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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Harriett Hardison Robson Papers, #4203, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Harriet Hardison Robson of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1979.

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A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

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• Beijing (China)--Description and travel.
• Canaga, C. J.
• China--Pictorial works.
• China--Politics and government--1912-1949.
• China--Social life and customs--1912-1949.
• Diplomatic and consular service, American--China.
• Diplomats--China--Social life and customs--20th century.
• Military attaches--China.
• Robson, Harriett Hardison, b. 1899.

Harriett Hardison Robson (b. 1899) of Wadesboro, N.C., was married to C. J. Canaga, a United States Army officer, and from 1927-1931 they lived in Peking, China where he was assigned as a language officer and military attache. She later married Charles Baskervill Robson in 1936.

The collection consists primarily of letters from Harriet Hardison Robson (b. 1899) to her mother, Hallie MacBrayde, written while she was living in Peking, China with her husband C. J. Canaga. The letters describe Peking, the military and political struggle between Nationalist and Communist forces for control of the Chinese government, Chinese customs, trips to historic sites around Peking and to northern provinces, and social activities among the foreign legations in Peking. Letters from 1927 also describe the Canagas's trip to Peking by boat, during which they stopped at the Hawaiian Islands, Guam Island, the Philippine Islands, and Japan. Letters in 1931 describe Robson's trip home from China. There are some letters from Robson to her sisters-in-law Caroline and Marianna; Canaga to Robson and his mother-in-law; and letters from Robson's Aunt Sally and her friend "Bill" White. Also included are a drawing of William Henry Donald, a few clippings, and a Christmas card. Additionally, there are 51 photographs taken in the northern provinces of China and the Hawaiian Islands.

• Photographs (PF-4203/1-2)