Collection: John Sung Papers, 1919-1944 - CAO: Powered by ArcLight and hosted at Western CT State University Search Results

Sheets 1-10, 1919 June 30-1919 July 17 Box 1, Folder 1

Sung's early diaries are dated using the Chinese lunar calendar. These diary entries are dated the 3rd day of the 6th month to the 20th day of the 6th month.

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Sheets 11-20, 1919 July 18-1919 August 18 Box 1, Folder 2

Diaries entries, dated by the Chinese lunar calendar as 6/21 - 7/23

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Sheets 21-30, 1919 August 19-1920 August 16 Box 1, Folder 3

Sheets include diary entries and correspondence. Diary entries are dated 7/25 - 12/15 by Chinese lunar calendar.

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Sheets 31-34, ca. 1921 Box 1, Folder 4

Correspondence

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Sheets 35-38 and enclosures, 1922-1926 Box 1, Folder 5

Includes correspondence and a program related to the YMCA.

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Sheets 39-46, 1923 Box 1, Folder 6

Correspondence

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Sheet 47, 1921 Box 1, Folder 7

Correspondence

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Sheets 48-52, 1925 Box 1, Folder 8

Correspondence

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Sheets 53-56, ca. 1921, 1923 Box 1, Folder 9

Diary entries and correspondence

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Sheets 57-59, 1924 Box 1, Folder 10

Correspondence

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Sheet 60 and enclosures, 1921, 1923, no date Box 1, Folder 11

Correspondence and a list of names associated with diseases that is undated and may have been written at a later time or by someone other than Sung.

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Sheets 61-63 and enclosures, 1922-1926 Box 1, Folder 12

Correspondence and annotated map of Delaware, Ohio

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Sheets 64-66, 1926-1927 Box 1, Folder 13

Correspondence

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Sheets 67-76, back cover, no date Box 1, Folder 14

These are blank sheets at the end of the volume.

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Compilation of Correspondence and Writings

The documents in this series were contained in a hand-stitched bound volume of paper sheets. Postcards and letters to Sung's parents and other documents were glued into the volume or enclosed in it. There are also writings on the sheets of the volume itself. The volume has been disbound for preservation and access purposes, with the sheets and enclosures placed in a series of folders, in their original order.

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Four postcards from Sung to his parents in Fujiann, written from Ohio and Niagara Falls, 1923-1926 Box 1, Folder 15

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Sung's letter to his parents regarding his decision to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Ohio State University, 1924 Box 1, Folder 16

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Correspondence

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English-language diary from period in Bloomingdale Hospital, 1927 February 17-1927 March 15 Box 1, Folder 17

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English-language diary from period in Bloomingdale Hospital, with drawings, diagrams, magazine clipping, 1927 March 16 - April 11, 22 Box 1, Folder 18

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English and Chinese-language entries from period in Bloomingdale Hospital (loose sheets), 1927 June 23-1927 August 31 Box 1, Folder 19

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Primarily Chinese-language entries (loose sheets), 1927 September 2-1927 November 4 Box 2, Folder 1

The entries dated October 15 to November 4 describe Sung's journey back to China.

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Volume 1, 1927 November 9-1928 February 17 Box 2, Folder 2

The bound volumes are all in Chinese language. They consist of sheets of paper with a stitched binding and covers constructed from sheets taken from magazines or from plain paper. A special sign marks the beginning of a new entry in the diaries.

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