Register of the Paul Myron Wentworth Linebarger papers

Finding aid prepared by Grace M. Hawes
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Paul Myron Wentworth Linebarger papers
Date (inclusive): 1889-1939
Collection Number: 82025
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 23 manuscript boxes, 1 album box, 5 envelopes (10.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to political conditions in China and to Sun Yat-sen.
Creator: Linebarger, Paul Myron, 1871-1939

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1982.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Paul Myron Wentworth Linebarger Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

1871, June 15 Born, Warren, Illinois
1889 Naperville College and Lake Forest University
1889-1892 Law Student, Paris, France
1893 Admitted to Bar, Chicago, Illinois
1893-1895 Student, University of Heidelberg, Germany
1895 Began Law Practice, Chicago, Illinois
1901 Author, Les Combattants Francais
1902 Author, U.S. Government
1901-1907 U.S. Judge, 7th District, Philippine Islands
1907-1925 Legal Adviser to Sun Yat-sen
1912 Married, Lillian Bearden Kirk
1915 Author, Chinese Chances Through Europe's War
1916 Author, Miss American Dollars
1918 Author, This Side of France
1922 Author, The World Gone Mad
1924 Author, Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese Republic
1927 Author, Our Common Cause With China Against Imperialism and Communism
1929 Author, The Maker of Modern China and His Three Principles
1931 Author, La Chin e Navree, Es Espana otra China?
1930-1937 Adviser, Nationalist Government, China
1939, February 20 Died, Washington, D.C.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949
China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925

 

Diaries 1890-1935.

Scope and Contents note

Diaries and travel journals, arranged in chronological order.
box 1, folder 1

1890

box 1, folder 2

1891-1892

box 1, folder 3

1893

box 1, folder 4

1893-1894

box 1, folder 5

1895-1896

box 2, folder 1

1901-1902

box 2, folder 2

1902-1903

box 2, folder 3

1904

box 2, folder 4

1905

box 3, folder 1

1906

box 3, folder 2

1907

box 3, folder 3

1914

box 3, folder 4

1922

box 3, folder 5

1925

box 4, folder 1

1929

box 4, folder 2

1932

box 4, folder 3

1933

box 4, folder 4

1934-1935

 

Biographical File 1910-1938.

Scope and Contents note

Biographical sketches, records, memoranda, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and articles related to the career of Paul M.W. Linebarger, arranged by physical form.
box 5, folder 1

Address book 1925

box 5, folder 2

Appointment as Legal Adviser to Nationalist Government, China 1930

box 5, folder 3

Biographical data

box 5, folder 4

Calling cards, address lists

box 5, folder 5

Certificates

box 5, folder 6-7

Clippings

box 5, folder 8-13

Financial records, - Bank statements, taxes, rent, real estate sales and purchases 1910-1938

box 6, folder 1

Medical records

box 6, folder 2

Miscellany

box 6, folder 3

Notes - Chinese language study

box 6, folder 4

Passenger lists, programs

 

Scrapbooks

box 6, folder 5

1918-1919

box 6, folder 6

1922-1934

box 6, folder 7

1927-1934

box 7, folder 1

1930-1934

box 7, folder 2

1931

box 7, folder 3

1931-1934

box 7, folder 4

1931-1934

box 7, folder 5

1931-1934

box 7, folder 6

1927-1935

box 7, folder 7

1933-1935

box 8, folder 1

1929-1936

box 8, folder 2

1930-1936

box 8, folder 3

1931-1936

box 8, folder 4

1931-1936

box 8, folder 5

1931-1936

box 9, folder 1

1934-1936

box 9, folder 2-4

1936

box 9, folder 5

1933-1937

box 9, folder 6

1934-1937

box 9, folder 7

1931-1938

 

