Correspondence – Outgoing – to Woodrow W. Wasson, July 4, 1967

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: spc-mss0033-i0001

Scope and Contents

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This .21 linear feet collection contains correspondence, vita, book review, and an 304-page typescript autobiographical manuscript. The manuscript is divided into 20 sections and has been put in file folders by section number.

The autobiographical manuscript written by Eugene E. Barnett gives detailed information on his family background (the Barnett and Epperson Families), his boyhood, his college years with his involvement with the YMCA, the lives of his family both at home and abroad, and his many experiences. The memoir covers in great detail the following subjects:

1. Physical descriptions of Shanghai and Hangchow

2. YMCA work in Hangchow

3. Boxer Rebellion

4. Collapse of Ch’ing Dynasty

5. Economic Depression

6. Cultural Life in China

7. Anti-American Sentiment

8. World War I

9. Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

10. Siege of Shanghai by Japanese Forces

11. Marxism

12. Communism

13. USSR (Soviet Union)

Although intended to be a three-chapter autobiographical manuscript, the last chapter was not written.

Dates

Creation: July 4, 1967

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.