Inventory of the Norman David Hanwell papers
Finding aid prepared by Yuan Tian
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2015
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Title: Norman David Hanwell papers
Date (inclusive): 1928-1944
Collection Number: 2015C15
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, notes, and printed matter relating to political and social conditions in China during the 1930s,
the Communist movement in China in the 1930s, and the Sino-Japanese War.
Creator:
Hanwell, Norman David, 1909-1941
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
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2015.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Norman David Hanwell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Norman David Hanwell was a China scholar whose research interests included Chinese Communism, guerilla warfare, Chinese villages,
Sino-Japanese relations, and Japanese aggressions in China in the 1930s. His articles appeared in publications such as the
Christian Science Monitor,
Herald Tribune,
Asia Magazine, and
The Nation.
Hanwell was born on February 20, 1909 in San Francisco, California. He married Dorothea Smith in 1937, and the couple moved
to China in 1939. Hanwell died of a heart infection on October 5, 1941 in Peking, China
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is composed of correspondence, writings, notes, and printed matter relating to political and social conditions
in China during the 1930s, the Communist movement in China in the 1930s, and the Sino-Japanese War.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Communism -- China
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
China -- History -- 1928-1937
China -- History -- 1937-1945
box 1, folder 2
American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations
1937-1938
box 1, folder 3
Asia Magazine (Henrietta Gerwig, Richard Walsh)
1936-1939
box 1, folder 4
Christian Science Monitor
1935
Scope and Contents
Includes photos of Yun Kang caves.
box 1, folder 5
Dorothea Gabel Coryell
1935-1937
Scope and Contents
Includes encounters with Ed Snow, Owen Lattimore, and Agnes Smedley.
box 1, folder 6
Dorothea Gabel Coryell
1938
box 1, folder 7
Los Angeles Times
1934
Scope and Contents
Includes articles written on the Jiangxi Campaign.
box 1, folder 8
Maxwell Stewart,
The Nation
1936
box 1, folder 9
Mortimer Graves (American Council of Learned Societies)
1934-1937
box 1, folder 10
Pacific Affairs
1937-1938
box 1, folder 11
University of Minnesota
1937
box 1, folder 13
"Aids to the Study of Chinese Philosophy,"
1934
box 1, folder 15
Contemporary Japan (Index)
1935-1936
box 1, folder 16
Conference for University Men, Council on Foreign Relations
1937
box 2, folder 2
"Essentials of Chinese Drama,"
1935
box 2, folder 3
Fortnightly Survey of Current Events, Council of International Affairs
1935-1938
box 2, folder 4
Japan's militarism clippings
1936
box 2, folder 5-8
Information Bulletin, Council of International Affairs, China
1937
box 2, folder 9
"Sino-Japanese Conflicts in Northern China,"
1931-1942
box 2, folder 10
"The Far East - A Syllabus," by George L. Harris
1944
box 2, folder 11
"Topical Analysis of Comparative European Government," by Joseph R. Starr
1936
Research and Notes
1928-1938
box 3, folder 1
Chinese-language clippings on agriculture and 1931 Beijing student strike
1931
box 3, folder 2
Clippings: Civil War in China
1934-1938
box 3, folder 3
Clippings: China guerrilla warfare
1935-1938
box 3, folder 4
Clippings: Japanese aggression in China
1934-1937
box 3, folder 5
Communism in China
1931-1935
box 3, folder 7
English translations of Chinese articles
1928-1934
box 3, folder 8
English translations of Chinese articles
1934
box 3, folder 9
Inner Mongolia and Chinese Communism
1933-1936
box 3, folder 11
Red Army and Communist Activities in JIangxi and Sichuan
1934-1937
box 4, folder 1
"China's '400' Million,"
undated
box 4, folder 2
"Comparative Table of Communist Program for China in 1928 and 1935,"
1928-1935
box 4, folder 3
"Conflicting Forces in China,"
undated
box 4, folder 5
"Forum: Understanding China,"
1936
box 4, folder 6
"Japanese Imperialism versus Chinese 'Communism': Notes on Contrasting Policies,"
undated
box 4, folder 7
"Notes on Local Government in China,"
undated
box 4, folder 8
"Notes on Unrest in China,"
undated
box 4, folder 9
"'Red Baiting' in North China, Communism in Kiangsi, and Communism in Szechuan,"
1934
box 4, folder 10
"Rotten Gentry of China,"
1937
box 4, folder 11
"Student Organization at Yenching,"
undated
box 4, folder 12
"The Actual Strength of the Red Army,"
undated
box 4, folder 13
"The Chinese Communist Occupation,"
undated
box 4, folder 14
"The International Relations of Manchuria,"
undated
box 4, folder 15
"The Real Rulers of China,"
undated
box 4, folder 16
"The Szechuan Soviet Armies,"
undated
box 4, folder 17
"When Chinese Reds Move In,"
1936
box 4, folder 18
"Where Japan Rules in China,"
1937
box 4, folder 19
"Why Peasants Hate Government,"
undated
box 4, folder 20
"Within Chinese Red Areas,"
1937
box 4, folder 21
"Within Chinese Communist Territory,"
undated
box 4, folder 22
Yenching University course syllabus
1932-1933