Hyla S. Watters Papers 1892-1991 1911-1961

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Hyla S. Watters Papers 1892-1991 1911-1961

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Medical missionary and physician. The papers document her life as a student at Smith College and her work as a medical missionary in China and Liberia. China material describes medical work; Chinese culture and daily life; the Lindberghs' visit in 1931; the Japanese invasion; the Communist invasion; and a trip to the Holy Land. Material includes correspondence; diaries; medical school records and internships; writings; oral history notes; and memorabilia document her college years and missionary work.

3 boxes; (1.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6323241

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Watters, Hyla S., 1893-1987

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Hyla Stowell Watters, also known as Hyla Doc, was born on October 13, 1893 Dobbs Ferry, New York to Dr. Philip M. Watters and Ada S. Watters. Her father served as a Methodist clergyman to several churches in New York while Hyla was growing up and attending school, and later as President of the Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia starting in 1914. Her mother was a schoolteacher but gave up her professional life upon marrying her father. She stayed at home with...

Hyla Doc

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