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- Leatha Coulston to Family - Jun. 19, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-06-19
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Maybe you could find a pink to match this print I think it would make a pretty block Kalgan June Dear folks This will be an addition to the letter I started the other day if I can find it I has been a dark rainy day today but I am most happy for a dark day now and then The old amah started my rose garden quilt today I got the pattern from Mrs Williams at the Methodist mission I would be so happy to get prints and also plain colors to match the
- Elmer Coulston to Family - May 20, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-05-20
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan China May Dear folks at home Your letters came a week ago and tonight I came to my senses when I figured up that it has been a month since I last wrote to you I guess that is the longest that I have ever neglected writing to you but I shall try to be more faithful after this Leatha has written but I can t find the opportunity I was so interested in Harold s letters to you but so far haven t received any direct from him I figure that abou
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Apr. 16, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-04-16
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Dear folks Elmer is lying on the davenport He is reading the Reader s Digest Christiansens take it and always pass it on to us This is the end of a wild day I wish I could say it was the end for the poor nurses Each one of them have about fifteen patients to give treatments too tonight They are only children and I feel sorry for them but what can we do We almost hate to tell you about our work for we do not want to give the impression that we work so hard W
- Leatha Coulston to L. C. Coulston - Jun 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-06
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Peiping China June Dear Father Coulston I just feel about wild There are so many things to think about and so many things to see too that I hardly know where I am at I feel like a ship without a rudder Mr Christian has been appointed administrator of everything He is not clever nor is he awfully bright I cannot trust his judg ment Now I thought that you could find out at least I have told Mr Christian to have the American Consul drop it until they hear
- Elmer Coulston to Family - Jul. 1, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-07-01
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan China July Dear folks The last time that I waited so long before writing to you I determined to be a better and write oftener but here I find it is three weeks again since I wrote last I received Dad s good letter several weeks ago and this week Mother s two letters came and also the first package of prints for quilts I am so interested to hear about the preparations for Harold s graduation and his going to Loma Linda I can live with him al
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Jul. 4, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-07-04
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Dear folks This is the fourth of July and we celebrated by staying home as usual We had planned to go to the great wall and have a picnic supper but it rained all morning so it was too wet We had our picnic supper tonight even had ice cream Elmer is having pleurisy and so is having a little rest Mr Erie is here from Mukden to get the X Ray started so he is doing Elmer s work It is fortunate that he is here at this time Elmer s temperature was this af
- W. E. Howell to L. C. Coulston - May 28, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1933-05-28
- Howell, Warren Eugene 1869-1943
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
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MAY PM Z WUX WASHINGTON DC P L C COULSTON CABLE DIED IN OAKLAWN AVE B A T T L E C R E E K FROM C H I N A SATURDAY BRINGS NIGHT KALGAN WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE WIFES FAMILY RELATIVES W E SAD NEWS THAT PEIPING WITH SENDS AND HOWELL IN THE MICH OF D I P H T H E R I A DR M I L L E R DEEP OTHERS YOUR ATTENDING SYMPATHY PLEASE SON ELMER FUNERAL GENERAL NOTIFY HIS
- Leatha Coulston to Family - May 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-05
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan Chabar May Dear Folks Dad s letter mailed on April the twenty first came this morning and me were so happy to hear from you again Elmer just returned from going to the station to get our fruit and vegetables We have them sent up from Peking once a week It is better stuff and cheaper too even counting transportation then me can get here Miss Chang just called Elmer to come and see another outside patient That makes six patients this morning Elmer di
- Elmer Coulston to L. C. Coulston - Oct. 16, 1931
- Correspondence
- 1931-10-16
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan China Oct Dear Daddy It has been so long since have written a real personal letter to you but it seems that it has kept me more thai busy to keep up with my ordinary correspondence I enjoy having a little visit just with you once in a while for it seems to draw us closer together am sorry that I haven apos t been as fathful in writing as I was while I was in California Svery time the mail comes I am awfully disappointed when I find that there
- Harry Miller to L. C. Coulston - May 27, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-05-27
- Miller, Harry Willis 1879-1977
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Mr and Mrs L C Coulston Battle Creak Sanitarium Battle Creek Mich My dear Brother and Sister Coulstoni Great sadness has come upon u s I think we have never had anything that has been more of a shock to us than the suddenness with which the end has come to our dear coworker here i n the mission f i e l d I am dictating these few lines to you just previous to taking the train for amp algan Word cam to us this morning of the death of the doctor I t was only
- Leatha Coulston to Elmer's Parents - Jun. 21, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1933-06-21
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan Chahar June Dear folks Tonight I leave It is so hard to leave I cannot tell you how I feel One minute I feel that I cannot stay here a minute longer and the next minute I feel that I cannot leave It is the place we worked together to build up We loved the mountains the sunsets and our home Am enclosing these pictures and please send one set to Aunt Emma I have not written her as I just cannot write It gets me so upset that I cannot sleep at a
