Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Jane Bartlett Menut and her husband, Professor Henry Chase Brownell had been connected with Lingnan University in Canton (Guangzhou) since 1908. Their association with the University continued into post-war. Her husband was Professor of History and also the Dean of Men whilst she served as the Dean of Women.
During the Sino-Japanese hostilities, Lingnan University relocated to Hong Kong and held their classes at the University of Hong Kong. They had a young teenage daughter, Elizabeth Jane (born in China) with them during the fall of Hong Kong. The family was interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.
Obituary/Memorial: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7TT-NH1/jane--bartlett-menut-1886-1977