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Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1973. Several letters written by Evelyn D. Burchfield, Davao, Philippines and a 190-page memoir of her life in the Philippines, chiefly during the World War II Japanese occupation; also includes an introduction (17 p.) to the memoir by friend Viola Crump.
A Record Of The Defense Of Xiangyang's City Wall, 1206-1207, Julie J. Avery
A Record Of The Defense Of Xiangyang's City Wall, 1206-1207, Julie J. Avery
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis presents an original annotated translation of Xiangyang shou cheng lu 襄陽守城錄 [A Record of the Defense of Xiangyang’s City Wall] written by Zhao Wannian (ca. 1169-1210) in 1207. In this record, Zhao, a low ranking official in the Song army, describes the events of a two and half month siege imposed upon the city of Xiangyang by invading Jin troops. Currently the only other full translation of this text that is available is in German by Herbert Franke and can be found in Studien und Texte zur Kriegsgeschichte der südlichen Sungzeit that was published in 1987. In addition …