Guide to the Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
Title: Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection
Creator: California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.OCHOH
Physical Description: 94.6 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1996-2019
Abstract: The Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection consists of oral histories of "Old China Hands," foreigners who lived and worked in China before or shortly after the Communist takeover of the country in 1949. The experiences of Old China Hands are particulary valuable to historians studying modern Chinese history and world history, as well as those interested in intercultural communications.
Language of Material: English, Chinese, German, Russian.

Historical Note:

The library created this collection of materials for study and research.

Scope and Contents

The Old China Hands Oral History Project Collection consists of nearly 200 audio interviews with "Old China Hands," foreigners who lived and worked in China before or shortly after the Communist takeover of China in 1949. Interview topics include daily life in China, impressions of local culture and business, and experiences related to World War II such as the Japanese occupation and internment of Allied country citizens residing in China. Transcripts are available for all interviews.
Many of the interviews were recorded at Old China Hands reunions, beginning with the 1996 reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The collection is divided into seven series arranged chronologically, Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion, (1996), Northridge, California (2002), Independent Interviews (2004-2019), Portland, Oregon Reunion (2006), Fremont, California (2011), Shanghai, China (2012), and China Marines (2014). Interviews are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the narrator for all series.
Series I, Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion contains oral histories conducted at the Las Vegas Old China Hands Reunion by a team led by Sue Fawn Chung, professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Series II, Northridge, California contains interviews conducted in 2002 at Northridge.
Series III, Independent Interviews contains interviews unconnected with a particular event.
Series IV, Portland, Oregon Reunion contains interviews conducted by the Old China Hands Archives at the Portland Old China Hands Reunion.
Series V, Fremont, California contains oral history interviews conducted by the Old China Hands Archives primarily at the Macau Cultural Center in Fremont, California. The bulk of these interviews are with descendents of Portuguese emigrants.
Series VI, Shanghai, China contains oral history interviews conducted by the Old China Hands Archives during a trip to Shanghai.
Series VII, China Marines Reunion contains oral histories recorded at the China Marines Reunion in Charleston, South Carolina by the Old China Hands Archives.

Arrangement of Materials:

Series I: Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion, 1996
Series II: Northridge, California, 2002
Series III: Independent Interviews, 2004-2019
Series IV: Portland, Oregon Reunion, 2006
Series V: Fremont, California, 2011
Series VI: Shanghai, China, 2012
Series VII: China Marines Reunion, 2014

Electronic Format

Interviews and transcripts in this collection are available electronically as a part of the Digital Collection Old China Hands Oral History Project.  

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials  guide.

Processing Information:

Jessica Geiser, 2014

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Audiovisual materials

 

Series I: Las Vegas, Nevada Reunion, 1996

Digital Folder

Allen, Maria Lumsdaine, 1996 September 5

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Allred, Howard, 1996 September 9

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Angus, Fay, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Aronovsky, Morris, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Augestad, Robert, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Berthier, Alain, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Bojesen, Hans, 1996 September 5-6

Digital Folder

Borodovsky, Leopold, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Braga, Bruno, 1996 September 4

Digital Folder

Brockman, Noele, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Burke, Mary, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Chaikin, Malcolm, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Coates, Gertrude Fuller, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Code-Huseman, Betty, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Durso, Josephine, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Fajardo, Lieselotte, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Furnas, Wendell, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Gelb, Fritz and Steffi, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Gonsalves, Ernesto, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Gore, Pearl, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Grebenschikoff, Igor, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Grebenschikoff, Oleg and Betty, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Hahn, Joseph Harry, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Hartmann, Helmut, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Heftman, Kurt, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Henkin, Benjamin, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Hickman, Shar, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Hoagland, Doris, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Isaack, John and Harriet, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Janich, Angelina, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Jones, Margaret Kliene, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Katz, Bruno, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Kennedy, Alex, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Kliene, Albert, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Komor, Leonard, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Komor, Peter, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Kramer, Eva Burstein, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Krebs, Henry, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Krikoriantz, Nicholas Ivan, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Lambourne, Anna, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Lazar, Linda, 1996 September 9

Digital Folder

Levaco, Benjamin, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Leyser, Henry, 1996 September 4

Digital Folder

Lobban, William, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Mascarenhas, Alarico, 1996 September

Digital Folder

McGuire, Lionel, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Melnikoff, Robert, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Mendelson, Janice, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Merdinian, George, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Mermel, Michael and Florence, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Mokrejs, Dorothea, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Morse, Cecille, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Nissl, Edith, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Olaussen, Harold, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Pereira, Gabriel, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Puchert, Serge, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Ransom, Liliane, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Ransom, Richard, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Raudso, Robert, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Riggins, Patrick, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Rivero, Reynold, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Rubin, Evelyn, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Sanborn, Allie, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Schmidt, Eric, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Shaw, Barbara, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Shick, Victor Vladimir, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Shifren, Ester, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Shlakis, Zoya, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Smilo, Paula, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Spokoiny, Albert, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Stein, Peter, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Stortz, Hilda, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Tanner, Ruth, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Tebneff, Igor, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Towne, Edith, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Vevurka, Nina, 1996 September 7

Digital Folder

Vogelweid, Hanni Sondheimer, 1996 September

Digital Folder

Walton, Mara, 1996 September 4

Digital Folder

Wilton, Claude, 1996 September 5

Digital Folder

Woodall, Daphne, 1996 September 4

Digital Folder

Zunterstein, Alfred, 1996 September

 

