sent by the Chairman of the Emergency Committee of the University of Nanking to the Japanese Embassy, Nanking, from December 16 to 27 inclusive" (7 pages) |
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December 20, 1937 "Dearest Mardie, Chicks and Folks" (29 pages) |
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Anna Moffett Jarvis diary from December 12, 1937 - Jan. 9, 1938 |
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RG 8: Box 103 Folder 4: Jarvis, Anna Moffett |
Jan. 4, 1938 "Dear Ruth" (3 pages) |
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Letter from Minnie Vautrin to Ruth Chester |
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Jan. 8, 1938 "Dear Mr. Fukuda" |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Tekuyasa Fukuda of the Japanese Embassy |
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Jan. 10, 1938 "Dear Ruth and Florence" (4 pages) |
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Letter from Minnie Vautrin to Ruth Chester and Florence |
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January 10, 1938 "Dear Friends" (4 pages) |
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Letter from M.S. Bates to friends |
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January 15, 1938 "Dear Mr. Allison" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to J.M. Allison |
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January 24, 1938 "Dear Nina (Mrs. W.P Mills) (3 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to his wife, Nina |
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February 2, 1938 "Telegram Received from Nanking" |
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Telegram from John Rabe to Han Lih Wu |
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February 12, 1938 "Extracts from letters from Margaret Winslett (4 pages) |
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Diary entries of Margaret Winslett, a teacher in Bible Teachers Training
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February 14, 1938 "Dear Peter Shih (YMCA) (2 pages) |
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Letter from George Fitch to Peter Shih of the YMCA |
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March 8, 1938 "Dear Friends in God"s Country" (10 pages) |
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Letter from Lewis and Margaret Smythe to the U.S. |
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April 17, 1938 "Dear Friends" (2 pages) |
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Letter from W.P. Mills to friends |
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April 29, 1938 "Dear Mr. Shelton" (3 pages) |
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Letter from Lewis Smythe to Williard
K. Shelton, Editor of the Christian |
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RG 8: Box 103 Folder 6: Jarvis, Anna Moffett - Typescript reports, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942 |
Informal Report to the Board of Founders, Board of Directors, President Wu, Mrs. Thurston..." (11 double-sided pages) |
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Report written by Minnie Vautrin to the Board of Founders, Directors
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November 22, 1937 - April 15, 1938 "Nanking International Relief Committee Report of Activities" (4 pages) |
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"Faculty Report of Nanking Theological Seminary" (4 pages) |
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Report from Handel Lee, President of the Nanking Theological Seminary |
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China Records Project: Miscellaneus Personal Papers Collection, Record Group No. 8 - Ernest & Clarissa Forster Papers |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 1: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
"Dear Friends" (2 double-sided pages) |
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Newsletter from Minnie Vautrin to friends of Ginling Women"s College |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 2: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
December 7, 1937 "Dear Family" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Clarissa and Ernest Forster to family |
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December 12, 1937 "Darling" (26 pages) |
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Letter from John Magee to his wife |
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January 6, 1938 "Letter from Dr. George Fitch" (4 pages) |
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Letter from George Fitch to friends |
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January 14, 1938 "Dear" |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to his family |
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January 11, 1938 "Dear Billy" (4 pages) |
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Letter from John Magee |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 3: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
1936 "A Day-Or More" (booklet) |
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Brief Guide Book to Nanking in English |
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December 16, 1937 "Dear Family" (2 pages) |
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Anonymous letter |
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December 16 - 27, 1937 "Notes with a copy of correspondence between the University of Nanking and the Japanese Embassy" (7 pages) |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 4: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
August 20, 1937 "Dear Ernest" |
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Letter from John Magee to Ernest Forster |
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August 26, 1937 "Dear Ernest" |
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Letter from John Magee to Ernest Forster |
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"Introduction" (24 pages) |
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Introduction to a film series and descriptions of each photograph |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 8: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
March 28, 1938 Chinese newspaper article |
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February 10, 1938 "Dear" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to his wife, Clarissa |
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February 10, 1938 "Dear Bishop" |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to Bishop in Shanghai |
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February 17, 1938 "Dear" |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to his wife, Clarissa |
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March 10, 1938 "Gentlemen" (3 pages) |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to American Embassy staff in Nanking |
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March 16, 1938 "Dear
Friends" (4 pages) |
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May 6, 1938 "Dear" (2 pages) |
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Letter from Ernest Forster to his wife, Clarissa |
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"Nanking" (10 pages) |
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Paper on relationship between Christians and citizens of Nanking in
1938, |
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February 18, 1938 "Preliminary Report on Christian Work in Nanking - Winter 1937" (1 double-sided page + 1 page) |
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Prepared by Bates and W.P. Mills |
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RG 8: Box 263 Folder 9: Forster, Ernest & Clarissa - from disbound scrapbook - letters, clippings, ephemera |
November 23 - December 14, 1937 "Nanking" (8 pages) |
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Collection of diary entries from Clarissa Forster |
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December 19, 1937 - January 28, 1938 "Mr. Forster"s letters to his wife" (14 pages) |
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A collection of letters from Ernest Forster to his wife, Clarissa |
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January 24 - February 13, 1938 "Mr. Forster"s Letters" (12 pages) |
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A collection of diary entries from Ernest Forster |
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Part 5 |
From papers of Minnie Vautrin in Record Groups No. 8 & 11, and microfilm Ms 62 |
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