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  • Title: W. Sheldon Ridge papers
    Date (inclusive): 1905-1939
    Collection Number: 47017
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 14 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder (7.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Clippings and notes, relating to political, social, and economic conditions in China and to Chinese history, foreign relations, and civilization.
    Creator: Ridge, W. Sheldon (William Sheldon), 1875-
    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

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1947.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], W. Sheldon Ridge Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of documents created and accumulated by W. Sheldon Ridge. It contains correspondence, memoranda, position papers, reports, printed matter, clippings, and notes relating to political, social, and economic conditions in China and to Chinese history, foreign relations, and civilization. Includes political cartoons (in Chinese), charts of the 1910 census data, maps and posters on the subjects of opium, the Shantung flooding, etc.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Journalists
    Journalism -- China
    China -- Civilization