Correspondence 1916-1939.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
 

General

box 10, folder 1

1916

box 10, folder 2

1919

box 10, folder 3

1920-1922

box 10, folder 4

1923

box 10, folder 5

1924

box 10, folder 6

1925

box 10, folder 7

1926-1927

box 10, folder 8

1928-1929

box 10, folder 9

1930

box 10, folder 10

1931

box 10, folder 11

1932

box 10, folder 12

1933

box 10, folder 13

1934-1939

box 11, folder 1

American Farm Economic Association 1932

box 11, folder 2

Century Company 1924

box 11, folder 3

Cham, H. Hugh 1930

box 11, folder 4

Chan, Tom Y. 1931

box 11, folder 5

Chang, C. C. Cavour 1930-1933

box 11, folder 6

Chang Hsueh-liang 1931

box 11, folder 7

Chang Nai-yen 1930

box 11, folder 8

Chao Chu-wu 1927

box 11, folder 9

Chen Chi-tsai 1933

box 11, folder 10

Chen, Eugene n.d.

box 11, folder 11

Chen Kung-po 1932-1933

box 11, folder 12

Chen Kuo-fu 1930-1933

box 11, folder 13

Chiang Kai-shek 1933

box 11, folder 14

Chu, L.W. 1930

box 11, folder 15

Chu (or Chue), Wander 1931

box 11, folder 16

Dunne, William L. 1931

box 11, folder 17

Fox, Charles J. 1931

box 11, folder 18

Giles, Herbert A. 1930

box 11, folder 19

Hashim, N. 1928

box 11, folder 20

Hu Han-min 1930

box 11, folder 21

International Silver Commission 1930-1931

box 11, folder 22

Johnson, Nelson T. 1930, 1939

box 11, folder 23

Koo, Tso-tung 1933

box 11, folder 24

Koo, V. K. Wellington 1932-1933

box 11, folder 25

Koo Yin-fen 1930

box 11, folder 26

Kung, H. H. 1930-1932

box 11, folder 27

Kwok Bew 1930

box 11, folder 28

Lin, Edward Y. T. 1930

box 11, folder 29

Linebarger, Isaac 1938

box 11, folder 30

Linebarger, Lillian (Mrs. P. M. W.) 1937-1938

box 11, folder 31

Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony 1920-1938

box 11, folder 32

Linebarger, Walter 1930

box 11, folder 33

Linebarger, Wayne Wentworth n.d.

box 11, folder 34

Lloyd, Demarest 1932

box 11, folder 35

Mei, Y. C. 1931

box 11, folder 36

Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. 1933

box 11, folder 37

Moy, E. K. 1930

box 11, folder 38

Patel, V. 1932

box 11, folder 39

San Min Morning Paper 1931

box 11, folder 40

Shao Li-tze 1930

box 11, folder 41

Soong, T. V. 1930-1933

box 11, folder 42

Soviet Union Information Bureau 1931

box 11, folder 43

Sun Fo 1928-1933

box 11, folder 44

Sun Yat-sen 1924

box 11, folder 45

Sun Yat-sen, Mme. (Soong Ching-ling) 1921-1924

box 11, folder 46

Tamm (?), B. 1930

box 11, folder 47

Thomas, Norman 1930

box 11, folder 48

Wang Ching-wei 1933

box 11, folder 49

Wang Chung-hui 1930

box 11, folder 50

Wu Chao-chu 1930

box 11, folder 51

Wu Te-chen 1932

box 11, folder 52

Yen, K. S. 1930

 

Speeches And Writings 1915-1938.

Scope and Contents note

Manuscripts, notes, drafts, printed copies of the writings of Paul M.W. Linebarger, arranged chronologically.
box 12, folder 1-8

Miscellaneous chapters

box 13, folder 1

Miscellaneous chapters

box 13, folder 2

Miscellaneous notes

box 13, folder 3-4

"Asia At Our Gates", two carbon copies n.d.

box 14, folder 1

"Bandit-Communist Suppression in China Through Silver Welfare (Min-sheng) Loans", typescript n.d.

box 14, folder 2

"Be True to Your Fate," typescript n.d.

box 14, folder 3

"China, A Government by Men", carbon copy n.d.

box 14, folder 4

"China, Irredenta," three carbon copies n.d.

box 14, folder 5

"China, The Golden West of the Whole World," draft n.d.

box 14, folder 6

"China's Mixed Courts", one typescript, one carbon copy n.d.

box 14, folder 7

"Chinese Banks for America Program", one carbon copy n.d.

