Inventory of the Chinese pictorial collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff and Justyna Szulc
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Title: Chinese pictorial collection
Date (inclusive): 1868-1991
Collection Number: XX770
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 7 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 1 scroll
(13.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Photographs and other audiovisual material depicting Chinese cities, scenes of daily life, various prominent personalities,
and miscellaneous scenes of political activities.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 1-2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Chinese pictorial collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs and other audiovisual material depicting Chinese cities, scenes of daily life, various prominent personalities,
and miscellaneous scenes of political activities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
China -- Pictorial works
box 1
2 prints depicting Amoy, China
1926
Access
Box 1 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 2
Chinese scroll painting of the birth of Jesus
undated
Access
Box 2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 3
U.S. Marines in China album
1927
Scope and Contents
Oblong photo album assembled by an anonymous Marine stationed in Shanghai, China, in 1927 to 1928. Consists of 108 photographs
with neatly penned, concise captions below (on black album page) plus 132 uncaptioned photos. Captures street scenes around
Shanghai (and perhaps also Tientsin) and the harbor; USMC headquarters and camp; leathernecks on duty manning machine-gun
batteries, on parade, during rest periods, out on the town; many street scenes, including photos of locals (e.g., beggar,
barber, shoemaker, merchant).
box 3
Unidentified photograph
undated
box 4, folder 1
13 prints depicting Chinese views, including the Great Wall and Inner Mongolia
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope A in photo file.
box 4, folder 2
33 prints of Peking (Peiping), China
1936-1938
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope H in photo file.
box 4, folder 3
9 prints of the 1937 bombing of Shanghai, China, by the Japanese
1937
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope I in photo file.
box 4, folder 4
1 print depicting the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Paris, 1909; and 7 photocopies of prints depicting Chinese students
in France and Belgium
1909-1930
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope K in photo file.
box 4, folder 5
1 stereoptic slide depicting buildings in the French Concession in Tientsin destroyed by bombing, and one depicting the East
Asiatic German Infantry sent to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion
1901
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope M in photo file.
box 4, folder 6
7 prints depicting rooms in Hotel Astor, Tianjin, China, where Herbert Hoover is said to have worked and lived
circa 1980
Scope and Contents note
Previously Envelope O in photo file.
box 4, folder 7
Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and last emperor Puyi
1956
Scope and Contents
Includes 9 prints depicting the last emperor of China, Puyi, in a Communist political prison in Fushun, China, in 1956; 7
prints depicting Mao and former Chinese PM Zhou Enlai in Beijing airport in 1956. Photos by David Lancashire, the first North
American correspondent to report from mainland China in the 1950s.
box 4, folder 8
Photographs of Shanghai
1941
box 4, folder 9
Postcards of Northern Chinese City, Harbin
undated
box 4, folder 10
Photographs and negatives, Shanghai
1986
box 4, folder 11
Photographs of Shanghai
1991
box 5
3 prints of a house with beautiful artwork, given to the missionaries for kindergarten work
Scope and Contents note
Contents fomerly housed in envelope mB.
box 5
1 print depicting the Republican Conference held at Nanking, China, where delegates from 17 provinces elected Dr. Sun Yat-sen
president of a provisional government
1991 December 29
Scope and Contents note
Contents formerly housed in envelope mC. 1 print is of the article in the Chinese newspaper
Min-li pao, which reported the results of the election.
box 5
1 print depicting Chinese bandits posing in new uniforms near Chengchow, Honan Province, 1917, after they had been incorporated
in the army of the Governor of Kaifeng, capital of the Honan Province; 1 print depicting Standard Oil Chinese agents at farewell
party for Charles Forrest Crest, given at his home in Paotingfu, Honan Province, 1920
Scope and Contents
Contents formerly housed in envelope mD.
box 6
1 print of a cartoon by Tom Brooks, entitled "The Thorn," depicting Chiang kai-shek as a thorn in the foot of a Communist
Chinese dragon
Scope and Contents
Contents formerly housed in envelope mE.
box 5
1 autographed print of Dr. H. H. Kung
Scope and Contents note
Contents formerly housed in envelope G.
box 5
2 prints taken by Tony Wills depicting scenes of the Cultural Revolution, entitled "A Meeting Hall for Workers at a Nitrogenous
Fertilizer Factory in Canton," and "Red Guard Posters in the City of Canoton Near the 'Friendship Store'"
1966 August
Scope and Contents note
Contents formerly housed in envelope mJ.
box 6
1 painting by Ching-chuk Yu
1969 October 10
Scope and Contents note
Contents formerly housed in envelope m*L.
box 6
1 print depicting the Diplomatic Corps in Beijing with President Yuan Shih-kai
circa 1913-1914
Scope and Contents
Contents formerly housed in envelope m*L.
box 6
1 print depicting the staff of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, 1868; and 1 print depicting the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Shanghai
undated
Scope and Contents
Contente formerly housed in envelope mN.
memorabilia_cabinet
Decorative Chinese scroll
undated
2018 Incremental Material
box 7
Black/White photos mounted on boards
Scope and Contents note
Locations include Fuzhou, Kushan Monastery in Fujian, Pagoda Island, Woo she shan.
box 8
Black/White photos mounted on boards (continued)
Scope and Content note
Locations include Fuzhou, Kushan Monastery in Fujian, Pagoda Island, Woo she shan.
box 9
Black/White photos mounted on boards (continued)
Scope and Content note
Locations include Fuzhou, Kushan Monastery in Fujian, Pagoda Island, Woo she shan.