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Jun 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-06
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- On Train Dearest folks I just left Nanking and I will be in Chiao T ou Tseng at about noon I hope there will be someone to meet me The trip down has been so lonely but I have to get used to it It was heartbreaking to leave Peiping It was our first home I really do want to come to America If I am as lonesome as I have been the last couple of weeks the I will not stay here It would be better to be with my own people After all it means little to anyone else T
- George J. Appel to Leatha Coulston - Nov. 8, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-11-08
- Appel, George John 1892-1982
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Dear Sister Coulston Your kind l e t t e r has quot been r e c e i v e d As soon as I get a few moments time I will go down with B r o C h r i s t i a n and see that everything is ordered in harmony with your wishes for the tomb s t o n e s We have word that Doctor and Mrs Mourer are to a r r i v e in Shanghai tomorrow and no doubt w i l l he coming on toPeipingthe f i r s t of the w e e k Inasmuch as the h o s p i t a l has been without a physician for some two
- Leatha Coulston to Elmer's Parents - May 19, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-05-19
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan Chahar May Dear Folks It has been a long time since Elmer has written so I will write for him Wanted to write before we went to Peking but did not get around to do it We waited three weeks for letters from you so did not have much inspiration to write Here it is Friday again It is nearly and I just got up Next week I will have an early morning class again so decided to have a couple mornings of sleep before beginning to work hard again Now
- Elmer Coulston to Leatha Coulston - Jun. 28, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-06-28
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- My dearest Leatha I must get this love note off to you right away for I love you so amp think so much of you and I know you will be looking when the mail man comes There have been so many coming this way that you have been fortunate in sending your letters I don t know whether or not Christian came last night but I know that they have decided not to go today Last night Orel amp Mrs Maltsev came in about supper time He had received the letter about his l
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Aug. 3, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-08-03
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan Chahar Aug Dear folks The one o clock whistle is just blowing and I ought to take a nap and then go to clinic but I ll write you instead and then take a sun bath and to clinic Well I ve had a wild morning First a man was brought in who was shot through the cheek and through the leg All I can do is to dress the wounds and stop the bleeding Then I took the splint off a terrible let irrigated it washed the splint and re lined it and cleaned t
- Newspaper Clippings Regarding Dr. Elmer Coulston
- Document
- 1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- ft for e C ttl ton d the plans ENQUIRER j AND DR COUlSTON IS I DEAD IN ORIENT Receive Word Late Monday of Death of Battle Creek Medi cal Mission ary HOLD SERVICES TONIGHT Prayers Here Will Correspond In Time with Funeral i quot China Tomorr ow Dr Elmer Coulston son of Mr and Mrs L c Coulston Oaklawn died Saturday May at the University hospital in Peiping China of diphther ia Death followed a trachaeto my operation
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Jul. 5, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-07-05
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Chiao T ou Tseng July Dear folks Your letters written just after Elmer s death came this morning I have read and re read them and will probably read them some more I am staying here with Calista and Cecil They are so good to me Everyone has been good to me but Calista is a real comfort She lets me talk and never seems bored and it seems to relieve me This is a lovely place although it is very hot We have a lovely swimming pool not more than twenty
- Leatha Coulston to Family - Jul. 31, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-07-31
- Brooks, Leatha Wenke 1905-1997
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Kalgan Chahar July Dear folks Now I call this composure to sit here when I have a million things to do I just took a good nap and now I feel some what relaxed Let me tell you what I celebrated this A M Went to the telephone station to find out that all lines have been cut between here and Peking except those in charge of the military officials Well I promptly went and got Elmer s card and went to Feng Z Hsiang to telephone They were anxious to do w
- Harry Miller to L. C. Coulston - Jun. 5, 1934
- Correspondence
- 1934-06-05
- Miller, Harry Willis 1879-1977
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Dear Brother Coulston I do not have time to write you a long letter but am sending you a copy of a letter I havd just sent to Dr Magsn and this will tell you something about the funeral As to eathea apos s plan I think she plans to remain in China but I suppose she will wait a letter from her folks before making a final decision We are hoping however that she w i l l stay by over here for she is tied to this land through the loss of a husbandever devoted to her
- Elmer Coulston to Family - Apr. 19, 1931
- Correspondence
- 1931-04-19
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Peiping China April Dear Daddy and all I have intended writing before this as is my failing but I have really been extremely busy with scarcely time to carry out my every day program Two weeks ago we had the vacation period when we had the opportunity to go to Tientsin and buy our piano But a week ago today I accompanied Elder Appel and Mr E C Wood the building contractor for the Far Eastern Division to Kalgan to make final arrangements for the h
- Elmer Coulston to Family - May 27, 1933
- Correspondence
- 1933-05-27
- Coulston, Elmer Floyd 1905-1934
- Loma Linda University Archives and Special Collections
- Sabbath Afternoon May Dear ones This week we have been especially Cheered by the many letters that we have received from home altho the foreign mail arrived later than usual yesterday a letter from Dad one from father Wenke amp one from Randal Wenke Today along comes mother s fat letter with the trip letters and I have just had a treat read Ing them Just wish you could have made your trip come by China then we could have had such a lovely v