| Abstract |
Correspondence offers of descriptions of Sydney, Australia; childhood memories of missionary life in China; difficulties during the Boxer Rebellion; and the role of missionary work. Materials related to the publication of "Papa Wore No Halo" consist of correspondence between Susan Herring Jefferies Taynton, editor Jerry Simpson, and publisher John F. Blair (of John F. Blair Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, N.C.). Topics include the editorial revision of the manuscript, publicity, royalties, and the problems of publication. Also includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and pamphlets. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Susan Herring Jefferies Taynton Papers (#239), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Taynton. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Susan Westad. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Dr. Gordon K. Middleton, Jr. |
| Biographical note | Susan Herring Jefferies Taynton (b. 1902), a native of Tai An, China, was the child of David Wells Herring (1858-1940) and Alice Rhea Herring, Baptist missionaries working in the interior of China. David Wells Herring, a controversial figure in missionary circles, resigned from the Baptist Foreign Mission Board in order to perform his duties in the manner he thought most productive. Although he eventually reconciled his differences with the Board, Herring's devotion to duty and his determination to defend his ideas inspired his daughter to write his biography. Susan Herring, who first came to the United States in 1920, published her book "Papa Wore No Halo" in 1963. |
