Overview of the Wai H. Tan interview
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Overview of the Wai H. Tan interview
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2009
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Wai H. Tan interview
Dates: undated
Collection Number: 91097
Creator: Tan, Wai H., 1891-1990
Collection Size:
2 phonotape cassettes
(0.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Relates to conditions in China during the childhood and youth of Wai H. Tan, the period of the Boxer Rebellion, and the early
experiences of Wai H. Tan as a student in the United States. Interview conducted by Ellen Tan Drake.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use copy available.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
Wai H. Tan interview, undated, Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1991.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
Chinese-American business executive; great-nephew of Dowager Empress Tz?u-hsi.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to conditions in China during the childhood and youth of Wai H. Tan, the period of the Boxer Rebellion, and the early
experiences of Wai H. Tan as a student in the United States. Interview conducted by Ellen Tan Drake.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Chinese--United States.
China--Court and courtiers.
China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.
Phonotapes.
Drake, Ellen T.
Collection Contents
Sound recording of Wai H. Tan interview concerning his early days in Beijing and the Boxer Rebellion (cassette 1)
undated
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 91097_a_0002150
Sound recording of Wai H. Tan interview concerning his childhood and experiences in the United States (cassette 2)
undated
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 91097_a_0002154
