John Hersey Papers, 1900-1985

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John Hersey Papers, 1900-1985

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.145

This collection contains research materials forHersey's novel (1985), a fictional account of a missionary to China. John Hersey (1914-1993),a prominent American author, was born in Tientsin, China, the son ofmissionaries. The Call

Totalarchival boxes 6; total linear footage 2.5'

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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Hubbard, Hugh W.

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Hugh Hubbard was born in Turkey of missionary parents. He was educated in Switzerland and received a B.A. from Amherst College, from which he also later received a D.D. In 1908 Hubbard accepted a short term appointment under the YMCA to Tientsin, China, where he served as a teacher and athletic coach. There he met Mabel Ellis, who was serving under the Women's Board of Missions. Returning to the U.S., Hugh attended Oberlin Seminary, married Mabel Ellis, and returned to China in 1913...

Hersey, John, 1914-1993

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John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of YMCA missionaries. Following his graduation from Yale in 1936, he became a prominent American journalist and novelist. From the description of John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702160854 John Hersey was an author and journalist, best known for socially conscious novels such as A Bell for Adano and Hiroshima. Hersey was born in China to missionary parents, and graduated fro...