John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive).

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John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702160854

This collection contains research materials gathered by Hersey while he was preparing to write his novel The Call. This novel, published in 1985, was a fictional account of a missionary to China, based on the lives of several actual missionaries, including Hersey's father, Roscoe M. Hersey, Sr.and Hugh Hubbard.

2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

Yake University Divinity School Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8020909

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Hubbard, Hugh W.

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Hugh W. Hubbard was an American missionary in North China, serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Hugh Hubbard papers, 1906-1959 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702163599 ...

Hersey, John, 1914-1993

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John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of YMCA missionaries. Following his graduation from Yale in 1936, he became a prominent American journalist and novelist. From the description of John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702160854 John Hersey was an author and journalist, best known for socially conscious novels such as A Bell for Adano and Hiroshima. Hersey was born in China to missionary parents, and graduated fro...