Inventory of the Liu family records
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Inventory of the Liu family records
Hoover Institution ArchivesStanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak.
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Title: Liu family records,
Dates: circa 1880-1930
Collection Number: 2008C8
Creator: Liu family.
Collection Size:
2 oversize boxes.
(1.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: A collection of early twentieth-century land deeds and contracts from the Zhejiang region of China offer a valuable glimpse
into China's real estate market from the 1880s to the 1930s.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
Chinese
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Liu family records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
The Liu family collection was donated to the Hoover Institution Archives in respectful memory of Rosie Chang's mother, Chen
Liu Shi-ling, and aunt, Liu Shi-ching.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biography/Adminstrative History
The Liu family lived in Nanxun, a thriving town and center of commerce during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911). Liu
Yong (1826-1899), the family patriarch and a prestigious Qing Dynasty merchant, built his fortune on cotton, silk, salt, and
real estate. His legacy includes Nanxun's historic landmark, the Xiao Lian Zhuang (Little Lotus Garden Villa), built in 1885.
The Liu family collection was most recently in the hands of Rosie Chang, the great- granddaughter of Liu Yong and Sheng Xuanhuai
(1844-1916), the former minister of transportation.
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of early twentieth-century land deeds and contracts from the Zhejiang region of China offer a valuable glimpse
into China's real estate market from the 1880s to the 1930s.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Land tenure--China.
Box: 1-2
Early twentieth-century land deeds and contracts from the Zhejiang region of China circa 1880-1930