Miller, Ally Letter from Venetia Cox to B. T. Cox A handwritten letter from Venetia Cox at the Union Language School in Peking [Beijing], China, to her mother, B. T. Cox, in Winterville, North Carolina. She writes about a recital she recently performed in, which led to an invitation to perform at the American Legation's Friday Club, the friendliness and hospitality of the Chinese people, and her experience witnessing the practice of foot binding. She discusses the differences between the Chinese and American cultures, mentioning bathing practices and clothes, and she describes why Americans use the Mexican peso in China. A native of Winterville, Venetia Cox was an Episcopal missionary music teacher in mainland China between 1917 and 1950. 0263-s1-b1-fc 35200 1521 19171118 eng text letters 20cm x 25.2cm Women missionaries China China Beijing (China) Cox, B. T. Correspondence Peso, Mexican China Footbinding China Beijing Cox, Venetia, 1892-1979 Correspondence Cox, B. T. contributor Cox, Venetia, 1892-1979 creator This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ North Carolina Missionaries mission Women's History wh 0263 Letter from Venetia Cox to B. T. Cox A handwritten letter from Venetia Cox at the Union Language School in Peking [Beijing], China, to her mother, B. T. Cox, in Winterville, North Carolina. She writes about a recital she recently performed in, which led to an invitation to perform at the American Legation's Friday Club, the friendliness and hospitality of the Chinese people, and her experience witnessing the practice of foot binding. She discusses the differences between the Chinese and American cultures, mentioning bathing practices and clothes, and she describes why Americans use the Mexican peso in China. A native of Winterville, Venetia Cox was an Episcopal missionary music teacher in mainland China between 1917 and 1950. Cox, Venetia, 1892-1979 Women missionaries--China Cox, B. T. 19171118 Text letters J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 35200 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ China--Beijing (China) Cox, B. T.--Correspondence Peso, Mexican--China Footbinding--China--Beijing Cox, Venetia, 1892-1979--Correspondence local, filename 35200.0001 24948528 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 880396b92d920e797dcc6d4425de563f ecu:digital_collections 2490 3248 RGB 200 mm 252 mm 20150312 Schilling IV, William Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 35200.0002 24960540 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 e0bfe3e5c7e887fe0a46b63075e28474 ecu:digital_collections 2492 3247 RGB 200 mm 252 mm 20150312 Schilling IV, William Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 35200.0003 24938784 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 b3c87c4590e77788a9f17d5af0b9b196 ecu:digital_collections 2489 3248 RGB 200 mm 252 mm 20150312 Schilling IV, William Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 35200.0004 24953064 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 5d494518122061d04475d73c5a26e189 ecu:digital_collections 2492 3246 RGB 200 mm 252 mm 20150312 Schilling IV, William Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal