Chicago writer and wife of United States Minister to China.
Lucy Monroe Calhoun, sister of poet and editor Harriet Monroe, was born in 1865. Before her marriage to William J. Calhoun, she had been a freelance art critic for Chicago newspapers as well as national publications. When her husband served as U.S. minister to China, she became the social leader of the diplomatic community in Peking. After her husband's death, Lucy Calhoun served in the war effort in France in World War I. In the 1920s she returned to Peking, established her home in an ancient temple, collected art, and become an "institution" in the city. She remained in Peking until the Japanese occupation of the city in 1937.
From the description of Lucy Monroe Calhoun papers, 1909-1923. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 317717505
