Esther Morse papers [microform], 1921-1976.

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Esther Morse papers [microform], 1921-1976.

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Collection comprises correspondence, diaries, speeches, biographical materials, scrapbooks, photographs and publications relating to Presbyterian missionary Esther Morse and her work as a medical missionary in China and Pakistan, from 1921 to 1965. The collection presents a detailed account of the experiences of a medical missionary woman whose life intersected with significant transitions in China and Pakistan during the 20th century. Correspondence, 1930-1976, includes eight containers of incoming and outgoing correspondence in which Morse describes her medical work with Chinese mothers and infants and makes note of political and cultural events. Diaries, 1925-1976, includes insights into civil and political unrest in Hainan, 1920s-1940s, including attacks involving the Guomindang, or Nationalist Party. The diaries also include detailed accounts of Morse's experiences as a prisoner of war during the Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1940-1942, and her later confinement by the Chinese communist government, 1950-1953. Collection also includes scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographic prints, and negatives related to her work and travels in China, Indian, and Pakistan. The collection offers a less detailed view of Morse's work in Pakistan, 1953-1963.

22 microfilm reels; 35 mm.

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Morse, Esther, 1898-1975.

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American Esther Morse (1898-1975) was a Presbyterian medical missionary, first on Hainan Island, China and later in Lahore, Pakistan, from 1930 to 1963. Her medical work focused on women's and children's health and her career included internment by the Japanese during World War II and later confinement by the communist government in China. From the description of Esther Morse papers [microform], 1921-1976. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 229668405 ...

Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...