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Harry Miller to L. C. Coulston. 1934 Jun 5, General Conference of Seventhday Adventist The China Division, Shanghai, China. TLS, 1 p., plus 7 pp. enclosures. -- Dr. Miller writes to Elmer’s father, sending him a copy of the letter he wrote to Percy Magan of the College of ...
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Leatha to folks. 1934 Jul 5, Chiao Tou Tseng [China]. ALS, 8 pp. -- Remarks on having received their letters, written just after Elmer’s death, that morning. She is staying in Chiao Tou Tseng with Calista and Cecil, who are a real comfort to her. Relates the events of ... and Transcription:
Chiao T’ou Tseng
July 5, 1934
Dear folks:
Your letters written just after Elmer’s death
came this morning. I have read and re-read
them and will probably read them some
more.
I am staying here with Calista and Cecil.
They are so good to me. Everyone has been good ...
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Peiping, China
June 1934
Dear Father Coulston,
I just feel about wild. There are
so many things to think about and so many
things to see too that I hardly know where I
am at. I feel like a ship without a rudder.
Mr. Christian has been appointed administrator ... and Summary:
Leatha to L. C. Coulston. 1934 Jun, Peiping, China. ALS, 4 pp. -- Feels like a ship without a rudder – so much to do and to think about. Mr. Christian has been appointed administrator of everything, but he is not clever nor is he awfully bright. She has ...
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Harry Miller, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, The China Division. 1934 May 27, Shanghai, China, writing to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Coulston. TLS, 2 pp. -- Informing them of the death of Elmer, just twenty-four hours after having sent them a cable saying he was seriously ill. The ...
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Leatha to folks. On train. ALS, 2 pp. [undated but clearly written shortly after the letter above. -- Tells how lonely the trip has been. Will arrive in Chiao Tou Tseng about noon. Can’t decide whether she wants to stay in China or go home to America. Speaks again ... and Transcription:
On Train
Dearest folks:
I just left Nanking and I will be in Chiao T’ou
Tseng at about noon. I hope there will be
someone to meet me.
The trip down has been so lonely, but I have to
get used to it. It was heartbreaking to leave
Peiping. ...
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Leatha to Elmer’s parents. 1934 June 21, Kalgan, Chahar, [China]. ALS, 2 ½ pp. -- Talks of how hard it is to leave China [she is leaving that night]. Sending photographs for family to share. Heading to Peiping to have shoes made, then is going to Chiao Tou Tseng. ... and Transcription:
Kalgan, Chahar
June 21, 1934
Dear folks:
Tonight I leave. It is so hard to leave. I
cannot tell you how I feel. One minute I feel that
I cannot stay here a minute longer and the next
minute I feel that I cannot leave. It is the
place ...
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W. E. Howell to L. C. Coulston. 1934 May 28. Telegram.
‐‐ Elmer died Saturday night in Peiping of Diphtheria. Funeral
Wednesday. Please notify wife’s relatives and others.
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Dear folks:
Elmer is lying on the davenport. He is reading
the Reader’s Digest. Christiansens take it and
always pass it on to us.
This is the end of a wild day. I wish I could
say it was the end for the poor nurses.
Each one of them ...
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Dear folks:
This is the fourth of July and we celebrated
by staying home as usual. We had planned
to go to the great wall and have a picnic supper
but it rained all morning so it was too wet.
We had our picnic supper tonight, even had
ice ... and Summary:
Leatha to parents. 1933 July 4, Kalgan, Chahar. ALS, 2 pp. -- 4th of July, but they stayed home. Wanted to go to the Great Wall for a picnic supper, but it rained. Mentions that Elmer has pleurisy. Mr. Eric is there from Mukden to get the x-ray started. ...
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Leatha to parents. 1933 July 31, Kalgan, Chahar. ALS, 3 ½ pp. -- Tells how all telephone lines between Kalgan and Peking have been cut and she is worried as Elmer is still sick with pleurisy and they have 48 patients in the hospital. All the doctors in Shanghai, ... and Transcription:
Kalgan, Chahar
July 31, 1933
Dear folks:
Now I call this composure to sit here
when I have a million things to do. I just
took a good nap and now I feel some-
what relaxed. Let me tell you what I
celebrated this A.M. Went to the telephone ...
