Inventory of the Huang Jie diaries

Finding aid prepared by Yuan Tian
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2011, 2014
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
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Title: Huang Jie diaries
Date (inclusive): 1952-1984
Collection Number: 2012C1
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Chinese
Physical Description: 7 manuscript boxes (2.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries of Huang Jie, a general in the Chinese Nationalist Army and governor of Taiwan Province, relating to political conditions and military policy in Taiwan.
Creator: Huang, Jie, 1902-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Huang Jie diaries, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Huang Jie was born in Changsha, Hunan Province. In 1924, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy, becoming one of Chiang Kai-shek's best students and most trusted military subordinate, participating in the Northern Expedition (1926-1928), the Chinese civil war of 1930, the great war between China and Japan (1933), the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), and the Burma Campaign (1945).
In the summer of 1949, as the Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang) was on the verge of collapse on the mainland, Huang Jie led thirty thousand Nationalist Chinese Army soldiers in retreat from Hunan Province into Vietnam via Southwest China. After entering Vietnam, they were interned by the French authorities and later stationed at Phu Quoc Island. The army moved to Taiwan in June 1953.
Huang Jie was appointed to several crucial military positions after moving to Taiwan, including garrison commander of Taipei (1953-1954), commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Ground Forces (1954-1957), presidential chief of staff (1957-1958), and Taiwan garrison commander (1958-1962). Huang was governor of Taiwan Province from 1962 to 1969 and minister of defense from 1969 to 1972. He died in Taipei in 1995 at the age of ninety-three.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Huang Jie diaries, relating to political conditions and military policy in Taiwan. provide a rare glimpse into the inner politics of modern Taiwan. They cover the years 1952 to 1956, 1958, 1967 to 1971, and 1973 to 1984.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Taiwan -- Politics and government
Taiwan -- Defenses

box 1, folder 1

1952

box 1, folder 2

1953

box 1, folder 3

1954

box 1, folder 4

1955

box 2, folder 1

1956

box 2, folder 2

1958

box 2, folder 3

1967

box 2, folder 4

1968

box 2, folder 5

1969 January-June

box 3, folder 1

1969 July-December

box 3, folder 2

1970 January-April

box 3, folder 3

1970 May-August

box 3, folder 4

1970 September-December

box 3, folder 5

1971 January-April

box 3, folder 6

1971 May-August

box 4, folder 1

1973

box 4, folder 2

1974

box 4, folder 3

1975

box 5, folder 1

1976

box 5, folder 2

1977

box 5, folder 3

1978

box 6, folder 1

1979

box 6, folder 2

1980

box 6, folder 3

1981

box 6, folder 4

1982

box 7, folder 1

1983

box 7, folder 2

1984