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William Reginald Morse was known as "Reg" and Anne Crosse Kinney Morse was known as "Anna". Letters describe travel to China and exploration of new scenes and cities.

Including description of operation of houseboat WRM is traveling on, landslides in the Yangtze River, Chinese language study, and WRM's medical work on passengers and workers aboard

Including description of treatment of patients along the way to Suifu, arrival in Suifu, and the beginning of WRM's Chinese language study.

Arrival in China, plans for house.

Descriptions of Chinese people, homes, customs, and WRM's anxiety to learn the Chinese language and begin hospital work.

Including description of WRM and ACM's move into new house, Chinese customs (such as clothing, women's bound feet, and ancestral worship), and WRM's visit to his teacher's home.

WRM's visits to patients, learning of Chinese medical remedies, and move to summer bungalow.

Severe storm damage to bungalows, Chinese wedding and feasts, and continuation of language study.

Weather in China (overwhelming heat and insects), WRM's attendance at a childbirth, WRM and ACM's 26-day travel from Chungking to Ichang.

Death and funeral of a Chinese Christian evangelist: the transportation of his body to his home, Chinese ancestor worship in graveyard, and Chinese feast.

WRM and ACM move back to Suifu from summer bungalow in Chungking, visit a wildlife park and salt mine.

Includes description of the failing health of fellow missionary Dr. Lewis, WRM's escort of Lewis' family to Chungking, and WRM's visits to Chinese hospitals and British gunboat.

Two-week return trip by houseboat to Suifu, the one-year anniversary of WRM's "active service" in China, river trip with a missionary and native evangelist, and return to Suifu.

WRM and ACM on 10-day trip to Yachow for a conference; description of Chinese hotels and travel on river, and Chinese New Year customs.

WRM meeting with other missionaries, talk of some missions combining hospital work and religious work, and hospitality in Chengtu (Chengdu)

WRM's return to Suifu, Chinese-language study and medical work, the death of the missionary Salquist from typhoid fever, and a shortage of workers.

Description of gifts that were sent to WRM and ACM from ACM's family, book recommendations for ACM's family, and life in the countryside of China.

Including regarding weather in China and problems with getting supplies.

Daily life at summer bungalow in Chungking, trip to Kiating (Leshan), and the treatment of patients in Kiating.

Including regarding government unrest and missionaries' removal to Chungking and Shanghai. William Morse granted permission to stay in Chungking to work in hospitals, anxious to get back to Chengdu (Chengtu).

Rebellion brings death to many Chinese, many missionaries forced to move but WRM able to stay in Chungking.

Describes William Morse's removal from Chongqing (Chungking) station by British Consul, arrival in Hankow, and destruction of the city. William Morse working with the Red Cross at Hankow International Hospital.

Including regarding the ending of WRM's work at Hankow International Hospital, temporary travel to Shanghai, and WRM turning down an offer to care for the wounded and famished at a hospital along the line of TienTsui Pakow Railway.

WRM attending a language school in Shanghai. Missionaries receive appeal to volunteer for distribution food for famine relief; WRM joins this effort

Describes WRM leaving Shanghai, river trip to Kuling (Lushan District), and resort in Kuling.

Including regarding WRM and ACM's celebration of ninth anniversary of marriage and ACM's medical emergency and eventual recovery from kidney problem.

Including description of Anna's pregnancy and improvement of pregnancy complications, arrival in Chungking to help Dr. McCartney, and WRM's medical courses.

William Morse's travels from Yichang (Ichang) to Chongqing (Chungking) (on the way to Yibin (Suifu)) and unsatisfactory conditions on boat.

WRM arrives in Suifu, reassembles servants, does necessary repairs on house and hospital, prepares to open a dispensary

Describes the continuation of hospital repairs, WRM's busy dispensary and interactions with dispensary patients, and the birth of daughter, Marjorie Morse, on February 24, 1913.

Including regarding WRM's work with patients in hospital and dispensary and an unusual request from the Cabinet of the New China Republic for prayers that virtuous men be elected and that government be established on a firm foundation.

Continued work at hospital and dispensary; WRM pleased by visit from the officers of a British gunboat in port.

Amidst political unrest and tension in China, ACM and Marjorie visit the "hills", WRM continues his hospital work.

Rebellion in area crushed for a time; hospital full.

Describes WRM's happiness with his profession, growing fondness towards Marjorie, preparations for conference and thoughts about medical school

WRM turns 40 years old, satisfied with large amounts of work (over 300 operations). He expresses sadness and excitement towards leaving the hospital and going to medical school for new opportunities.

Political unrest in China, WRM's treatment of patients who were victims of violence, ACM's illness and recovery, and the celebration of WRM and ACM's eleventh wedding anniversary.

WRM's continues his hospital work. Description of summer weather and a growing foreign population in China, and WRM's urge to volunteer as a doctor in the European war.

Including description of life in Suifu and the positive experiences of ACM and WRM, WRM waiting to hear back from the medical school, French and German soldiers going off to battle, and the Morse family settling in Chengtu.

WRM recommended by the hospital Reference Committee for a teaching position at the West China Union University's Medical Department, the meeting of WRM and ACM's mothers in Brooklyn, and ACM starting to teach English to Chinese students.

Including regarding the start of WRM's work conference, Chinese tensions with Japan and the United States growing larger, and WRM's thoughts towards enlisting in the war in Europe.

Includes description of WRM's travels in China, the physical changes of WRM and ACM since their arrival in China. WRM now the only foreign teacher in the West China Union University anatomy department.

ACM makes suggestions to mother about how to make life easier and describes Chinese nature, Chinese life, and her meeting at the Natural History Club.

ACM's life at home and with friends while WRM is away on a trip, encloses letter written by a Mrs. Humphrey about WRM and his life in China.

Describes events in the lives of Anne Morse, William Morse, and Marjorie Morse's travel to Beijing (Peking).

ACM worried about the amount of work that WRM is taking on, WRM's thoughts about leaving China for England, life with MM and work at the medical school; ACM teaching English and Drawing classes.

Describes the Morse family's move from Shanghai to Canton, daily hospital work and domestic life, MM beginning high school, WRM and ACM living in separate places, growing tensions between Chinese and foreign missionaries.

Describes the daily life events of WRM and ACM, WRM and ACM's travels and life events to and in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Onseiri.

WRM writing a book about the history of the Chengdu Medical School, WRM and ACM's celebration of their twenty-fifth anniversary of marriage, continued medical work, and travels to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Onseiri.