De:
"Dwight W. Whipple" <thewhipples@attbi.com>
À: <weihsien@topica.com>
Objet: Re: Bibliography on Weihsien
Date : vendredi 12 juillet 2002 13:41
Yes, you
did send me the memoirs of Howard Galt.
Thank you very much. Fascinating
reading and I could picture in my mind many of the references he made. Anybody want to make a movie of this?!
~dwight
whipple
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Menzi
To: weihsien@topica.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: Bibliography
on Weihsien
Between the books, paintings, photos and the
wonderful recollections being shared within this group, it seems almost
possible to bring Weihsien back from the the past. I think there we have the
makings of a great documentary
As a beginning bibliography, I have managed
to obtain the following material about Weihsien:
1. Books
Langdon Gilkey, "Shantung Compound -- The Story of Men and Women Under
Pressure," HarperSanFrancisco (1966).
Norman Cliff, "Courtyard
of the Happy Way," Arthur James Limited, Evesham, Worcs.,
England (1977).
please write to: DR. NORMAN H. CLIFF, 4 HALL TERRACE, HAROLD WOOD, ESSEX RM3
OXR. U.K.
David Michell, "A Boy's War," OMF International, Singapore (1988).
Laurance Tipton, "Chinese Escapade," Macmillan & Co, London,
(1949). (He's one of the two escapees)
(our own) Pamela Masters, "The Mushroom Years - A Story of Survival,"
Henderson House, Placerville, CA, (1998).
R. J. DeJaegher, "The Enemy Within, An Eyewitness Account of the
Communist Conquest of China" (Chapter 8 only), St Paul Publications,
Bandra, Bombay (1969).
Stanley Nordmo mentioned a book by Martha Philips,
"Behind Stone Walls and Barbed Wire."
I've searched in vain for it through all of the internet sources I know of
for out-of-print books (bibliofind, abe, powells, alibris -- all ending in
.com). July 22, 2004, message from Norman Cliff: This
was published by: Bible Memory Association
Joyce Bradbury has mentioned her own book in
an email, but I don't know the title. Through abe.com I located a book entitled
"Forgiven but not Forgotten" by a
Joyce Bradbury in a bookstore in Australia. I have called them and they are
checking it out to see if it could be hers, in which case I'll buy it from
them. (Is that your book, Joyce, and if not, what is your title?)
Joyce also mentions that she has a photostat
copy of Fr. Scanlan's autobiography, which is
not otherwise obtainable. (Joyce, if you would be willing to send me a copy I
may be able to scan it with Optical Character Recognition softare and put into
Microsoft Word so it can be "republished" so to speak.)
Leonare Moesteart has mentioned a book
entitled "Tientsin," by David C.
Hulme, that includes some stories about Weihsien, available by downloading or
print through www.iumix.com.
2. Writings
The two unpublished manuscripts that I have,
which I will make available to anyone either as an attachment (in MS Word) or
on paper, are:
Howard Galt, "The
Internment Camp at Wei Hsien, Shantung, March - Sept., 1943,"
original in the Yale Divinity School Library, New Haven.
George D. Wilder, "Weihsien Diary" -- daily diary entries for the
period from March to September, 1943.
In addition, there are Galt's and Wilder's
descriptions of the repatriation voyage of the
Gripsholm, the ship that took a large number of internees back to the
U.S. in 1943. These, too, can be sent either as email attachments or
"hard" copies.
3. Paintings and Photos
There are several sources of paintings and
photographs of Weihsien. In addition to those done by Gertrude Wilder (22
watercolors), Joyce Bradbury has sent out scans of five paintings collected by
her brother, Eddie Cook. Leopold Pander has produced a CD with some wonderful
"aquarelles" -- finely detailed paintings of various Weihsien scenes.
There are also a number of photos from David Michell and others. I am planning
to set up a web site where all of the Weihsien graphics can be viewed along
with a map showing their locations, and also downloaded to individual
computers.
It would be good if those of you who know of
other publications, including magazine articles or newspaper clippings
(publication and date) dealing with this topic, pictures, etc. would add them
to this list. It will also be a start on the research that would need to go
into any documentary.
(Greg -- you say you are "busily
researching this time period in Chinese history" What have you turned up
about Weihsien?)
At 09:17 PM 7/9/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Reply from Gladys Hubbard Swift - I was twenty years old when my parents
>were interned at Weihsien. I have some writings of theirs. Do we have a
>Bibliography re Weihsien? I do have OMF Book list with A Boy's War by
>Michell.
