Overview of the Journal of a mission to China
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Title: Journal of a mission to China
Date: 1944
Collection Number: 2022C14
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Alex Taub (1892-1974) was an engineer with industrialization expertise. He was born in London in 1892, immigrated to the United
States in 1908, became a U.S. citizen in 1920, and died in Washington, D.C., in 1974. Collection is composed of a single bound
typescript - a personal journal titled "Journal of a mission to China," which describes Taub's activities in China in 1944.
Creator:
Taub, Alex, 1892-1974
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Journal of a mission to China, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alex Taub (1892-1974) was an engineer with industrialization expertise. He was born in London in 1892, immigrated to the United
States in 1908, became a U.S. citizen in 1920, and died in Washington, D.C., in 1974. He led industrialization projects in
Brazil during the late 1930s through the early 1940s. In 1944 Taub was recruited by the Nationalist Chinese government under
Chiang Kai-shek to help devise an industrial program in China. He supervised a team of 300+ engineers to work on a fundamental
industrialization program to develop China's industrial and economic conditions.
Scope and Content of Collection
Taub's bound, typewritten personal journal describing his activities in China in 1944.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Industrialization -- China
Industries -- China
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949
Typescripts
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box 1
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