Chang (You-ling) papers, approximately 1930-2000

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Summary

Title:
Chang You-ling 張有齡 papers
Dates:
approximately 1930-2000
Creators:
Youling, Zhang, 1909-2007
Abstract:
Civil engineer, served at the PRC Ministry of Heavy Industry and the First Ministry of Machine Industry. Elected a Member of the People's Political Consultative Conference. Contains manuscripts, writings, and research notes, and photo albums.
Extent:
8 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, digital media (5.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Chinese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chang You-ling 張有齡 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains manuscripts, writings, and research notes by Chang. It also includes Chang's correspondences with family members such as his wife, Huang Xuezhen (黄雪珍), and daughter, Zhang Wei (张葳), as well as his correspondences with modern Chinese political figures. Features photograph albums related to Chang and his family, publications by Chang and his family, artifacts and other miscellaneous materials.

Biographical / historical:

Chang You-ling 張有齡 (Zhang Youling), 1909-2007, was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. In 1934, after graduating from Tsing Hua University, Chang was awarded the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship and studied civil engineering at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He received his doctoral degree in 1936 and returned to China the next year. Between 1937 and 1949, Chang taught at several universities, including the National Southwestern Associated University, Sichuan University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University. After the Chinese Communist takeover, Chang moved to Beijing where he served at the PRC Ministry of Heavy Industry and the First Ministry of Machine Industry. In 1964, he was elected a Member of the People's Political Consultative Conference. During the Cultural Revolution, Chang was slated to work in Hubei and Anhui provinces. Due to his academic achievement in civic and hydraulic engineering, in the 1980s and the 1990s, Chang was invited to be a visiting scholar by multiple universities in the United States, Taiwan, and Japan. He died in California in 2007.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Robb
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-31 15:22:53.801123

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chang You-ling 張有齡 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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