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Title: Chang You-ling 張有齡 papers
Date (inclusive): approximately 1930-2000
Collection Number: 2021C59
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Chinese
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, digital media
(5.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Civil engineer, served at the PRC Ministry of Heavy Industry and the First Ministry of Machine Industry. Elected a Member
of the People's Political Consultative Conference. Contains manuscripts, writings, and research notes, and photo albums.
Creator:
Youling, Zhang, 1909-2007
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Chang You-ling 張有齡 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Chang You-ling 張有齡 (Zhang Youling), 1909-2007, was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. In 1934, after graduating from Tsing
Hua University, Chang was awarded the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship and studied civil engineering at the University of Manchester,
United Kingdom. He received his doctoral degree in 1936 and returned to China the next year. Between 1937 and 1949, Chang
taught at several universities, including the National Southwestern Associated University, Sichuan University, and Shanghai
Jiaotong University. After the Chinese Communist takeover, Chang moved to Beijing where he served at the PRC Ministry of Heavy
Industry and the First Ministry of Machine Industry. In 1964, he was elected a Member of the People's Political Consultative
Conference. During the Cultural Revolution, Chang was slated to work in Hubei and Anhui provinces. Due to his academic achievement
in civic and hydraulic engineering, in the 1980s and the 1990s, Chang was invited to be a visiting scholar by multiple universities
in the United States, Taiwan, and Japan. He died in California in 2007.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains manuscripts, writings, and research notes by Chang. It also includes Chang's correspondences with
family members such as his wife, Huang Xuezhen (黄雪珍), and daughter, Zhang Wei (张葳), as well as his correspondences with modern
Chinese political figures. Features photos albums related to Chang and his family, publications by Chang and his family, artifacts
and other miscellaneous materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil engineers
China
China -- Politics and government -- 20th century
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949
China -- History -- 1949-
Personal correspondence
Research notes
Youling, Zhang, 1909-2007