Thomas Loryea Alexander papers, 1946-1951.

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Thomas Loryea Alexander papers, 1946-1951.

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Chiefly letters from Alexander to his wife while awaiting departure at Fort Lawton, Washington, during his sea voyage to China, and while serving in Shanghai, Peiping (present day Beijing), and Shijiazhuang, Kalgan (present day Zhangjiakou), Beidaihe, and Handan (all in present day Heibei Province) as Chairman of Field Teams 5, 12, and 31. Topics discussed include the climate and geography of the area around Fort Lawton, his activities aboard the U.S.S. General R.M. Blatchford while en route to China, his living arrangements in China, his desire that Ellen join him in China as a dependent, mediation efforts of General Marshall, and Chinese geography, climate, and culture.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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