The Me-Iung Ting Letters

[Letter Envelope]

History

This collection of letters was written by Me-Iung Ting x1916, a doctor in China, to her professor/friend Abby Turner. They are an intimate documentation of Me-Iung's career, her family, and the events in her war-torn country.

The Images

All documents have a portion of the first page scanned, and comments about their contents are included below.

A Letter written around Oct 31, 1917
envelope Postmarked Oct 31, 1917 12noon in Ann Arbor, MI. Addressed to Miss Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 31, 1917
envelope Postmarked Jan 2, 1918 3pm in Ann Arbor, MI. Addressed to Miss Abby Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around 1919-1920
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written around Apr 27, 1919
envelope Postmarked Apr 27, 1919 7pm in Ann Arbor, MI. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around May, 1920
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written around Sep 4, 1920
envelope Postmarked Sep 4, 1920 pam in Michigan. Addressed to Dr. A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, forwarded to Woods Hole, from Me-iung Ting in New Buffalo, MI.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 2, 1920
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Jun 15, 1922
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Sep 26, 1922
envelope Mailed from Peiyang Woman's Hospital, Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College, from M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Oct 22, 1922
envelope Mailed from Peiyang Woman's Hospital, Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 22, 1922
envelope Mailed from Peiyang [Woman's] Hospital, Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 19, 1923
envelope Transit mark Jan 13, 1924 in Shanghai. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College, and readdressed to Dean Purington.
page 1 Transcription.
A second letter is enclosed in the same envelope. Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 11, 1924
envelope Postmarked Jul 21, 1924 10am in South Hadley. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College, and forwarded to Brookline, Mass.
page 1 Inside another envelope addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Faculty House. Transcription.

A Letter written on May 30, 1924
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, at Faculty House.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 25, 1928
envelope Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jun 30, 1928
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Oct 19, 1928
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College, from M. I. Ting at Peiyang Women's Hospital in Tientsin, China.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 21, 1928
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 26, 1928
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Mar 25, 1929
envelope Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around Sep 14, 1929
envelope Postmarked Sep 14, 1929 by U.S.T.P Sea Post. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around Oct 1, 1929
envelope Postmarked Oct 1, 1929 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around Oct 16, 1929
envelope Postmarked Oct 16, 1929 1pm in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written around Nov 17, 1929
envelope Postmarked Nov 17, 1929 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written in Dec, 1929
envelope Postmarked Dec 1929 1pm in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss Abby H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jan 6, 1930
envelope Postmarked Jan 6, 1930 1pm in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription, plus a newspaper article enclosed in the letter.

A Letter written before April, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written around Apr 7, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written around Jun 18, 1930
envelope Postmarked Jun 18, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner at Faculty House, from M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Sep 3, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 11, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 29, 1930
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 8, 1931
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Mar 23, 1933
envelope Postmarked Apr 3, 1933 in Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. A. H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
envelope Back of the envelope.
page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jun 3, 1933
envelope Postmarked Jul 19, 1933 10:30am in San Francisco, Calif. Transit marked Jul 25, 1933 10am in South Hadley. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, Department of Physiology, Mount Holyoke College, and forwarded to the Oceanographic Institute at Woods Hole.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 15, 1933
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Woods Hole.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Sep 9, 1933
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 20, 1933
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. A. H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jan 10, 1934
No envelope survives. page 1 page 2 page 3 Transcription.

A Letter written on Feb 23, 1934
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 28, 1934
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 22, 1934
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Transit marked in Aug [...] 10am South Hadley and Aug 21, 1934 4pm in Woods Hole, Mass. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, from Dr. M. I. Ting. Forwarded from Woods Hole to South Hadley to Stowe VT.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 26, 1934
envelope Not postally used or stamped. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, and marked "Care of Miss Barbara Yen. Gift_ six yards of soft silk."
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Sep 6, 1934
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Anny [sic] H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 11, 1934
No envelope survives. page 1 page 2 Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 5, 1934
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Transit marked in Aug [...] 10am South Hadley and Aug 21, 1934 4pm in Woods Hole, Mass. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 12, 1935
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, from Me_iung Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Oct 27, 1935
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
envelope Back of the envelope.
page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 Transcription.

A Letter written on Mar 26, 1936
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Me_iung Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on May 15, 1936
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
envelope Back of the envelope.
page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 Transcription.

A Letter written on Aug 9, 1936
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 3, 1936
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Feb 23, 1937
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Mar 7, 1937
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. A. H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 28, 1937
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jun 16, 1938
envelope Addressed, but not postmarked,to Miss Abby H. Turner, Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Me-iung Ting.
page 1 page 2 Transcription.

A Letter written on Mar 2, 1939
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner at Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting. Crossed-out names on the envelope suggest that Abby Turner passed the letter around to several other faculty members at Mount Holyoke.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 10, 1939
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting.
page 1 Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 3, 1939
envelope Postmarked Tientsin China. Addressed to Dr. Abby H. Turner in Woods Hole, from Abby Ting.
page 1 Two letters inside. Transcription.

A Letter written on Sep 25, 1941
envelope Postally unused. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, Faculty House, Mount Holyoke College, from Dr. M. I. Ting in Tientsin, China.
page 1 Two letters inside. Transcription.

Three snapshots circa 1943
photo 1 Inscription on reverse: "American quanset hut is being used for school by rebuilding. It is better for a school than a camp for soldiers."
photo 2 This photo is mentioned in the next letter in this archive. Inscription on reverse: "Going home with beans"
photo 3 Inscription on reverse: "Nursery school"

A Letter written on May 23, 1943
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Dec 16, 1945
envelope Postally unused. Addressed to Miss A. H. Turner, Dickinson House, South Hadley, from Dr. Me-iung Ting in Tientsin, China.
page 1 Two letters inside. Transcription.

A Letter written May, 1946
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Oct 6, 1946
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Jun 30, 1947
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 22, 1947
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Jul 29, 1947
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Nov 14, 1947
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Jan 3, 1948
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Apr 6, 1948
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written on Aug 3, 1948
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written Jan 12, 1948
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Letter written Oct, 1948
page 1 No envelope survives. Transcription.

A Press release dated May 24, [1948]
page 1 Transcription.

A Press release dated Dec 5, 1948
page 1 Transcription.