Series II: Northridge, California, 2002-2015

Digital Folder

Ashe, Walter, 2002 October 1

Digital Folder

Edwards, Roman, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Gates, William and Gates, Sylvia, 2009 May 19

Digital Folder

Giedt, Harold, 2006 July 7

Digital Folder

Guitterez, Rinaldo, 2015 April 28

Digital Folder

Hoffman, Jurgen, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Kuegler, Helga, 2011 September 17

 

Series III: Independent Interviews, 2004-2019

Digital Folder

Ball, Jesse, 2005 May 13

Digital Folder

Beraha, Mickey, 2007 August 19

Digital Folder

Carrington, George, 2004 November 16

Digital Folder

Durso, Josephine, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Eaton, Muzza, 2012 February 23

Digital Folder

Familiant, Allan, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Gaupp, Ursula, 1996 September 4

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Huffman, Fon, 2002 October 21

Digital Folder

Jedeikin, Joseph, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Jedeikin, Joseph, 2006

Digital Folder

Keplinger, Denver, 2002 September 30

Digital Folder

Lobban, Joan, 2004 January 29

Digital Folder

Markarian, Yervand, 2004 November 21

Digital Folder

Maynard, Isabelle, 2006 July 21

Digital Folder

McDougal, Edward, 2002 October 5

Digital Folder

Nissim, Matthew Albert, 2002 October

Digital Folder

Person, Ivy, 1996 September 6

Digital Folder

Rand, Mark, 2012 February 22

Digital Folder

Schmidt, Eric, 2002 October

Digital Folder

Schmidt, Herman, 2002 October

Digital Folder

Sharp-Willard, Diana, 2002 October

Digital Folder

Sherman, Ruth, 2019 March 26

Digital Folder

Shifren, Ester, 2002 October 4

Digital Folder

Willens, Liliane, 2016 April 15

Digital Folder

Young, Patrick and Young, Sadie, 2015 July 4

 

Series IV: Portland, Oregon Reunion, 2006

Digital Folder

Aronovsky, Morris, 2006 September 10

Digital Folder

Baptiste, Ronald, 2006 September 10

Digital Folder

Bernikoff, Alex, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Booriakin, Walter, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Brown, John, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Canavarro, Priscilla, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Da Costa, Frank Richards, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Edwards, Roman, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Ellers, Eric, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Fleming, Jennifer, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Franke, George, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Gaul, Bob, 2006 September 11

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Gerson, Susan, 2006 September 12

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Glass, Werner, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Hall, Lillian, Poulson, Joyce and Bishop, Stanley, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Jones, Margaret Kliene, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Kalageorgi, Leo, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Kim, Reverend Richard, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Kriger, Abe, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Levenspiel, Octave, 2006 September 10

Digital Folder

Long, Pho Ba, 2006 September 12

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Maas, Helen, 2006 September 12

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Machado, Edward, 2006 September 11

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Ninaud, Emile, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Nyland, Harold, 2006 September 10

Digital Folder

Olaussen, Harold, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Parrott, Ivor, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Pistophides, Alexis, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Ronis-Raeburn, Elizabeth, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Sherman, Lori, 2006 September 13

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Sollars, Stella, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Sopher, Robert, 2006 September 12

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Sopher, Stephen, 2006 September 12

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Stam, Marina, 2006 September 12

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Stannard, R.E. and Noyce, Dorothy, 2006 September 11

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Stein, Peter, 2006 September 12

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Thomas, Terence, 2006 September 12

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Towne, Edith, 2006 September 12

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Versaw, Donald, 2006 September 12

Digital Folder

Walker, Millidge, 2006 September 12

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Whipple, Dwight, 2006 September 11

Digital Folder

Wilmot, Ingrid, 2006 September 11

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Young, Patrick and Young, Sadie, 2006 September 12

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Zimmerman, Isaiah, 2006 September 12

 

Series V: Fremont, California, 2011

Digital Folder

Brockman, Noele, 2011 November 7

Digital Folder

DaCosta, Carlos and Ferras, Jack, 2011 November 6

Digital Folder

England, Lorraine, 2011 November 6

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Ferras, Miguel, 2011 November 6

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Fulps, Mamie and McLoone, Lilia, 2011 November 6

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Jedeikin, Joseph, 2011 November 6

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Jorge Da Silva, Antonio, 2011 November 6

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Maher, Amelia Roliz, 2011 November 6

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Meyer, Aurea Collaço and Collaço, Ricardo, 2011 November 6

Digital Folder

Nyland, Evelyn, 2011 November 6

Digital Folder

Roliz, Antonio Collaço, 2011 November 6

 

Series VI: Shanghai, China, 2012

Digital Folder

Johnston, Tess, 2012 May 31

Digital Folder

Wang, Betty Barr, 2012 May 31

 

Series VII: China Marines Reunion, 2014

Digital Folder

Bridges, Fred, 2014 September 19

Digital Folder

De La Torre, Edward, 2014 September 18

Digital Folder

Fitzpatrick, Richard, 2014 September 19

Digital Folder

Fulwider, Edgar, 2014 September 19

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Hook, Bill, 2014 September 19

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Jackson, Horace, 2014 September 19

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Laur, Milton, 2014 September 19

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Nallen, Thomas, 2014 September 19

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Pinkston, William, 2014 September 19

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Rogers, James, 2014 September 19

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Staley, Ken, 2014 September 18

Digital Folder

Stokley, William, 2014 September 19

Digital Folder

Thorpe, Donald, 2014 September 18