Marsovan 1915: The Diaries of Bertha Morley - Softcover

Morley, Bertha B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953519139 ISBN 13: 9780953519132

Publisher: Taderon Pr, 2000

Synopsis

"Marsovan 1915" is a critical edition of the diaries of Bertha Morley, an American music teacher in Marsovan (near Kharpert). It is a blow-by-blow account of the Armenian Genocide in Marsovan between April and September 1915.

Editor Hilmar Kaiser notes that the diaries, which were written for Morley's own private purposes, record the systematic disintegration of the Marsovan Armenian community: the arrest of Armenian community intellectuals, the methodical deportation of the rest of the population, and the eventual destruction of deportees. Morley narrates how Armenian property was plundered by Ottoman local and central officials and how Armenian women and children converted and were absorbed into Muslim households. She also testifies to the efforts of Ottoman authorities to conceal their criminal activities.

About this title

About the Author:

Bertha Morley (1878-1973) was an American missionary from Mentor, Ohio. She first went to the Ottoman Empire in 1911 and began teaching music at Marsovan College in 1913. In 1915 she witnessed the genocide of Ottoman Armenians.

Review:

"Morley's diaries constitute a testimony sufficient to refute the arguments of those denying the reality of the Armenian Genocide." -- Asian Affairs

About this edition

• Publisher: Taderon Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0953519139
• ISBN 13: 9780953519132
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 103
• Editor: Kaiser Hilmar