Inventory of the Cheng Tianfang papers
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Title: Cheng Tianfang papers
Date (inclusive): 1935-1966
Collection Number: 2007C3
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Chinese
Physical Description:
15 manuscript boxes
(5.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, speeches and writings, and notes relating to political conditions and education in China and Taiwan.
Creator:
Cheng, Tianfang, 1899-1967
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
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2007.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Cheng Tianfang papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
BiographicalNote
A Chinese politician and educator, Chieng Tianfang (1899-1967) was a Zhongguo guo min dang leader in China and Taiwan, then
an émigré in the United States.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, speeches and writings, and notes relating to political conditions and education in China and Taiwan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
Education -- China
Education -- Taiwan
Zhongguo guo min dang
Writings and Related Materials
1935-1951, undated
Thread-bound manuscripts
1935-1936
Early diaries
1935-1936
Scope and Contents note
Six thread-bound books
box 10
Cheng Tianfang manuscript (two thread-bound books)
1935-1936
box 11
Draft notes (two folders)
undated
box 11
Letter to Chiang Kai-shek by Shi Hu (胡適)
1951
box 11
"Principle of Public Administration" by Leonard White
1951
box 11
"Theory of States" by Jacobson
1952
box 11
Unidentified photo
undated
Scope and Contents
Taken 20+ years after Cheng Tianfang passed away; his son-in-law, who was the minister of Finance in Taiwan, appears in the
photograph.
box 12, folder 1-10
Article digests
1938-1945
box 12, folder 11
History notes and reading list
1950s
box 12, folder 12
Memoranda and address book
1954
Articles written as ambassador to Germany
1935-1938
box 13, folder 1
"Chinese Art Exhibition in Bonn,"
1935-1936
box 13, folder 2
"Eleventh World Games,"
1936
box 13, folder 4
"About America,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 5
"Retrospect and Prospect of the International Situation,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 7
"Health and Longevity,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 8
"Revolution for the Love,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 9
"Visit to Rhine,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 10
"Visit to Hamburg, Bremen, and Frankfurt,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 11
"Eliminate the Misunderstanding between Chinese and Western Cultures by Communication,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 12
"Memory of E'mei Mountain,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 13
"The American Revolution and Its Impacts on the World,"
1935-1938
box 13, folder 14
Untitled articles
undated
box 14, folder 1
"Sichuan Temporary Council,"
1939
box 14, folder 2
The Sixth Kuomintang Congress, agenda and draft
1945
box 14, folder 3
Columbia University and Yale University
1947
box 14, folder 4
Foreign Policy Association and Pan-American Association Luncheon
1947
box 14, folder 5
Political magazines collection
1948
box 15, folder 1-4
Incremental Materials 2023
1950s-1960s
Scope and Contents
The increment is composed of personal certificates, copies of correspondence, and a book "The History of Sino-Russian Relations,"
by Tien Fong Cheng and John Leighton Stuart.
