Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Polumbaum, Judy and Hu, Jiwei
- Abstract:
- Judy Polumbaum (1953-) was the first Western researcher to do fieldwork focusing on post-Mao journalism in mainland China. China-related correspondence through the 1980s-1990s, with both Chinese and American colleagues, friends, and students.
- Extent:
- 24 manuscript boxes, 6 videocassettes, digital media, negatives (11.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In Chinese and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Judy Polumbaum papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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China-related correspondence through the 1980s-1990s, with both Chinese and American colleagues, friends, and students; Notes, letters and documents related to Polumbaum's research works on China; China-related manuscripts and publications; notes and correspondence from Polumbaum's first visit to China as a member of a "friendly delegation" in the spring of 1975; Miscellaneous clippings, maps, programs, flyers and other artifacts.
- Biographical / historical:
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Judy Polumbaum (1953-) was the first Western researcher to do fieldwork focusing on post-Mao journalism in mainland China. Her early work includes the book China Ink: The Changing Face of Chinese Journalism (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008), based on interviews with 20 young Chinese journalists. She earned her bachelor's degree in East Asian studies from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, a master's from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a doctorate in communication from Stanford University. She has worked at the University of Iowa and City University of Hong Kong. She has also worked for news organizations in Vermont, California, Oregon, Iowa, and Beijing, China, and was a founding board member of the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Journalism -- China
Video tapes
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 21-24 are closed until April 30, 2047. The remainder of 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], Judy Polumbaum 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