Norman David Hanwell papers, 1928-1944

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Hanwell, Norman David, 1909-1941
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, notes, and printed matter relating to political and social conditions in China during the 1930s, the Communist movement in China in the 1930s, and the Sino-Japanese War.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman David Hanwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is composed of correspondence, writings, notes, and printed matter relating to political and social conditions in China during the 1930s, the Communist movement in China in the 1930s, and the Sino-Japanese War.

Biographical / historical:

Norman David Hanwell was a China scholar whose research interests included Chinese Communism, guerilla warfare, Chinese villages, Sino-Japanese relations, and Japanese aggressions in China in the 1930s. His articles appeared in publications such as the Christian Science Monitor, Herald Tribune, Asia Magazine, and The Nation.

Hanwell was born on February 20, 1909 in San Francisco, California. He married Dorothea Smith in 1937, and the couple moved to China in 1939. Hanwell died of a heart infection on October 5, 1941 in Peking, China

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2015.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman David Hanwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563