Letter from Matilda Calder Thurston on her experience at Ginling as acting President

Date

1935

Description

Letter from Matilda Calder Thurston to an unspecified recipient about her experience serving as Ginling's acting president during Dr. Wu Yi-fang's (吴贻芳) absence. Much of the letter is devoted to Thurston's day-to-day routine at Ginling and the challenges she has faced in her new role. Thurston also relays information about the construction of the new buildings on campus and her work with other missionaries in Nanjing.

Subject

Ginling College

Format

Correspondence

Language

English

Location

Extent

5 pages

Preferred Citation

Letter from Matilda Calder Thurston on her experience at Ginling as acting President, 1935, Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Group 11, Box 143, Folder 2847, Yale Divinity Library, http://divinity-adhoc.library.yale.edu/UnitedBoard/Ginling_College/Box%20143/RG011-143-2847.pdf.