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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Biography of Lucy Monroe Calhoun
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Inventory of the Lucy Monroe Calhoun Papers, 1909-1922 or 1923
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Calhoun, Lucy Monroe, 1865-1950 |
| Title | Lucy Monroe Calhoun Papers |
| Dates | 1909-1922 or 1923 |
| Extent | 0.1 cubic ft. (3 folders) |
| Abstract | Six letters by Lucy Monroe Calhoun and three by her husband, William J. Calhoun (U.S. Minister to China, 1909-1913), regarding their experiences in China during the last years of the Qing Dynasty, which includes a description of the December, 1922, wedding of Emperor Puyi. Another letter relates Monroe’s visit to Le Mans, France, the American Red Cross embarkation camp at the end of World War I. Also, a newspaper clipping and a photograph of Emperor Puyi as a child. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 126 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Lucy Monroe Calhoun Papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Donor unknown, 1967.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The Lucy Monroe Calhoun Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Lucy Monroe Calhoun Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Lucy Monroe Calhoun
Chicago writer and wife of United States Minister to China.
Lucy Monroe Calhoun, sister of poet and editor Harriet Monroe, was born in 1865. Before her marriage to William J. Calhoun, she had been a freelance art critic for Chicago newspapers as well as national publications. When her husband served as U.S. minister to China, she became the social leader of the diplomatic community in Peking.
After her husband’s death, Lucy Calhoun served in the war effort in France in World War I. In the 1920’s she returned to Peking, established her home in an ancient temple, collected art, and become an “institution” in the city. She remained in Peking until the Japanese occupation of the city in 1937.
Lucy Monroe Calhoun died in Chicago in 1950, aged 85.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Six letters by Lucy Monroe Calhoun and three by husband William J. Calhoun (U.S.Minister to China, 1909-1913), regarding their experiences in China during the last years of the Qing Dynasty. One letter describes in detail the wedding of Emperor Puyi in December, 1922. A seventh letter relates Lucy Calhoun’s visit to LeMans, France, which served as an embarkation point for troops at the conclusion of World War I. Also, a 1909 Chicago newspaper clipping and a childhood photographic portrait of Emperor Puyi.
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Arrangement
Materials arranged by type.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Calhoun, Lucy Monroe, 1865-1950
- Calhoun, William J. (William James), 1848-1916
- Puyi, 1906-1967
Subjects
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States
- China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912
- Diplomatic etiquette -- China
- Diplomats -- China
- Manuscripts, American
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | Calhoun, Lucy Monroe: Letters, 1912-1923 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Calhoun, William J.: Letters and clipping, 1911; 1909 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Photograph: Emperor Puyi, 1910 | ||||||||||