Liao, Hongying
MS. Eng. c. 7956/14
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Liao, Hongying
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7956/14
Summary
Includes a letter to Joan Crowfoot 1937, and a collection of essays, 'The world belongs to all', by Liao and Derek Bryan, with marginal markings by Hodgkin. Hongying Liao was a young Chinese Quaker who came to Somerville in 1930 to read chemistry. Hodgkin befriended and helped her. She returned to China, married a British diplomat Derek Bryan, and on his resignation from the Foreign Service, she joined him in the work of the Britain-China Friendship Association. (Ferry pp.335-340).
Date
1931-1959
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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Collection contents
Additional papers of Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
Correspondence
General scientific correspondence
Liao, Hongying
