Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Tian, Chaoming, 1918-2010
- Abstract:
- The T'ien Ch'ao-ming 田朝明 papers (1981-2001) contain writings, correspondence, and photographs, relating to political dissent and advocacy of democracy and human rights in Taiwan. Includes correspondence with political prisoners and photographs of political demonstrations.
- Extent:
- 8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (2.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Chinese
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], T'ien Ch'ao-ming 田朝明 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Included in the collection are T'ien Ch'ao-ming 田朝明's manuscripts, his correspondence with political prisoners, and more than three hundred photographs documenting anti-Kuomintang political movements in the 1980s and the 1990s.
- Biographical / historical:
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T'ien Ch'ao-ming (Tian Chaoming) was a Japanese-educated physician known for his efforts in promoting Taiwan's democracy, human rights, and political independence. An eyewitness to the bloody incident of February 1947, when the Chinese Nationalist government violently suppressed an antigovernment uprising in Taiwan, as well as to the ensuing martial law of Taiwan under the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Tian never was at ease with authority. A lone dissident in the face of Kuomintang authoritarian rule in Taiwan, he became one of the pioneers in the Democratic Progressive Party, the ruling party of Taiwan between 2000 and 2008.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2012.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], T'ien Ch'ao-ming 田朝明 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563