Alice Tisdale Hobart papers 1916-1967

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Alice Tisdale Hobart papers 1916-1967

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Alice Tisdale Hobart was a writer who wrote about her life in China; her most successful book is . The Alice Tisdale Hobart papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, source materials, reviews, publicity materials, and copies of all books written by Alice Tisdale Hobart. Oil for the lamps of China

19.5 linear feet, 10 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Hobart, Alice Tisdale, 1882-1967

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Alice Tisdale Hobart was born Alice Nourse in Lockport, New York on January 28, 1882. In 1910, Alice went to China to teach at a girls' school in Hangchow, where she met Earle Tisdale Hobart, an executive of the Standard Oil Company of New York. They married in 1914 and spent the early years of their marriage in Manchuria amid the turbulence that followed the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty. Alice began writing about her life in China and in 1916 she submitted an account of her encounter with Ma...