Register of the Pai Ch'ung-hsi (白崇禧) papers

Finding aid prepared by Amanda Robb

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003

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Title: Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白崇禧 papers

Date (inclusive): approximately 1926-approximately 2006

Collection Number: 2018C4

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Chinese

Physical Description: 9 manuscript boxes, 18 oversize boxes, 1 videotape reel, 1 oversize folder, digital media (24.3 Linear Feet)

Abstract: The Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白崇禧 papers include diaries, writings, correspondence, notes, DVDs, photographs, and a videotape relating to the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

Creator: Bai, Chongxi, 1893-1966

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Box FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2017.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白崇禧 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白崇禧 (Bai Chongxi) was born in Guilin, Guangxi Province, into a Chinese Muslim family of Hui nationality. In 1921, after graduating from Baoding Military Academy, Pai joined Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary movement. During the Northern Expedition of 1926 to 1928, which aimed at annihilating regional warlords and reunifying the whole of China, Pai served as the chief of staff of the Nationalist Revolutionary Army under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek, moving and fighting in several provinces. For his battlefield exploits during the Northern Expedition, Pai was known as one of the great military strategists in Chinese history. From 1930 to 1936, with Li Tsung-jen (Li Zongren) and several other prominent military and political leaders from Guangxi, Pai engaged in the program of building his home province into a model area in terms of economic development and administrative efficiency. During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Pai was made deputy chief of staff of the Nationalist army, responsible for military training and operations. During the war, Pai assisted Li in defeating the Japanese in Tai'erzhuang in Shandong Province. He also commanded the Battle of Wuhan and defeated the Japanese in Guangxi Province.

In 1946, Pai was appointed minister of national defense and assisted Chiang Kai-shek in waging war against the Chinese Communists. Shortly after the riot broke out in Taiwan in February 1947, Pai was sent as Chiang's personal representative on a fact finding mission and to help pacify the populace on the island. By late 1948, the Communist victory in the Civil War was imminent. In January 1949, after Chiang resigned from the presidency and Li became the acting president, Pai was responsible for building a solid Nationalist defense line along the Yangtse River. As the Nationalist governance in most of China was quickly disintegrating, Pai continued to fight against the Chinese Communists in Central and Southwest China. In October 1949, Pai planned to make a last anti-Communist stand in Southern China and his home province of Guangxi, but this failed to materialize. At the end of 1949, Pai fled to Taiwan, where he spent the rest of his life.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白崇禧 papers include official files from different stage of his military and political careers; correspondence between Pai and important Nationalist Chinese government officials; family letters and correspondence; personal diaries; notes and writings; decorations and certificates; and documentaries recording his family activities, an inspection tour he took to Taiwan in the spring of 1947, and his funeral. The papers also include over a thousand photographs, which document the Muslim general's military and political careers at different stages of his life, and 19 DVDs relating to TV documentaries about General Pai and his son, Professor Kenneth Pai.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiotapes

Video tapes

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945

China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949

Military career file 1939-1990

Correspondence 1939-1990

box 1, folder 1

Guangxi correspondence 廣西往來信函 1961-1966

box 1, folder 2

Guangxi correspondence 廣西往來信函 1966

box 2, folder 12

Liu Handong correspondence 劉翰東信函 1945

box 3, folder 1

Ministry of Defence important correspondence 國防部的重要信函 1948-1949

box 8, folder 1

Important correspondence with General Pai 白將軍重要信函 1960s

box 8, folder 2

Important correspondence with General Pai 白將軍重要信函 1950, 1957, 1963, 1966, 1987

box 8, folder 3

Important correspondence with General Pai 白將軍重要信函 1939-1948

box 8, folder 4

Important correspondence with General Pai 白將軍重要信函 1955, 1965

box 8, folder 5

Correspondence with General Pai 白將軍信函 1928, 1990

Military papers, appointment letters, and certificates 1930-1987, undated

box 1, folder 7-8

Appointment letters 聘書 1930-1949

box 1, folder 9

Envelope listing contents 1956 October 27

box 2, folder 1

Pai Ch'ung-hsi certificates 白將軍證件 1954

box 2, folder 2-3

Documents from the Central China Chief Officer 華中長官公署文件 1950

box 2, folder 4

Color photocopy of Minister Pai's announcement 白部長佈告彩色影印 1947-1987

box 2, folder 5

Materials related to Hai Ching-Ch'iang 海競強資料 1950-1963

box 2, folder 6

National Assembly impeachment case 國民大會彈劾案 1948-1949

box 2, folder 10

Dan Hengjin impeachment case 但衡今彈劾案 undated

box 3, folder 3

Negative filmstrips of General Pai Ch'ung-hsi's medals 白崇禧將軍勛章底片 undated

box 4

Photographs 1950s undated

Notebooks 筆記本 1946-1964

box 5, folder 2

Northeast 東北 1946

box 5, folder 3

Military Affairs meeting notes 軍事會議筆記 circa 1950

box 5, folder 7

Military Affairs review meetings and minutes 軍事檢討會議心得及記錄 1954 July 26

box 5, folder 9

Xiangyang training notes 襄陽演習筆記 1959

box 5, folder 10

Military Affairs Conference notes 軍事會議筆記 1959

box 5, folder 11

Military Affairs Conference insights 軍事會議心得 circa 1960

box 5, folder 12

Handbook for Delegates to the National Assembly 國民大會代表手冊 1960

box 5, folder 13

Handbook for Members of the Constitutional Research Committee of the National Assembly 國民大會憲政研究委員會委員手冊 1961

box 5, folder 14

Military Affairs Conference notes 軍事會議筆記 1961

box 5, folder 17

National Army 11th Military Affairs Conference important materials 國軍第十一屆軍事會議重要資料 1964 July 29-August 7