box 14, folder 8-9

"Chinese Interpretative Lyrics", one typescript, one draft n.d.

box 14, folder 10

"Complacent China", one carbon copy n.d.

box 14, folder 11

"Conversations With Sun Yat-sen", draft n.d.

box 15, folder 1

"Daniel Dares, A Romance of Travel", typescript n.d.

box 15, folder 2

"Foreign Job Holding in China", carbon copy n.d.

box 15, folder 3

"The Founder of the Chinese Republic", carbon copy n.d.

box 15, folder 4

"If Sun Were Still Alive", carbon copy n.d.

box 15, folder 5

"Jewish and Japanese Trade Morality Compared", carbon copy n.d.

box 15, folder 6

"A Lawyer's Idle Verse", typescript n.d.

box 15, folder 7

"Learning Justice From China", carbon copy n.d.

box 15, folder 8-9

"Memoir", draft n.d.

box 16, folder 1

"My Eighteen Years As A Disciple of Chung Shan", carbon copy n.d.

box 16, folder 2

"Obstacles of the Unequal Treaties Enough to Frustrate Average Revolutionary Leader", carbon copy n.d.

box 16, folder 3

"Our Big Sister In China", carbon copy n.d.

box 16, folder 4

"Our Lost Chance But Not Our Last Chance With China", three carbon copies n.d.

box 16, folder 5

"Play the Game Square", two printed copies n.d.

box 16, folder 6

"References to Sun Chung Shan", carbon copy n.d.

box 16, folder 7

"Strange Murder Case in the Philippines", typescript n.d.

box 16, folder 8-9

Verses, drafts and typescripts n.d.

box 16, folder 10

"The Western Jewish Republic", typescript n.d.

box 16, folder 11

"When Japan Is Ready", two typescript copies n.d.

box 16, folder 12

"With the American Concentration in the Philippines", typescript n.d.

box 17, folder 1-2

"Christian Science, A Tale", typescript and draft ca. 1915

box 17, folder 3

"Miss American Dollars", eight printed advertisements 1916

box 17, folder 4

The Chinese Nationalist, two printed copies, magazine edited by Linebarger December, 1918

box 17, folder 5

"Chinese Compassion", typescript 1920

box 17, folder 6

"Chinese Verses and Other Notes", holograph ca. 1920

box 17, folder 7

"The Entourage of Dr. Sun", one typescript, two carbon copies 1920

box 17, folder 8

"The Phantom Iceberg", typescript ca. 1920

box 17, folder 9

"Chinese Hong Law and Custom", typescript 1922

box 17, folder 10

"Sun Yat-sen, Sketches of the Life and Work of the Founder of the Chinese Republic", draft ca. 1922

box 18, folder 1

"Sun Yat-sen, Sketches...", carbon copy ca. 1922

box 18, folder 2-3

"The World Gone Mad", typescript and carbon 1922

box 18, folder 4

"Unequal Treaties", typescript 1923

box 18, folder 5

"A Family of Five Republics", co-authored with Walter Franklin Lineberger, printed copy 1925

box 18, folder 6

Sun Yat-sen, interviews with acquaintances, carbon copy 1925

box 18, folder 7

"The International Mixed Court -- Criminal Jurisdiction", carbon copy 1926

box 18, folder 8

"What Is The Real Trouble With China Today?", typescript and two carbon copies 1926

box 18, folder 9

"Chinese John and the Bible", typescript 1927

box 18, folder 10

"The Five Virtues", typescript 1927

box 18, folder 11

"Our Common Cause With China Against Imperialism and Communism", printed copy 1927

box 18, folder 12

"Chinese Church", holograph 1929

box 19, folder 1

"The Faith of the Dare to Dies", typescript 1929

box 19, folder 2

"Memorial to the Congress of the United States", typescript and carbon copy 1929

box 19, folder 3

"Mining Laws of Mexico", processed copy 1929

box 19, folder 4

"Chinese Leaders", draft 1930

box 19, folder 5

Interview with Linebarger, typescript 1930

box 19, folder 6

Message to the Oriental Students Political Association, carbon copy 1930

box 19, folder 7

"Sun Yat-sen's Doctrines Make Men Happy, a Religion Without Churches", two carbon copies 1930

