Jiang (Lin) papers, approximately 1950-approximately 2009

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Title:: Jiang Lin 江林 papers
Dates:: approximately 1950-approximately 2009
Creators:: Jiang, Lin
Abstract:: The Jiang Lin 江林 papers (circa 1950s-2000s) consist of photographs and writings documenting Jiang's career in the People's Liberation Army (the People's Republic of China's armed military force) and journalistic work. Includes recollections about the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989.
Extent:: 59 digital files; .docx, .jpg, .pdf (.02 Gigabytes)
Language:: In Chinese
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Jiang Lin 江林 papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: The collection consists of digitized color and black-and-white photographs (.jpg files) and writings (.docx and .pdf files) documenting Jiang's career in the People's Liberation Army, the armed military force of the People's Republic of China. Includes recollections about the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989.
Biographical / historical:: Jiang Lin 江林 was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China in 1953. Jiang joined the People's Liberation Army at the age of 14. Between 1971 and 1982, Jiang served as a military officer at the Fourth Military Medical University (now the Air Force Medical University) in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. In 1982, Jiang was relocated to Beijing, where she worked at the Political Department of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department. Between 1986 and 1989, Jiang became a journalist for the People's Liberation Army Daily. In June 1989, at the height of the student protest movement at Tiananmen Square, Jiang was present for firsthand reporting and was wounded during the turmoil. Jiang subsequently retired from the PRC military and engaged in editorial activities for several journals and magazines in Hong Kong.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Reporters and reporting -- China
Digital images
Journalists
Places:: China
China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989
China -- Armed Forces

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-25 16:45:40.800745

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Jiang Lin 江林 papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US