Letter from Robert O. Wilson about the bombings prior to the fall of Nanjing

Date

1937-12-09

Description

In a letter to his family, Robert O. Wilson discusses his work as a surgeon in the Nanjing University Hospital in relation to the Japanese invasion. Wilson talks about recent military developments and considers the severity of the civilian casualties to indicate the impeding fall of the city.

Subject

Nanjing Massacre (1937/38)

Format

Correspondence

Language

English

Location

Extent

1 page

Rights Holder

The Yale Divinity Library

Preferred Citation

Letter from Robert O. Wilson to multiple people, December 9, 1937, Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Group 11, Box 229, Folder 3875, Yale Divinity Library.