| Ref No | JOH/DIA/D3/2/3 |
| Collection | Hewlett Johnson Papers |
| Title | Journey in China 1956 |
| Name of creator | Johnson, Nowell Mary, 2nd wife of Hewlett Johnson, nee Nowell Mary Edwards |
| Date | 9.1956-10.1956 |
| Extent | 1 small notebook |
| Description | The diary continues to narrate details of Hewlett, Nowell, Kezia and Keren's trip to China commenced in August 1956. The full page daily entries begin "September 11th (Continued)" and end on October 11th. There are very detailed descriptions of places visited and people they met including sightseeing at Chungking, Kunming, Yunnan and visits to schools, churches, a workers sanitorium, the Great Wall and 'Rocky Forest'. Hewlett and Nowell Johnson met members of the Christian community at Kunming, Peace Committee members at Peking (September 24th) and various individuals such as the Rev. Chau Fua Sha, Rewi Alley, Madame Kung and Archbishop Robin Chen at a YMCA tea on September 29th. Details are also given concerning the celebrations of China's National Day on October 1st when they met Mao Tse Tung and Chou En Lai. One of Nowell's last entries recounts a visit to the Lama priests of Ulan Bator on October 4th shortly after which the family returned home via Moscow. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/JOH D3/2/3 |
| Subject | Education--China--History--20th century. |
| China--Church history--20th century. |
| Christianity--China |
| Sanatoriums--China. |
| Mongolia--Religion--lamas |
| PhysicalDescription | diary, travel |
| Related Person | Johnson, Mary Kezia, Miss, b.1940, elder daughter of Hewlett and Nowell Johnson |
| Johnson, Helene Keren, Miss, b.1942, younger daughter of Hewlett and Nowell Johnson |
| Sha, Chau Fau, Revd. |
| Alley, Rewi, Mr.,1897-1987 , New Zealand-born social reformer and writer |
| Kung, Madame |
| Chen, Robin, Archbishop |
| Mao, Zedong, Chairman, 1893-1976 , Chinese leader formerly known as Mao Tse-tung |
| Zhou, Enlai, Mr., 1898-1976 , Chinese Communist statesman fomerly known as Chou En-lai |
| Related Organisation | YMCA |
| Related Place | U.S.S.R. |
| Great Wall China |
| Rocky Forest China |
| Kunming Yünnan China |
| Peking Peking China |
| Beijing Beijing China |
| Ulaanbaatar Tov Mongolia |
| Moscow Moscow U.S.S.R. |
| Category | Diaries |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
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