Guide to the Sylvia Maehrischel Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Sylvia Maehrischel Collection
Creator:
Maehrischel, Sylvia
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.SMC
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1975-2000
Abstract: The
Sylvia
Maehrischel Collection
consists of items collected by Maehrischel that relate to
her experience as an Old China Hand. The collection is primarily made up of articles on the
topic of Jewish refugees in China, as well as issues of the Old China Hands newsletter
The Hongkew Chronicle. Also included is a letter from Bill and Elly
Grasse, a program for the Silver Jubilee of the Association of Far Eastern Jews in
Australia, and an assortment of travel guides for Kaifeng, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi'an, the
Suzhou Hotel, the Wuxi Limin Porcelain Factory, and Helen Wong's Guide to China.
Language of Material: English,
Hebrew,
Chinese
Scope and Contents
The
Sylvia Maehrischel Collection consists of items collected
by Maehrischel that relate to her experience as an Old China Hand. The collection is
primarily made up of articles on the topic of Jewish refugees in China, as well as issues of
the Old China Hands newsletter
The Hongkew Chronicle. Also
included is a letter from Bill and Elly Grasse, a program for the Silver Jubilee of the
Association of Far Eastern Jews in Australia, and an assortment of travel guides for
Kaifeng, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi'an, the Suzhou Hotel, the Wuxi Limin Porcelain Factory, and
Helen Wong's Guide to China. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Accruals:
2016
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sylvia Maehrischel, 12/2013.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Maps
Documents
Box 1, Folder 1
"The Ghosts of Shanghai," by Ron Gluckman,
Asia
Week
,
1997 June 6
Box 1, Folder 2
Grasse, Bill and Elly, Correspondence,
1980 September 10
Box 1, Folder 3
The Hongkew Chronicle,
1981-1988
Box 1, Folder 4
The Jews of Kaifeng: Chinese Jews on the Banks of the
Yellow River
, by Beth Hatefutsoth, The Nahum Goldman Museum of Jewish
Diaspora,
1984
Box 1, Folder 5
"The Lion Roars - The Dragon Stirs: The Asian Jewish World in the 21st
Century,"
B'Yachad,
2000 May
Box 1, Folder 6
"Return to Shanghai for Film and TV Documentary,"
Australia-New Zealand B'nai B'rith Communicator,
1998 July
Box 1, Folder 7
"Shanghai Ghetto: The Hard Escape,"
The Sunday
Magazine,
1980 August 10
Box 1, Folder 8
Silver Jubilee Booklet, Association of Far Eastern Jews,
1979
Box 1, Folder 10
"What Happened to Lydia," by Norman B. Hannah,
Quadrant,
1975 November
