| Scope and content |
Correspondence consists of letters to Jenny Lind from other missionaries and copies of newsletters Lind sent to friends and family in America. Letters contain descriptions of the habits and customs of people she served in China, Japan, and Brazil; observations regarding Chinese political unrest, including the political affairs of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and the frequent Japanese and Communist attacks of the 1930s. Other correspondence describes the Yangtze River flood and Chinese theater. Collection also includes brief descriptions of Liberia and India based on Lind's traveling accounts and compiled data on public schools and public health in Brazil. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Jenny Lind Papers (#384), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | 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 Miss Jenny Lind. |
| Biographical note | Jenny Lind, a Tioga, Pa., native, served from 1924-1968 as a Methodist missionary to China, Japan, and Brazil. |
