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- ↑ Ho Chi Sin, F. Olin and Esther Stockwell 1900 ~ 1992 Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , in Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity.
- ↑ Franklin J. Woo, Foster Stockwell's Recent Work Has More Cons Than Pros, Asian Week, October 21, 1994: "Being the son of pre-liberation Methodist China missionaries (F. Olin and Esther Stockwell), the author seems to have inherited his parents' empathy for the Chinese people."
- ↑ Francis Olin Stockwell, With God in Red China: the story of two years in Chinese Communist prisons, Harper, 1953, 256 pages.
- ↑ Stockwell, Foster (Paul) 1929-, HighBeam resaearch:"PERSONAL: Male. Born February 17, 1929, in Bartlesville, OK; son of F. Olin (a missionary) and Esther (a missionary; maiden name, Beck) Stockwell; married December 16, 1955; wife's name Rhoda; children: Norman. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended several universities. Politics: Independent. Religion: United Methodist."
- ↑ About the Author, fosterstockwell.com: "He is also the author of A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: Resources Alphabetically by Type and Location (2004) and A History of Information Storage and Retrieval (2001)."
- ↑ About the author (2007), Google Books: [...] Among the books he has written are the Encyclopedia of American Communes, 1663-1963 (1998), Westerners in China (2003), and A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research (2004)."
- ↑ Professor Bill Willmott, past president of the New Zealand China Friendship Society, in Tibet - Myth and Reality: "About the Author: Foster Stockwell is an American writer who grew up as the son of missionaries in southwestern China (Chengdu) near Tibet, and has visited China many times in recent years."
- ↑ Stockwell, Foster (Paul) 1929-, HighBeam research.
- ↑ About the author (2007), Google books: "Foster Stockwell has been an editor for two major encyclopedias, a newspaper editor and a consultant for Chinese publishers and authors."
- ↑ About the Author, fosterstockwell.com: "He lives in Des Moines, Washington."
