Ward, Laura D. (Laura Dwight), 1887-1972; teacher and missionary. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1908. Papers contain diaries, correspondence, biographical information and photographs documenting primarily her work as a missionary teacher in Foochow (Fuzhou Shi), China, 1914-1950. Material includes her diary of her Mount Holyoke College years; correspondence describing her 1927 capture by Chinese pirates; details of Chinese life, customs and Communist rule; and information on the Ward family. One item is in Chinese. The collection also includes correspondence with her brother William Earl Dodge Ward, a biographical sketch, and photographs of Chinese groups.

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