Letters from China and Russia [manuscript] 1930-1932, 1951-1952.

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Letters from China and Russia [manuscript] 1930-1932, 1951-1952.

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In letters, 1930-1932, to her family Cumming writes about life in China, mentioning a visit by Chiang Kaishek to Hankow, the execution of his political enemies, the U.S.S. Panay's efforts to rescue a kidnapping victim, a visit by a League of Nations Commission, and daily life and social activities among U.S. consulate personnel in Hankow. In letters, 1951-52, from Russia she describes a brief stop in Leningrad, Moscow May Day celebration, 1951, meeting Andrei Gromyko, and daily life and social activities.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Cumming, Winifred Burney West, 1907-

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Diplomatic wife, living in China and Russia. From the description of Letters from China and Russia [manuscript] 1930-1932, 1951-1952. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647942554 ...

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

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Chinese political and military leader; head of state, 1928-1949; president of Taiwan, 1949-1975. From the description of Chiang Kai-shek diaries, 1917-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872867 1909-1911 served in the Japanese army; 1911 founding member of the Kuomintang; 1913-1916 participated in revolution against Yuan Shikai; 1923 commandant of military academy at Whampoa; ?1925 commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army; 1927-1937 leader of th...

Cumming, Hugh Smith, 1900-

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Gromyko, Andreĭ Andreevich 1909-1989

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U.S.S. Panay.

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