Vita, Dated January 18, 1960
Scope and Contents
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: Dated January 18, 1960
Conditions Governing Access
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.21 Linear Feet (1 letter half-Hollinger)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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