DescriptionWishes Griffis a happy 75th birthday, reminisces about days in Ithaca, and sends photographs from a wedding. Describes her summer in Wonsan; taking care of an outcast Russian/Korean girl, teaching her English and about Jesus. The young girl ended up burglarizing her room, making a scene when caught (screaming at and biting mission men), and after recovering all of the stolen goods, the two remained good friends. Updates on the Appenzeller Family; Ida is engaged to Paul Burt (a bishop's son, and Henry's friend), Henry & Ida volunteering to do Red Cross work for the emergency in Siberia, Mary is cheerful.
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
NoteYoungmee Yu Cho and Sungmin Park are responsible for the transcription and annotation of the letters.
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
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CollectionKorea letters and manuscripts in the William Elliot Griffis collection
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