The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History
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They were a cheerful enthusiastic lot of warm mind but they have 5 years of work here before their first perorough home From the Peking Station they are sent out over China after certain study of Chinese. When they are there upon their own resources & sources the real struggle begins in their stem missionary work. I should think they would be much happier as wives at home. 2.3) This morning I called on Dr. Geo. F. Morrison, the Australian who is the greatest living authority on China & the European literature concerning it. He has recently disposed of his library which was very complete to a Japanese who has it now in Tokyo.