Correspondence from Gladys Aylward, to her sister Violet

Photocopies of 6 letters (5 typescript and 1 handwritten) from Gladys Aylward to her sister Violet, written whilst in Taipei. The letters describe the hot weather, her house move, how she is approaching her 67th birthday, problems with her colleague whom she refers to as 'KLS', and general missiona...

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Order number: MS 291571, Aylward, Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 17 Feb 1969-02 Sep 1969
Level: File
Format: Archive           
Main author: Aylward; Gladys (1902-1970); missionary

collection SOAS Archive
id MS_291571.01.02
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MS 291571, Aylward, Box 1
callnumber MS 291571/01/02
callnumber_txt MS 291571/01/02
callnumber-sort MS 291571/01/02
prefix_number 02
scb_previous_numbers MS 380798
title Correspondence from Gladys Aylward, to her sister Violet
scb_date_creation 17 Feb 1969-02 Sep 1969
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 file (6 letters, 12pp)
author Aylward; Gladys (1902-1970); missionary
author_facet Aylward; Gladys (1902-1970); missionary
authorStr Aylward; Gladys (1902-1970); missionary
author_letter Aylward; Gladys (1902-1970); missionary
format Archive
scb_acquisition These letters were presented by Ms Oku Ekpenyou to SOAS Library on 17 December 2001.
description Photocopies of 6 letters (5 typescript and 1 handwritten) from Gladys Aylward to her sister Violet, written whilst in Taipei. The letters describe the hot weather, her house move, how she is approaching her 67th birthday, problems with her colleague whom she refers to as 'KLS', and general missionary progress.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 2
scb_finding_aids Handlist available
scb_originals Originals are held with 'The Gladys Aylward School' (an Edmonton secondary school formerly known as Weir Hall).
hierarchy_top_id_raw MS 291571
hierarchy_sequence MS_291571.0001.0002