The Iris Chang Papers consist primarily of her research materials from her work on Thread of the Silkworm with a few files which may have been used for The Rape of Nanking and The Chinese in America. The content is broken down according to Chang's own notes. Chang was a meticulous researcher and her files are arranged according to subject matter, and are labeled according to her own methods. The series consists of 66 boxes and includes photographs and digital image files.

"Maybe the best young historian we've got, because she understands that to communicate history, you've got to tell the story in an interesting way." - Stephen Ambrose

33.5 Linear Feet (66 boxes)

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

This collection is open for research.