>
>>Dwight
>>
>>I don't remember if you already requested that I email you a copy of
>>Howard Galt's brief memoir of the Weihsien camp and the trip back on the
>>Gripsholm in 1943. If not, and you are interested, just respond to this
>>and I will attach them to my reply.
>>
>>By the way, this applies to everyone else, as well.
>>
>>Is it possible for us to find out where everyone lives, to see how
>>far-flung we are, and whether or not an actual "reunion" might be
>>feasible? I am in New York City,
USA. Where are you?
>--
De: "Stan Thomas" <books@ginniff.com>
À: <weihsien@topica.com>
Objet: Re: Bibliography on Weihsien
Date : jeudi 18 juillet 2002 19:22
Donald,
Here are some further titles for your
list. They are largely about
Chefoo, but
may add a little about Weihsien.
1. Gordon Martin Chefoo School, 1881-1951: A
history and memoir.
Paperback,
166 pp, Braunton, Devon, UK, Merlin Books, 1990. (L
5.95). (ISBN 0863034659). The popular schoolmaster "Goopy" Martin gives
a history
of the Chefoo Schools. There are about 20 pages on Weihsien.
2. Gordon Martin Schoolmaster Errant paperback, 80 pp, Braunton,
Devon, UK, Merlin Books, 1992. (L 5.25). (ISBN 0863036120) 8 pages on
Weihsien. A charming series of autobiographical
anecdotes.
3. Sheila Miller Pigtails, Petticoats and the Old School
Tie paperback,
224 pp Seven Oaks, Kent, OMF, 1981 (ISBN
0853631409) A lively history of
the Chefoo
Schools with 11 pp on Weihsien.
4. Myra Scovel
The Chinese Ginger Jars, hardcover, 189
pp. NY, Harper &
Brothers,
1962 An American Presbyterian Mission
family, repatriated in
1943; about
20 pp on Weihsien.
5. Sally
Magnusson The
Flying Scotsman, paperback, 191
pp, NY, Quartet
Books Inc.,
1981 (ISBN 0704333791) A biography of
Eric Liddell with about
20 pages on
Weihsien
6. Norman
Cliff The
White Cliffs of Hangzhou, paperback, 172 pp. Courtyard
Publishers,
PO Box 25, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9EN, UK. 1998
(ISBN
0953329518)
A Genealogy of the Cliffs and Broomhalls with 6 pp on Weihsien
please write to: DR. NORMAN H. CLIFF
4 HALL TERRACE,
HAROLD WOOD,
ESSEX RM3 OXR,
U.K.
Stanley Thompson
At 12:47 AM
07/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Between
the books, paintings, photos and the wonderful recollections being
>shared
within this group, it seems almost possible to bring Weihsien back
>from
the the past. I think there we have the
makings of a great documentary
>
>
De: "Laura Hope-Gill" <laurahopegill@aol.com>
À: <weihsien@topica.com>
Objet: Re: Bibliography on Weihsien
Date : vendredi 19 juillet 2002 19:19
In a message dated 7/12/2002 6:13:13 PM Eastern
Daylight Time,
dmenzi@asan.com writes:
>
> I think it would make a great "made
for television" movie. Anybody
know a
> producer?
>
> At 01:47 PM 7/11/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >> Yes, you did send me the memoirs
of Howard Galt. Thank you very
much.
>> Fascinating reading and I could
picture in my mind many of the references
>> he made. Anybody want to make a movie of this?!
>>
>
I am close friends with a documentary film-maker
who is thrilled with the
idea.
We will meet this week with a man who knows how we can fund it. I
would very much love to interview all of
you--naturally at Weifang would be
best, but we could also venture to various
regions for personal interviews.
I don't think the material falls short of full
motion picture once all the
stories are shared. I have only seen two films about Europeans in the
Japanese camps--Empire
of the Sun and Paradise Road (w/ Glenn
Close). I
think studios would be very interested in a
treatment. As Beijing 2008
Olympics draw close, interest in China is going
to go through the roof, and
we can expect to see hundreds of books and
several films about various
aspects.
Iris Chang's book Rape
of Nanking has opened a lot of people's eyes to the
code of silence between Japan and the US after
the war. There is definitely
interest in what went on.
Sincerely,
Laura
(click on the book)