Biographical / Historical
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Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Meyer Auerbach Collection
Creator:
Auerbach, Meyer Morton
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.MEA
Extent:
550 Megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1940-1988
Abstract: The
Meyer Auerbach
Collection
contains photographs, correspondence, invitations, paper currency, and
memoranda related to Auerbach's time in post-World War II Chungking and his visit to China
in the 1980s.
Language of Material: English, Chinese
Biographical / Historical
Meyer Morton Auerbach was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on December 14, 1924. In 1946
after World War II he worked for the United States Strategic Services Unit intelligence
agency in China. He later worked as a professor in the Political Science department at CSUN.
Auerbach passed away in 2007.
Scope and Contents
The
Meyer Auerbach Collection contains photographs,
correspondence, invitations, paper currency, and memoranda related to Auerbach's time in
China. Memoranda comment on the political situation in China post-World War II, while
invitations document an aspect of American social life in China immediately following the
War. Early photographs from the 1940s depict local scenes and Chinese political figures,
including Communist Party of China leader Lu Dingyi. Later correspondence and photographs
relate to Auerbach's publication
The Conservative Illusion
and his trip to China in the 1980s.
Conditions Governing Access
This 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Mallory Furnier, 2021
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Photographs
Documents