Guide to the China: People's Liberation Army Photograph Album

Preliminary arrangement and description by Edward C. Fields, August 11, 2011.
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China: People's Liberation Army Photograph Album, ca. 1986-1987

Collection number: Bernath Mss 388

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
Preliminary arrangement and description by Edward C. Fields
Date Completed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: China: People's Liberation Army Photograph Album
Dates: ca. 1986-1987
Collection number: Bernath Mss 388
Creator: Hong, He
Collection Size: 0.2 linear feet (1 half-sized document box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Primarily black and white photo album of a Chinese PLA soldier from an army reserve training school in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Physical location: Del Norte.
Languages: Chinese

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

China: People's Liberation Army Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 388. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Unknown, 2011.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Album contains some 54 photos (mostly black and white, 2 color), some with captions (in Chinese) plus 2 negative strips. Appears to be album of PLA soldier (named He Hong) from army reserve training school in Chengdu in Sichuan province. Snapshots from various locales: group/unit photos of training as well as leisure activities. One photo of military helicopter. Includes a card (dated 1985) with music and lyrics of a song concerning a soldier leaving home at seventeen. Handwritten inscription dated 1986 on front page, one photo dated 1987.
There is no container list for this collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Chengdu (China)
China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.