Esther Tappert Mortensen papers, 1916-1955 (inclusive).

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Esther Tappert Mortensen papers, 1916-1955 (inclusive).

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Material documents a missionary who served in varied roles in China during the turbulent period 1929-1953. Esther Tappert Mortensen's regular and detailed letters to her family document her twenty years in China, particularly her daily activities, wartime conditions in China and special events, such as the visit of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh to the Ginling campus in 1931. Her letters from Shanghai provide valuable information about the situation in the city after the Communist takeover.

3 linear feet (7.5 boxes)

Yake University Divinity School Library

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Mortensen, Ralph

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Served in the US Army during World War II from 1944-1946. Mortensen was assigned to the Fourth Platoon, Company K, 305th Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. Mortensen served as a chaplain's assistant, radio operator, and company postmaster. Mortensen achieved the rank of T5. From the description of Ensign article : the chaplain changed his mind, 1988 July. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51602814 ...

Chungking University.

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Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China)

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Ginling College opened 1915 by five American mission boards. Becamse a Sister College of Smith College in 1916 and was supported by the College's alumnae until 1950. From the description of Ginling College records, 1920-1993 (bulk 1920-1954). (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51183543 ...

Mortensen, Esther Tappert.

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Esther Tappert, at age 30, went to China in 1929 to teach English at Ginling College in Nanking. She returned to the United States three years later to work on an M.A. in Education at Yale. After receiving her degree, she returned to Ginling to continue her teaching from 1933-1937. From 1937-1939, she taught English at Chungking University, a Chinese government university. She returned to the U.S. in 1940 and became engaged to Ralph Mortensen, a widowed Lutheran missionary who was working for th...