Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Caroline Schulz Service Papers
- Dates:
- 1919-1997
- Creators:
- Service, Caroline
- Abstract:
- Contains correspondence between Caroline Schultz Service and family and friends, as well as writings and personal papers.
- Extent:
- 2.4 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Caroline Schulz Service Papers, BANC MSS 99/237 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Caroline Schulz Service Papers, 1919-1997, consist of correspondence with family and friends, writings, and a small amount of personal papers. The bulk of letters are from Jack, her husband, including some early correspondence written while he was in China before their marriage. Also of interest is some early correspondence from Caroline to her family regarding her life in China upon first settling there with Jack, as well as subsequent family developments and events. The bulk of Caroline's correspondence with friends was written after the Services had resettled in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s, but also includes a small amount of her frequent correspondence later in life with several newspaper and journal editors concerning various issues and concerns. Caroline's writings consist of articles, editorials, poetry, and personal trip journals. These often incorporated her personal experiences in China as well as revealed her political and humanistic concerns.
- Biographical / historical:
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Caroline Edward Service was born November 30, 1909, in Kansas City, Missouri, the third daughter of Col. Edward Hugh Schulz and his wife, Katherine Muhleman Schulz. Her father was a career army officer who had graduated first in his class from West Point in 1895 and went on to a career in the Engineers Corp, retiring from the Presidio in San Francisco in 1938.
Caroline attended Oberlin College, receiving a B.A. in 1931. There she met John Stewart Service, known as Jack. They were married in Haiphong, French Indo-China in 1933, en route to Service's first assignment at the Consulate in Kunming. A daughter, Virginia, was born there, and a son, Robert, when they moved to Beijing. Following a tour of duty in Shanghai, Caroline and the two children were repatriated to the United States in late 1940 and spent the war years in Berkeley, Calif., with Caroline's parents. Following the birth of their third child, Philip, in 1945, the Services served two years in New Zealand. While there, Caroline became a good friend with Lisa Green, wife of Marshall Green. They corresponded almost continually for the next 50 years.
In 1950/51, Caroline and the children spent a year in New Delhi waiting for Jack to join them. He had been caught up in the McCarthy-inspired purges of government officials and was fired from the State Department in December 1951. The Services moved to New York for five years where Jack worked for a steam trap company and Caroline contributed to family finances by working in a jewelry store. In 1957 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Service reinstated. Their last post was in Liverpool, England.
In 1962, the Services returned to California. They lived for many years in north Berkeley, before moving to a retirement home in Oakland in 1986. Caroline accompanied her husband on four trips to China beginning in 1971, and wrote a few articles. She was also an amateur poet. Caroline Service died in 1997.
Written by son, Robert E. Service, 10 February 2002.
- Acquisition information:
- The Caroline Schulz Service Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by John S. Service in July 1998; additions made by Robert E. Service on February 24, 1999.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-03 21:44:15 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Caroline Schulz Service Papers, BANC MSS 99/237 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481