box 19, folder 8

Testimony Before Special Committee, Communist Activities in the U.S. - House of Representatives, two carbon copies 1930

box 19, folder 9

"The American Silver Loan", typescript ca. 1931

box 19, folder 10

Interview with Linebarger, typescript ca. 1931

box 19, folder 11

"The Laundrymen", address at Miami, Florida, typescript 1931

box 19, folder 12

Questionnaire for Womans' Fundamentalist Club, carbon copy ca. 1931

box 19, folder 13

Speech on the birthday of Sun Yat-sen, typescript 1931

box 19, folder 14

"The World Needs More Silver", carbon copy 1931

box 19, folder 15

Academy of World Economics, round table conference on the Manchurian situation, four carbon copies 1932

box 19, folder 16

Anniversary ritual services in commemorative honor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, typescript and two carbon copies 1932

box 19, folder 17

Economic conditions in China, carbon copy 1932

box 19, folder 18

Fundamentalist League of America Creed, draft and carbon 1932

box 19, folder 19-20

Overseas speeches, carbon copies 1932

box 19, folder 21

Press releases, typescripts 1932

box 19, folder 22

Reports to the Nationalist Government of China, processed copies 1932-1933

box 19, folder 23

Sino-Indian Institute for Economic Research, typed copy 1932

box 19, folder 24

Sun Yat-sen, article quoting Linebarger in Oriental Revista, printed copy 1934

box 19, folder 25

"Les Chansons anniversaires pour Sun Yat-sen", three printed copies 1935

box 19, folder 26

"The Gospel of Sun Chung Shan", printed copy 1935

box 19, folder 27

"Ocean Men", a play in five acts, typescript 1935

box 20, folder 1

"Deutschlands gegenwartige Gelegenheiten in China", printed copy 1936

box 20, folder 2

"A Follower of Sun Chung Shan", typescript 1936

box 20, folder 3

"Sun Yatsens 'San Min Dschu I' und dem deutschen National-Sozialismus", typescript 1936

box 20, folder 4

"La Chine et la Judee trop vielles pour mourir, une esquisse des revolutions de Sun Yat-sen", two printed copies 1937

box 20, folder 5

"The Ocean Men, an Allegory of the Sun Yat-sen Revolutions", two printed copies 1937

box 20, folder 6

"The Ocean Men", draft 1937

box 20, folder 7

"Cheerio!... A Century of War Begins", three carbon copies 1938

box 20, folder 8

"Mes memoires abreges sur les revolutions de Sun Yat-sen", two printed copies 1938

box 20, folder 9

"Tecnique [sic] of the National Government of China", carbon copy 1938

box 20, folder 10

"Undermining the Foundation of Government", carbon copy 1938

box 20, folder 11

"Work and Hope for China", carbon copy 1938

 

Subject File 1889-1934.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, arranged alphabetically by topic.
box 21, folder 1

American Friends of China Association. Membership cards

box 21, folder 2

Astronomy. "Climatic conditions on Mars" by W.W. Coblentz, reprinted from Popular Astronomy May, June and July, 1925

box 21, folder 3

Baha'i Movement, "What is the Baha'i Movement?", pamphlet n.d.

box 21, folder 4

China

 

General

box 21, folder 5

The China Critic February 5, April 9, November 12, November 26, 1931

box 21, folder 6

The China Review, February, 1932

box 21, folder 7

China Today, May, August, 1934

box 21, folder 8

The China Weekly Chronicle, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11, 18, 1932, January 8, 1933

box 21, folder 9

The China Weekly Review, January 10, 24, 31, February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 1931, February 6, 1932

box 21, folder 10

The Chinese Nation, November 18, 1931

box 21, folder 11

The Chinese Republic May 14, July 9, 23, 30, October 29, November 5, December 17, 24, 1932, January 7, 1933

box 21, folder 12

The Week in China, April 18, August 1, November 14, 21, 28, 1931, January 24, 1932

box 22

Foreign relations

box 22, folder 1

General. "China Firm on Curb of Alien Privileges", clipping n.d.

