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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Collection on Democracy Wall
source:
Sheehan, Brett, 1960-
Identifier/Call Number: 3375
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1978-1980
Abstract: The collection on Democracy Wall consists of eight pamphlets, three pages of handwritten notes, and newspaper clippings relating
to Democracy Wall in Beijing and the final years of the Cultural Revolution. All of the material in this collection was found
in a folder labeled "Pamphlets from Democracy Wall 1978-9" and "Democracy Wall Stuff." Brett Sheehan was the immediate source
of this acquisition, but the person who originally compiled the material in this collection is unknown. The pamphlets in the
collection were published in China and written in Chinese. The newspaper clippings were published in the United States and
written in English. The three pages of notes are handwritten in English and titled "Chen Jo-hsi talk at UC Berkeley 1978,
May." One of the pamphlets is titled in both Chinese and English: "The Spring of Peking" -- with a publication note written
on January 8, 1979 and attributed to 《北京之春》编辑部.
Language of Material:
Chinese
, English
.
Container: 1
The collection on Democracy Wall consists of eight pamphlets, three pages of handwritten notes, and newspaper clippings relating
to Democracy Wall in Beijing and the final years of the Cultural Revolution. All of the material in this collection was found
in a folder labeled "Pamphlets from Democracy Wall 1978-9" and "Democracy Wall Stuff." Brett Sheehan was the immediate source
of this acquisition, but the person who originally compiled the material in this collection is unknown. The pamphlets in the
collection were published in China and written in Chinese. The newspaper clippings were published in the United States and
written in English. The three pages of notes are handwritten in English and titled "Chen Jo-hsi talk at UC Berkeley 1978,
May." One of the pamphlets is titled in both Chinese and English: "The Spring of Peking" -- with a publication note written
on January 8, 1979 and attributed to 《北京之春》编辑部.
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Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brett Sheehan, April 26, 2022. Sheehan was given this material by a colleague. The person who originally compiled
the material in this collection is unknown.
[Box/folder# or Item name], Collection on Democracy Wall, Collection no. 3375, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Archival resources
China -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Democracy -- China -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Protest movements -- China -- Beijing -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Newspaper clippings
Notes
Pamphlets
Chen, Ruoxi, 1938- -- Archives
Sheehan, Brett, 1960-