Description
Correspondence, writings, recordings and transcripts of interviews, photocopies of government records and other documents,
printed matter, audiovisual material, and memorabilia relating to the history of Chinese in the United States, and to aspects
of World War II. Includes research material for the books by Iris Chang,
Thread of the Silkworm (New York, 1995),
The Rape of Nanking (New York, 1997), and
The Chinese in America (New York, 2003), and for an uncompleted work on conditions of American soldiers captured by Japanese forces and Japanese
atrocities against American prisoners of war.
Extent
403 manuscript boxes, 2 cubic foot boxes, 5 card file boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders, 10 sound cassettes, 4 videocassettes,
digital media
(177.7 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
Boxes 377-379, 382-383, 386-394, and 397-412 closed until 2072 January 1. The remainder of 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.