The Transplanting Of A Kansas School Teacher Unpublished Typescript
1940réf. 056882Unpublished 1940. Original Manuscript . No Binding. Good. Original Carbon Of A Typescript 52 Pp With Extensive Pencil Correction; Accompanied By A Photocopy Of A Later Revision Much Expanded For Example P. 38 In The Carbon Becomes P. 46 In The Expanded Version. Autobiographical Work By Wife Of A Christian Medical Missionary In Tibet 1903-1922 When Her Husband Was Murdered In A Road Incident. Undated Looking Back On Years Pre-1900 On To 1922 With Some Later Observations And Thoughts Possibly Written Circa 1935-1940. Shelton And His Wife And A Daughter And Others Wrote A Number Of Books About Their Experiences; His Collection Of Artwork Was Largely Sold To The Newark Museum Which Prominently Features Their Work Other Artwork Was Sold To John D. Rockefeller Jr. An Archive Of Their Papers And Photographs Is At The University Of Oregon. An Archive Of Material By Their Daughter Dorris Including Her Children's Book "Sue In Tibet" And Other Material And A Much Larger Archive Of Dr. Shelton's Annotated Photographs Extensive Scrapbooks Of Clippings And Papers Books Etc. Are Also Available Separately. Such Original Material From Early Twentieth Century Tibet Is Scarce As Most Tibetan Libraries Were Burned By The Chinese Authorities And Writings About Everyday Life In Tibet Itself Have Been Entirely Prevented Or Heavily Censored For Well Over 120 Years The Missionary Writings Being A Striking Exception. Unpublished unknown
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