Personal file 1931-2006, undated

Correspondence 1953-1970

box 1, folder 3

Chinese Muslim Association correspondence 回教理事協會信函 1957-1965

box 1, folder 4-6

Family letters 家書 1954-1970

box FH18

Family letters 家書

Access

Box FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Separated Materials

Box 1:6 was removed and placed in Box FH18 for mold remediation treatment.

box 2, folder 7-8

David H.C. Pai correspondence 白先忠往來信函 1953-1966

Scope and Contents

Son of Pai Ch'ung-hsi.

box 2, folder 9

Amy Pai correspondence 白先明往來信函 1955-1960

Scope and Contents

Daughter of Pai Ch'ung-hsi. Also contains correspondence from Robert and Diana Pai, children of Pai Ch'ung-hsi.

Family papers 1931-1963

box 3, folder 5

Pai children school and military academy report cards 白將軍子女學校成績 1931-1955

box 3, folder 6

Eight-character horoscope of Pai and his wife Ma P'ei-chang 白將軍夫婦八字辟命 1962-1963

box FH18

Eight-character horoscope of Pai and his wife Ma P'ei-chang 白將軍夫婦八字辟命

Access

Box FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Separated Materials

Box 3:6 was removed and placed in Box FH18 for mold remediation treatment.

box 3, folder 7

Pai family tree 白氏族譜 1962

box 27

Calligraphy by Pai 白崇禧先生翰墨 undated

box 7

Photographs of Muslim scholars 回教人士照片 undated

box 8, folder 7

Negative filmstrips and photographs undated

Notebooks 筆記本 1950-1964, undated

box 5, folder 4

Address book 通訊錄 1950

box 5, folder 1

Copy of couplets 抄錄對聯題句 undated

box 5, folder 5

National Guangxi University teachers and students in Taiwan address book 國立廣西大學師生在台通訊錄 1954

box 5, folder 8

Property list 財物目錄 1957

box 5, folder 6

Notebook 筆記本 1954 undated

box 5, folder 15

Miscellaneous notes 雜記 1961-1964

Newspaper clippings 1950-2004, undated

box 3, folder 2

Newspaper clippings related to Pai Hsien-yung and related texts of Pai Ch'ung-hsi 白先勇有關的剪報和白崇禧的相閨文字 1979, 2004, undated

box 3, folder 8

Newspaper clippings about the Pai family 家庭剪報 1963-1989

box 8, folder 6

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 雜件剪報 1950s-1960s

Oral history and biography materials 1958-1965

box 5, folder 16

Preparations for oral history intervew materials 準備口述歷史訪問材料 1963

box 6, folder 4

Zhong Hua diaries: used for family affairs draft 國華日記：用於草擬家族事略稿 1958

box 6, folder 5

Oral history: an overview of anti-Japanese and guerrilla warfare 口述歷史：抗日及游擊戰概述 circa 1960

box 6, folder 6

Recreational diaries: oral history preparation materials 育樂日記：口述歷史準備資料 1964

box 6, folder 7

Oral history: consoling Taiwan in the aftermath of the 228 Incident 口述歷史：二二八事件宣慰台灣經過 1965

Family biographies and books 1949-2006, undated

box 2, folder 11

Biography of General Pai 白將軍略傳 1950

box 3, folder 4

Biographies, poem, articles 雜項文件 1949, 1954,1961, 2006

box 6, folder 1

"白公崇禧榮哀錄" 1966

box 6, folder 2

"白母馬夫人榮哀錄目次" undated

box 6, folder 3

"A Biography of My Father, General Pai Chung Hsi" by David H. Pai 2003

box 9

Pai biographies on optical disks with photographs undated

box 9

鐵血恩仇廣西軍閥往事, parts 1-5 undated

Physical Description: 2 discs

Scope and Contents

鳳凰大視野 Pheonix Panoramic Eyeshot

box 9

回首民國人物在臺歲月：白崇禧 undated

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

鳳凰大視野 Pheonix Panoramic Eyeshot

box 9

小諸葛：白崇禧, parts 1-2 2012 December 17

Physical Description: 2 discs

Scope and Contents

鳳凰大視野 Pheonix Panoramic Eyeshot

box 9

《白崇禧將軍與民國》學術座談會, 下午場 2012 May 8

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

《白崇禧將軍與民國》學術座談會, 早上場 2012 May 9

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

《白崇禧將軍與民國》學術座談會, 下午場 2012 May 9

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

白先勇《父親與民國》新書發表會暨白崇禧將軍身影集照片展開幕 2012 May 8

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

《父親與民國》國圖記者會、展覽、國史 2012 May 8-9

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

白崇禧將軍一百二十歲冥誕追念會及影像展：活動照片及媒體蒐集 undated

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

趨勢教育基全會 Trend Education Foundation

box 9

家庭照片, parts 1-6 undated

Physical Description: 6 discs

box 9

白祖母大壽、白崇禧葬禮、白部長落台特輯 undated

Physical Description: 1 discs

box 9

白崇禧將軍與二二八：歷史記錄片 undated

Physical Description: 1 discs

Scope and Contents

時報出版

box 8, folder 6

General Pai's health check record 白將軍健康檢查記錄 1951-1966

Photograph albums and memorabilia 1926-1946, undated

Photograph albums undated

box 10