box 22, folder 2

United States. Resolution by Linebarger for the 72nd Congress proposing that the outlet for American surpluses be enlarged by selling products to China.

box 22, folder 3

Kuomintang. "Kuomintang Meets at Nanking Today", clipping n.d.

box 22, folder 4

Legal adviser - correspondence, reports, press releases 1930-1936

box 22, folder 5

Legal system. "Data Relating to the Administration of Justice in China" by C.C. Cavour Chang, typescript ca. 1932

box 22, folder 6

Miscellany

box 22, folder 7

Politics and government

 

Government offices and officials

 

Manifesto on the doctrines of Sun Yat-sen

 

National People's Convention, report January 1, 1931

 

"Three Original Documents from Soviet China", The Provisional Government of the Soviet Republic of China November 7, 1931

 

"The Triumph of the Nationalists in China" by Roy S. Lautenschlager, Hangchow 1926

box 22, folder 8

Social life and customs

 

"The Mental or Cultural Phase of Chinese Life Today" by William (?) Allen February 21, 1932

 

"Soul of China", National Sphere, October, 1930

 

"What the Chinese Are Like", clipping July 13, 1915

box 22, folder 9

War lords. "War Lords Who Struggle for Control of Chaotic China", clipping April, 12, 1925

box 22, folder 10

China-America Union

 

Organization plan

 

Principles and purposes

box 22, folder 11

China Institute in America. Pamphlet on founding, board of advisers, officers, purposes n.d.

box 22, folder 12

Chinese in Mexico. Two copies of La Opinion, Culiacan Rosales, with lead articles on Chinese in Mexico February 16 and 21, 1933,

box 22, folder 13

Chinese in the Philippines. Program of laws, typescript n.d.

box 22, folder 14

Ethiopia. Correspondence, printed material 1924-1925

 

Language and language study

box 22, folder 15

"The Battle-Line of Languages in Western Europe", by A.L. Guerard 1923

box 22, folder 15

Children's language books for the study of English by Chinese-speaking children

 

Manchurian Incident 1931

box 22, folder 16

"Chinese May 'Dig In' At Jehol" clipping December 17, 1932

box 22, folder 16

"Defending Japan in Manchuria", letter to the editor by T.R. Fleming ca. 1932

box 22, folder 16

"Japan Rejects Friendly Advice", clipping December 14, 1932

box 22, folder 16

"Manchuria's Head May Lead Revolt", clipping ca. 1932

box 22, folder 17-18

Miscellany

box 22, folder 19

Philippine Islands - Independence. Memoranda, clippings, reports, printed matter 1932-1933.

 

Sun Yat-sen

box 23, folder 1-6

Autobiography. Six copies in English of How China Was Made a Republic, by Dr. Sun, with a note by Paul M.A. Linebarger 1919, January 26, 1934

box 23, folder 7

Biographical data

box 23, folder 8

Memorial services

box 23, folder 9

Miscellany

box 23, folder 10

U.S.S.R. Newspaper clipping of column by Eugene Lyons on the Soviet Union, undated

 

United States

box 23, folder 11

Campaign literature 1889

box 23, folder 12

Foreign war debts

box 23, folder 13

Legislation and proposed legislation related to China and Japan 1928-1932

 

Photographs

General Physical Description note: (110 prints / 1 album / 73 book illustrations / 1 album of newspaper clippings, 1901-1906)
envelope A

6 prints of P.M.W. Linebarger; 1 print of C.C> Cavour Chang; 1 print of Ching H. Chi; 1 print of Lucy Estes Linebarger; 1 print of Mme. Sun Yat-sen; 1 print of Dr. and Mrs. Sun Yat-sen; 1 print of Sun Yat-sen; 27 prints of scenes in China circa 1930

envelope B

41 prints of P.M.W Linebarger; 1 campaign photograph undated

envelope C

12 prints of P.M.W Linebarger and others, Santiago Chile and Lima, Peru 1936

envelope mD

11 unidentified prints undated

envelope mE

73 book illustrations undated

box FH3

Material not yet described

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