Eyewitnesses to Massacre: American Missionaries Bear Witness to Japanese Atrocities in Nanjing: American Missionaries Bear Witness to Japanese Atrocities in Nanjing

by Kaiyuan,Zhang

• ISBN13: 9780765606853
• ISBN10: 0765606852
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-04-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The infamous Nanjing Massacre of 1937, in which the Japanese Imperial Army raped and slaughtered countless Chinese citizens on the eve of World War II, has been described in well-publicized books from various Chinese, Japanese and German perspectives. But this collection of first-hand testimony from the archives of the Yale Divinity School Library may be the most powerful record of all. Here are eyewitness accounts by a remarkable group of nine men and one woman -- dedicated, compassionate, well-educated, articulate, and devout missionaries who were there on the scene, refusing to leave, and doing everything in their power to save the Chinese victims of this appalling atrocity.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Donald Maclnnis
Preface	xiii
Introduction: Historical Background	xix
Zhang Kaiyuan
Documentation of American Missionaries
Miner S. Bates	3	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	3	(1)
Some Pictures from Nanking, December 15, 1937	4	(1)
Excerpts of Letters to the Japanese Embassy, December 14-27, 1937	5	(7)
Note on Aftermath of Registration at the University, December 26, 1937	12	(2)
Letter to Friends, January 10, 1938	14	(4)
Excerpts of Letters to Mr. Allison of the American Embassy, January 14-June 16, 1938	18	(9)
Letters to Wife, February 1, 13, 1938	27	(3)
Letter from Timperley, February 17, 1938	30	(1)
Letter to Timperley, March 3, 1938	31	(2)
Letter to Friends, April 12, 1938	33	(2)
Letter to Mr. Hanawa, Japanese Consulate-General, May 11, 1938	35	(2)
Open Letter on the Narcotic Problem in Nanking, November 22, 1938	37	(4)
Letter to Friends, November 29, 1938	41	(6)
Letter to Friends Abroad, November 28, 1939	47	(5)
Lecture in New York, June 25, 1941	52	(8)
Court Record of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, July 29, 1946	60	(22)
George A. Fitch	82	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	82	(1)
Diary, from December 10, 1937 to January 1938	82	(20)
Letter to Dear__, January 6, 1938	102	(1)
Letter to Peter Shih, February 14, 1938	103	(4)
Ernest H. Forster	107	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	107	(1)
Mrs. Forster's Accounts	107	(3)
Letters to Wife, November 23, 1937--February 13, 1938	110	(38)
Letter to Family, December 7, 1937	148	(2)
Letter to Friend, January 14, 1938	150	(3)
Letter to Family, January 21, 1938	153	(1)
Letter to Family, February 10, 1938	154	(2)
Letter to Bishop, February 10, 1938	156	(2)
Letter to America Embassy, March 10, 1938	158	(4)
Letter to Friends, March 16, 1938	162	(4)
John G. Magee	166	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	166	(1)
Letter to Wife, December 12, 1937--February 5, 1938	166	(29)
Report of a Trip to Tsih Hsia Shan, February 16-17, 1938	195	(3)
Letter to Mr. McKim, April 2, 1938	198	(3)
Introduction of Magee's Film	201	(27)
James H. McCallum	228	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	228	(1)
Account of Japanese Atrocities at Nanking During the Winter of 1937--38	229	(14)
W. Plumer Mills	243	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	243	(1)
Letter to Japanese Embassy, December 22, 1937	243	(2)
Letter to Wife, January 24, 1938	245	(3)
Letter to American Embassy, January 15, 1938	248	(3)
Lewis S.C. Smythe	251	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	251	(1)
Letters to Family, December 20, 1937--January 9, 1938	252	(47)
Letter to Friends, March 8, 1938	299	(11)
Cases of Disorder by Japanese Soldiers in the Safety Zone	310	(2)
Letter to Japanese Embassy, December 16,1937	312	(1)
Western Nationals in Nanking, December 16, 1937	313	(1)
Notes on the Present Situation, Nanking, March 21, 1938	313	(5)
Albert N. Steward	318	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	318	(1)
Excerpts of Diary	318	(11)
Minnie Vautrin	329	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	329	(1)
A Review of the First Month, December 13, 1937--January 13, 1938	330	(14)
As a Refugee Camp, January 14-March 31, 1938	344	(11)
Excerpts from Diary, December 12, 1937--May 13, 1938	355	(36)
Robert O. Wilson	391	(1)
Picture and a Biographical Sketch	391	(1)
Letters to Family, December 15, 1937--January 9, 1938	391	(20)
Appendix A: Chronology	411	(2)
Appendix B: Report of the Nanking International Relief Committee	413	(33)
Appendix C: Copies of Auditors' Statements	446	(4)
Appendix D: Personnel of the International Committee	450	(3)
Index	453