Personal Correspondence (Incoming) of George and Alice M. Williams, 1891-1951, undated

Series III is divided into two subseries reflecting the two systems of arrangement established in 1971. Subseries 1 includes letters received by George and Alice Williams in China (1891-99) and by Alice Williams after George's death (1900-13). Family correspondents include Alice's mother, Charlotte A. Moon; her sister, Dora Moon Mykrantz (d. 1898) and brother-in-law Harry A. Mykrantz; and George's sister, Eloise (Ella). Writing mainly to Alice, missionary correspondentsinclude the Rev. Dwight H. Clapp (1841-1900), Mrs. Mary Jane Clapp (1845-1900), Susan Rowena Bird (1865-1900), Lydia Lord Davis (1867-1952), the Rev. Charles W. Price (1847-1900), Mrs. Eva Jane Price (1855-1900), Jennie P. Atwater (d. 1896), and Dr. Irenaeus J. Atwood (1850-1913). Includes ten letters (undated) in Chinese; marginal notes by Gladys Williams identify the correspondents. Also contains letters from Mrs. Williams' Chinese students at Oberlin, Chi Hao Fay (b. 1879; B.A. Oberlin 1906) and H. H. Kung (1881-1967; A.B. Oberlin 1906). Kung's letters describe his post-graduate studies at Yale University, his work for the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Schools, and his possible appointment to the post of China's Finance Minister. Letters (1920-31) from Gladys Williams (1893-1981) to her mother, Alice Williams, recount her teaching activities at the Alice M. Williams School in Taigu, Shansi Province.