Collection related to the Chinese Educational Mission, 1998.

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Collection related to the Chinese Educational Mission, 1998.

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Presentation written by Crockett about celebrating Chinese New Year in Hartford, Connecticut, 1878, with the presence of Chinese students in town. Also includes letters written to Crockett and a newsletter sent him by the Chinese Students Memorial Society, 1998, newspaper stories about the Chinese Educational Mission exhibit at the Connecticut Historical Society, and a short paper by Timothy T. Kao about Yung Wing, the most famous of the Chinese students.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8001910

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Chinese Students Memorial Society.

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Crockett, John W. (John Wesley), 1807-1852

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Crockett graduated from Farmington High School and Harvard University. He worked for the Hartford Times before joining the U.S. Information Agency in 1948. He is the son of Thomas J. and Agatha L. Crockett. From the description of John Crockett diaries, 1954-2008. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495803172 ...

Chinese Educational Commission

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Gao, Zonglu, 1935-

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Yung, Wing, 1828-1912

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First Chinese student to graduate from Yale University (1854); served in Imperial Customs Translating Department, Shanghai; worked under the Viceroy Tsang Kwoh Fan, 1863-1865; involved with education in China and in sending Chinese students to the U.S.; held various posts in the Chinese government until 1902, when he moved permanently to the U.S. From the description of Yung Wing papers, 1848-2001 (inclusive), 1848-1910 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562677 From t...