Dunning, John M. Louise Avett oral history interview, February 6, 1981 M. Louise Avett, a native of Norwood, N.C., attended Davenport College, Duke University and Scarritt College. She was assigned to mainland China in 1932 and remained there until 1945 when she returned to the U.S. In 1960 she was assigned to serve in Hong Kong where she taught until retirement in 1970. Topics of discussion include educational work in Soochow, her transfer to West China in 1941 and her work there during World War II, and conditions in Hong Kong during the 1960s. Details are provided for life among the Chinese people, experiences in rural western China, social and cultural observances, Japanese invasion, travel, food, local customs, airlift to India, and experiences in that country en route home. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. OH0067 49587 1847 1910206 eng sound recording oral histories 10.1cm x 6.4cm x 1cm Avett, M. Louise, 1902-1994 Women missionaries China Methodist Church Missions China Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 World War, 1939-1945 China China Description and travel China Social life and customs 20th century India Description and travel China India United States North Carolina Stanly County (N.C.) Norwood (N.C.) Lennon, Donald R. contributor Avett, M. Louise, 1902-1994 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 Military History mh World War II wwii Education education Special Collections Oral History Collection ohc OH0067 M. Louise Avett oral history interview, February 6, 1981 M. Louise Avett, a native of Norwood, N.C., attended Davenport College, Duke University and Scarritt College. She was assigned to mainland China in 1932 and remained there until 1945 when she returned to the U.S. In 1960 she was assigned to serve in Hong Kong where she taught until retirement in 1970. Topics of discussion include educational work in Soochow, her transfer to West China in 1941 and her work there during World War II, and conditions in Hong Kong during the 1960s. Details are provided for life among the Chinese people, experiences in rural western China, social and cultural observances, Japanese invasion, travel, food, local customs, airlift to India, and experiences in that country en route home. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Avett, M. Louise, 1902-1994 Avett, M. Louise, 1902-1994 Lennon, Donald R. 1910206 Sound oral histories J. Y. 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