Lucy Monroe Calhoun papers, 1909-1923.

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Lucy Monroe Calhoun papers, 1909-1923.

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Six letters by Lucy Monroe Calhoun and three by her husband, William J. Calhoun (U.S. Minister to China, 1909-1913), regarding their experiences in China during the last years of the Qing Dynasty, which includes a description of the December, 1922, wedding of Emperor Puyi.

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