Register of the Chao Tze-chi papers
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Robb
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Stanford University
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Title: Chao Tze-chi papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-2021
Collection Number: 2021C42
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Chinese and English
Physical Description:
21 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes
(10 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Chao Tze-chi held multiple key positions within the government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), served as advisers
to four presidents of Taiwan: Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui, and was President of the
World Anti-Communist League (later renamed World League for Freedom and Democracy). The Chao Tze-chi papers includes over
60 volumes of personal diaries, ranging from the late 1940s to the early 2010s, Chao's personal files and certificates, photos
of his political and diplomatic activities, news clippings, books, and other miscellaneous materials.
Creator:
Zhao, Ziqi, 1915-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Chao Tze-chi papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Chao Tze-chi was born in Rehe Province in Northeast China. He graduated from Nankai University in Tianjin and then from the
Republic of China Military Academy. Between 1937 and 1945, Chao fought in the Sino-Japanese war. In 1948 he was elected member
of the Legislative Yuan. In 1949, Chao retreated to Taiwan along with the Chinese Nationalist government. Between 1950 and
1989, he held multiple key positions within the government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and served as advisers
to four presidents of Taiwan: Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui. In 1989, Chao served as President
of the World Anti-Communist League (later renamed World League for Freedom and Democracy), a position he held until 1999.
He played a crucial role in promoting Taiwan's track-II diplomacy in the 1990s; the most important achievements of which include
cementing Taipei's relationship with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile in India. Chao died in Taipei in August
2020.
Scope and Content of Collection
The personal collection includes over 60 volumes of personal diaries, ranging from the mid 1940s to the early 2010s, Chao's
personal files and certificates, photos of his political and diplomatic activities, news clippings, books, and other miscellaneous
materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Politicians
Taiwan
Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Diaries
Ephemera
Photographs
Journals 日記
1950-2012
Conditions Governing Access
Retained by donor or executor
Address books 地址簿
1948-2015
box 18, folder 3
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
1948
box 18, folder 4
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
1962
box 18, folder 5
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
1987
box 18, folder 6
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
1993
box 18, folder 7
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
2013
box 18, folder 8
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
2014
box 18, folder 9
Legislators address book 立委地址簿
2015
Certificates 證書
1946-2020
box 19, folder 1
Certificates 證書
1946-1981
box 19, folder 2
Certificates 證書
1982-2011
box 19, folder 3
Certificates 證書
1962-2006
box 19, folder 4
Certificates 證書
1948-1954
box 19, folder 5
Certificates 證書
1947-1982
box 19, folder 6
Certificates 證書
1930-1945
box 19, folder 7
Certificates 證書
1946-1953
box 19, folder 8
Certificates 證書
1955-1982
box 21, folder 3
Certificates 證書
1986-1996
box 21, folder 4
Certificates 證書
1996-2005
box 20, folder 1
Certificates 證書
1935-1973
box 20, folder 2
Certificates 證書
1935-2006
box 21, folder 5
Certificates 證書
1982-2020
box 20, folder 3
Miscellaneous Certificates 雜證
1950-1987
box 21, folder 7
Miscellaneous Certificates 雜證
1941-2013
Correspondence 函件
1999-2020
box 20, folder 4
Correspondence 函件
1999-2000
box 20, folder 5
Correspondence 函件
2014-2020
Photographs 照片
1950-2021, undated
box 20, folder 6
Photographs and printouts 照片和打印件
circa 1950-2007
box 20, folder 7
Laminated photographs 層壓照片
circa 1970-2020
box 22
Oversized photographs 超大照片
1951-1991, undated
box 23, folder 1
Oversized photographs and newspapers 超大照片和報紙
1980-2020, undated
box 24, folder 1
Photographs 照片
1955-1982, undated
box 24, folder 5
Photographs 照片
1997-2021, undated
World League for Freedom and Democracy 世界自由民主聯盟
1997-2006
box 21, folder 2
Photographs and letters 照片和信件
1997
