Old China Hands Unpublished Manuscripts Collection, 1942-2012

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Summary

Abstract:
The Old China Hands Unpublished Manuscripts Collection consists of unpublished, primarily autobiographical and biographical works written about people who lived in China from the mid-19th century until the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Extent:
0.92 linear feet
Language:
English
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Background

Scope and content:

The Old China Hands Unpublished Manuscripts Collection consists of unpublished works, primarily autobiographical and biographical, about people who lived and worked in China between the mid-19th century and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Shanghai is the most frequently mentioned location, though Tientsin, Tsingtao, Harbin, Peitaiho, Peking, and Chefoo are also mentioned. Many of the writings chronicle experiences of Jewish families moving to China from Germany, Iraq, Austria, Poland, or Russia. Other individuals had ancestral connections to British, American, Danish, and Russian families.

The manuscripts include both childhood and adult perspectives. Children's stories about schooling include descriptions of time as a student at the Shanghai Municipal Council Western District Public School and the Shanghai Jewish School. The earliest family account documents the Mills, a 19th century Presbyterian missionary family, while the majority of the writing recounts experiences from the first half of the 20th century. These include accounts of service in the United States Air Force and Foreign Service, and World War II internment experiences in Chapei and Pootung Camps. The United States Marines are central to the biography of Arthur Liu, an orphaned child adopted as a mascot by the Marines. Manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by the author's surname.

Acquisition information:
Wolf Ascher, Muzza Eaton, Faith Goldman, Lou Grossman, Rose Horowitz, Helga Kuegler, Harold Nyland, Bill Parker, and Suzi Walensky, 2002-2017
Processing information:

Jessica Geiser, 2013

Accruals:

2017, 2020.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Documents

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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