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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Old China Hands Unpublished Manuscripts Collection
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.UMC
Extent:
0.92 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1942-2012
Abstract: The Old China Hands Unpublished
Manuscripts Collection consists of unpublished, primarily autobiographical and biographical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.
Language of Material: English
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Old China Hands Unpublished Manuscripts Collection
consists of unpublished works, primarily autobiographical and biographical, about people who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.
The collection is open for research 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Wolf Ascher, Muzza Eaton, Faith Goldman, Lou Grossman, Rose Horowitz, Helga Kuegler, Harold
Nyland, Bill Parker, and Suzi Walensky, 2002-2017
2017, 2020.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2013
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