Charles Beach Boothe papers, 1850-1976

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Summary

Creators:
Boothe, Charles Beach, 1851-1913
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, and clippings relating to the involvement of C. B. Boothe, Homer Lea, and other Americans, with Sun Yat-sen and other Chinese, in schemes to overthrow the Chinese Imperial Government, 1908-1911, and to Laurence Boothe, son of C. B. Boothe, 1905-1976. Includes a mounted photograph of Sun Yat-sen, 1910; printed copies of two books by Homer Lea, The Vermilion Pencil, and The Valor of Ignorance; and photocopies of mortality registers of Sacramento, California, 1850-1851.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Beach Boothe papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memoranda, and clippings relating to the involvement of C. B. Boothe, Homer Lea, and other Americans, with Sun Yat-sen and other Chinese, in schemes to overthrow the Chinese Imperial Government, 1908-1911, and to Laurence Boothe, son of C. B. Boothe, 1905-1976. Includes a mounted photograph of Sun Yat-sen, 1910; printed copies of two books by Homer Lea, The Vermilion Pencil, and The Valor of Ignorance; and photocopies of mortality registers of Sacramento, California, 1850-1851.

Biographical / historical:

American businessman.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1965.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 1 closed due to the fragility of the materials. Content from this collection has been digitized. Original materials may not without permission of the Archivist.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles Beach Boothe papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US