https://noyesletters.org/files/original/e928fd318a536a9d06b4666890b742d5.pdf 5ac7582ae8b29ba0f720fb0ae91d11f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Harriet Newell Noyes Description An account of the resource These are the letters from Harriet Newell Noyes. Many of the letters were written during her time as a missionary in China. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Harriet Newell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noyes Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867-1923 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English); chi (B) (Chinese) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Still image Subject The topic of the resource Women teachers; Women missionaries; Women in missionary work; Girls' schools; Travel; Letters; Women in the Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Church; Converts; Proselytizing; Family; Friends and associates; Missionary settlements Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Canton China My [u] darling [/u] Em, I have seated myself pen in hand for a little chat with you before breakfast. Shall I give you the programme that I have marked out for my daily work. I find it impossible however to adhere to it very closely for something will come up every day to break in somewhere. In the morning I rise at six & spend till seven in my room. Then at seven we have prayers & breakfast immediately after usually consisting of boiled rice & eggs & toast. If we get through breakfasts on time I sometimes go down & hear two or three of the scholars that I am teaching to play on the melodeon, but there is not often much spare time before eight o clock when we have prayers with the Chinese in the chapel. Afterwards I stay & sing with the scholars until about nine o clock. At nine I commence study and study for an hour with Le Sin Shang Henry's teacher. From ten to one I study with Aho. At one we have dinner and at two Aho comes back again and if I can study with her until four and then go into the school for half an hour. The clock has just struck seven so I must leave you for the present. To continue the subject. At half past four I come back & take a bath and dress for evening. We usually go out on Shamin about six and walk for an hour or so having tea after we come back & evening prayers afterwards & then there is usually an hour or so for reading writing or sewing. So you see how the time goes. I [u] hardly [/u] ever get the six hours for study as I would like to & although I cannot feel quite comfortable when I do not perhaps it is just as well for a good many say that six hours is too long to study in a day. I often think that I could manage very well if there never was any sewing to do but clothes will wear out here the same as on the other side of the world. We have talked about a sewing machine nearly all the ladies here have one, but the expense of a machine would hire a great deal of sewing done by the Chinese & it is a kindness to give them work. There is no trouble in getting it ready is the greatest part sometimes. I expect you are as busy as ever at home. Do tell me if the sewing machine works well or if it runs as hard as it used to sometimes. I hope the piano gets used a great deal. Does the carpet on the floor in the parlor get any brighter. I [u] often [/u] wish that we could send you a roll of the nice matting we have here. It is just like that Mrs Dorsey had & they spoke about getting it for the church It seems to me she paid $1.00 a yard for it but we can get it here for 12 cts. It is checked red & white & looks very nicely for a while. We have just been having our parlor & sitting room floors covered & I cannot tell you how much good it does us to see them so much improved. The old matting was so very [u] very [/u] shabby & faded and we could not take it up because the floors are so poor. We would have had it done long long ago but we did not know how long we should stay in this house. When I first came we thought before this we would commence building "our house" but as the Board did not give us permission to build we will have to wait a little longer. At the commencement of another year I think Henry will send another application, & as the lease of this house expires in about a year & we pay $200.00 a year rent it seems as though the Board would surely think it advisable to build After Mr Folsom left Mr Preston wanted us to come into their house but Dr & Mrs Kerr have taken it until their new house will be finished which will not be before next spring. I have written this in about half an hour and I know that when I write so fast I do not put in much that is worth reading but perhaps [Continued vertically on the first page] it will be better than nothing Goodbye dear Em we shall look anxiously for the next mail. Mattie Crane tells me you have given up giving to Oxford this year. I do hope that [u] sometime [/u] you can go there with Mattie Your own Hattie. <pre><br />中国广东 我亲爱的Em 我在早饭之前 打算给你写一点。 / 我给你我的每天工作标记的日程了吗。 我认为不可能坚持按照计划行事， 因为会出现很多其它必须处理的事情。 但是和别的事一起做会很轻松。 / 我早上六点起床， 在我的房间里待到七点。 七点我们很快吃早餐：米饭/粥、鸡蛋、吐司面包， 就要祈祷。 如果我早饭吃的快， 我有时会去楼下 听听两三个我的学生演奏， / 但是很多时候八点前我们要用中文祈祷 / 都没有空。 之后，我等着并且和学生们唱歌 直到九点左右。 九点，我开始和Henry的老师李先生学习。 / / 10点到1点，我和Aho学习。 一点我们吃饭， 两点我们回来， 如果我能和他她学到四点 就可以回学校待上半个小时左右。 刚好7点， 所以我现在必须离开你继续工作。 / 四点半我回来洗澡换衣服。 / 我们经常6点沙面 走一个小时或者喝杯茶 / 晚上回来祈祷， 然后会有一小时读书、写作或者纺织。 / 因此，你可以看出来时间怎么过的。 我几乎不会学6个小时， 因为我就是这么计划的， 即使我不学习的时候， 没有觉得很舒服， 只是觉得有很多好处， 一天六个小时真的太长了。 我经常觉得我可以管理好 如果不需要纺织， 但是这边出门一样要穿衣服。 / 我们说过，在这里每个女人都有一台缝纫机， 买一台缝纫机很贵， 但是要花钱雇中国人来纺织不贵， 这也是支持当地人工作的好办法。 / 给他们工作机会是好的。 有时候，准备工作不占用很多时间。 我想你和在家的时候一样忙。 一定告诉我 缝纫机是否好使， 或者有时候不好使。 我希望钢琴好使。 地毯还干净吧。 / 我经常想给你寄点这边好看的地毯。 / 就像Dorsey太太说的 给教堂弄一个。 看起来1美元一码 但在这里我们可以以每码12美分买到它。 是红白条纹的， 看起来很好看。 我们在起居室和卧室都有， / 我无法告诉你有多好， 给我们提高了很多。 旧的那条很破旧还褪色了， 我们不能取下来，因为地板很差。 我们很久之前修理过的 但是我们不知道我们会在这栋房子待多久。 / 我第一次来的时候， 我们想过我们会开始建造“我们的房子” 但是因为传教组织不允许我们建造 / 我们不得不等一段时间。 明年年初，我寻思Henry会交一份申请， / 我们这栋房子的租约明年过期 我们每年交200美元租金 看起来， 组织认为建房还可以再协商。 在Folsom先生离开后， Preston先生想让我住进他的房子， 但是Kerr太太住进去了， 直到明年春天之前，她们的房子才被装完。 我写信用了大约半小时 我知道 我写得太快 没有太多有价值的东西读， 【纵向书写】 但是也比啥也没有强。再见了亲爱的Em 我们 焦急的等待 下一个邮件。 Mattie Crand告诉我 你不会 放弃 今年去 牛津大学的。 / 我希望你可以去 / / / 和 Mattie 一起去 你的 Hattie.</pre> Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Harriet to Em Subject The topic of the resource Sewing machines; Scheduling; Rent charges Description An account of the resource Harriet writes to her sister Em about her daily schedule. She talks about what she does throughout the day, what she eats, and the inevitable chores like sewing and mending clothing. She says almost all of the other ladies there have sewing machines. Harriet asks about the state of the house at home and tells her sister about her house in Canton. They pay $200.00 in rent a year. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Noyes, Harriet Newell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The College of Wooster, Special Collections, <a href="https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/collections/collections/historical/noyes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noyes Collection</a>, Box #5 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng (English) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context noyes_c_cor_482 houses interior design missionary work money routines sewing study