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Ray Jones papers, [ca. 1920s-1970s]
AAS ARC 2000/46
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Title:

Ray Jones papers, [ca. 1920s-1970s]
Chinese Historical Society of America collection

Creator/Contributor:

Jones, Ray, Anarchist, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Ba, Jin, 1905-, Correspondent

Creator/Contributor:

Lu, Jianbo, Correspondent

Abstract:

Contains Jones' writings, including manuscripts of his essays and poems, and newspaper clippings of his articles. Of note is correspondence from the 1920s to 1950s with anarchists in China, including Lu Chien Bo and Ba Jin, a well known writer and Nobel prize nominee. With these are some anarchist publications, including booklets, leaflets, and periodicals from 1920-1938.

Date:

192u (issued)

Subject:

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Anarchists -- California
Anarchists -- China
Chinese Americans -- Politics and government
Political activists -- California
China -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Note:

Forms part of: Chinese Historical Society of America collection.
Ray Jones was an active Chinese anarchist in the 1920s-1940s in America and kept close connections with anarchists in China. He worked in San Jose, Calif. in the 1930s, and lived in San Francisco in his later years, ca. 1970s.
Chinese, with some English.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.4 linear ft.)

Language:

Chinese
English

Identifier:

AAS ARC 2000/46

Origin:

California