Letter from Miss F E Gooch, East Gate, Hanyang, Hupeh, China to E.H.E.
Describes journey and reached Hanyang [Wuhan] on 26th Oct [1931]. Bible School building being used as an emergency hospital due to cholera outbreak and accommodation has had to be rearranged as well. Changes mean enrolling less students and small staff means she has to teach a number of subjects. Fe...
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1412 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
30 Nov 1931 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/Box 1412 |
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| Summary: |
Describes journey and reached Hanyang [Wuhan] on 26th Oct [1931]. Bible School building being used as an emergency hospital due to cholera outbreak and accommodation has had to be rearranged as well. Changes mean enrolling less students and small staff means she has to teach a number of subjects. Few other Europeans in area. Describes view from her house. Description of 'Reds' [communists] activities (killings, looting, impact on hospital) in Anlu. Description of impact of cholera and criticises some attitudes to 'foreign medicine'. Relief work has improved view of Christian Church. Buddhists have also been involved in relief work. |
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1 page |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright vested with Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |