Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Chang, Hsin-hai, 1898-
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, writings, clippings, and printed matter, relating to Chinese foreign relations with the United States, 1941-1971; Chinese efforts to gain public support in the United States, 1941-1945; Chinese history; and World War II. Includes correspondence of Siang Mei Rosalynde Chang.
- Extent:
- 21 manuscript boxes (8.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English and Chinese
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Chang Hsin-Hai Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1900, June 24 Born, Shanghai, China1916-1918 Student, Tsinghua College, Peking, China1919 A.B., Johns Hopkins University1920 A.M., Harvard University1921 Attache, Chinese Delegation, Washington Disarmament Conference1923 Ph.D. in English literature, Harvard University1926 Professor, and Chairman of English Literature, Peking National University1927 Married to Siang-mei Han1928-1933 Director of European and American Department, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs1933-1937 Chinese Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal, Poland, and Czechoslovakia1937-1940 Professor of Western Literature, University of Nanking1941-1945 Lecturer in U.S.A. on Chinese war effort1943 Special Assistant to Foreign Minister T. V. Soong1944 Author: Chiang Kai-Shek, Asia's Man of Destiny1947-1948 Director, Chinese United Nations Association1948 Author: Letters From a Chinese Diplomat1951-1953 Research Professor, Long Island University1956-1969 Professor, Farleigh Dickinson University1956 Author: The Fabulous Concubine1958 Author: Within the Four Seas1966 Author: America and China, a New Approach to Asia1972, December 7 Died, Shanghai, China - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- China
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
Literature
Propaganda, Chinese -- United States - Places:
- China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- China
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Chang Hsin-Hai Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563