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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Richard Baum papers
Creator:
Baum, Richard
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2272
Physical Description:
8.8 Linear Feet
(19 document boxes, 1 record carton, 1 shoe box)
Date (inclusive): 1961-2012
Abstract: The collection consists of materials related to the career of UCLA professor of Political Science, US policy advisor, and
China scholar Richard Baum. Baum was founder of the listserv Chinapol and was an influential authority on contemporary Chinese
politics who authored more than 50 scholarly studies and six books. The materials include correspondence, conference files,
Baum's writings, course materials, and recordings of Baum's lectures.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, some materials in Chinese.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted
in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on
behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
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CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed audiovisual materials. All requests to access digital materials
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[Identification of item], Richard Baum Papers (Collection 2272). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Karin Joffe, 2013.
Preliminary processed by Mary Priest in the
Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Jillian Cuellar, 2015. Processing of this collection was generously supported by the Constantine and
Perina Panunzio Endowment for University Archives.
Further processing by Caitlin Denny in the
Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Courtney Dean, 2016.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9976870473606533
Richard Baum was born in Los Angeles, CA on July 8, 1940. Baum Studied political science at UCLA, receiving his bachelor's
degree in 1962. Baum continued his political science studies at UC Berkeley, receiving his master's degree in 1963 and his
doctorate in 1970. Baum traveled to Taiwan in 1967 to study Mandarin while working towards his doctorate degree. It was during
this trip that Baum discovered classified materials documenting activities at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP). Baum launched into his scholarly career when he made unauthorized copies of these documents and used the materials
to write an analysis of the conflicts between Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution and the interests of the CCP.
Baum began teaching Political Science at UCLA in 1968 and continued his career there for 44 years. While at UCLA, Baum was
also the director of the Center for Chinese Studies from 1999 until 2005. Throughout his career, Baum was an influential authority
on contemporary Chinese politics, serving as a popular media commentator and a high-level U.S. policy advisor. Baum served
on the editorial boards for numerous scholarly journals, including the US-China Institute and China Quarterly. Baum was the
founder of Chinapol, an extensive listserv used by scholars, officials, and journalist to discuss Chinese politics. Additionally,
Baum authored more than 50 scholarly studies and six books, including
Burying Mao: Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping. Baum died in Los Angeles, California on December 14, 2012.
The collection consists of materials related to the career of professor, advisor, and China scholar Richard Baum. The materials
include correspondence, conference files, Baum's writings, course materials, and recordings of Baum's lectures. The collection
relates to Baum's teaching and directing roles at UCLA, high-level U.S. policy advising, trips to China, speaking engagements,
and conference presentations. Many notes in this collection include the intricate mandala doodles of Baum.
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Professional Files, 1961-2012
- Subseries 1.1: Correspondence
- Subseries 1.2: Conference Files
- Subseries 1.3: Faculty Papers
- Subseries 1.4: Professional Activities Files
- Subseries 1.5: Writings
- Series 2: Recorded Lectures and Interviews, 1972-1996
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Political Science--Faculty -- Archives
Baum, Richard -- Archives