Description
Eric J. Schmidt is an Old China Hand
that taught at the Shanghai American School and was interned by the Japanese in the Chapei
camp outside of Shanghai. The collection contains drawings done by Schmidt, including pencil
portraits of fellow internees at Chapei, as well as a pastel drawing of the camp buildings.
Also included is a poster made by Schmidt with photographs of internees recreating their
daily routine at Chapei taken after the Japanese abandoned the camp in 1945.
Background
Eric J. Schmidt was born on December 4, 1915 in Hillsborough, Illinois. He attended UC
Berkeley, and graduated in 1940 after taking some time off of school to work on ships.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.