General

Maps, n.d., depicting sections of Szechwan and Hopeh provinces. Includes a table of place names in Szechwan Province. In Chinese

Miscellany. Intelligence reports, pamphlets, clippings, bulletins, and notes, l922-l952, relating to Japanese intervention in China, and to political, social, and economic conditions in China; and photocopy of a brochure, n.d., depicting the Astor Hotel in Tianjin where Herbert Hoover is said to have lived and worked

1912-1937

Consortium. Correspondence and memoranda, l9l8-l92l, relating to the formation of a consortium of American, British, French, and Japanese banking groups to conduct commercial activities in China

Manchukuo. Typescript memoir of the granddaughter of Tsien Wei-hsia, the prime minister of Manchukuo, ca. 1946

Miscellany. Photocopy of a brochure of hotel Astor in Tianjin, China, n.d.

1937-1945

Sino-Japanese Conflict. Pamphlet, 1937, relating to atrocities committed by the Japanese Army in Shanghai

World War II

Pro-Allied Chinese propaganda material, 1944

Four national anthems and one "international" song circulated by the Communists in Yenan, 1944. In Chinese

1945-1949

General. Issue of China Press, 17 June 1946

Civil war

Reports, l944-l947, relating to economic reconstruction and cooperative movements in the border region area of China under communist control

Directives, agreements, and press releases, l946-l947, relating to U.S. efforts to mediate between Nationalist and Communist forces. Includes communist Chinese press releases. In English and Chinese

1949-

General

Issues of China Connection, 1987-1989

Program and menu relating to the state visit of Chou En-lai to Burma, 1956

Culture. Pamphlet, ca. 1957, relating to the gradual disappearance of free creative writing in communist China

Economy. Pamphlet, 1952, issued by the Communist Party and relating to the role of Chinese workers in the industrialization of China

Government. Pamphlet, ca. 1957, relating to the bureaucracy in communist China

Nationalists. Purported translation of a forged special friendship pact between the Chinese People's Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, first circulated among pro-Nationalist groups in Hong Kong in February 1950

Tiananmen Square massacre, June 1989

General. Booklets, 1989, relating to the ten-year reform movement and the massacre of June 1989

Appeals and questionnaires prepared by Amnesty International

Electronic bulletin board messages

Transcript of a taped personal account

Portfolio of Buddhist silk embroidered portraits, dating from the Chien-lung period of the Ch'ing dynasty (1736-1795)

Two Nationalist Chinese flags, ca. 1949-1950

Phonorecords, 1949-1953. Pertaining to mutual aid teams, policy towards marriage reforms, Sino-Soviet friendship, Mao Tse-tung and Lu Hsun. In Chinese

1-2: Wang Kwei and Li Hsiang-Hsiang (dancing drama song)

3-5: Huai Hai Battle Suite (popular song)

6 :We Workers Have Strength (popular song)

6: The East is Red (North Shensi folk song)

7: Praise to Leader Mao Tse-tung (North Shensi folk song)

7: Support to Pla (North Shensi folk song)

8: Glory to the Whole Family (Northeastern folk song)

9: Learning of a Couple (popular song)

9: Celebrate a Liberated New Year (popular song)

10-11: Wang Hsiu-Luan (dancing drama song)

12: Sweeping Wind and Peach Blossom Shop, Apricot Village (Kansu and Yunnan folk song)

12: Shepherd's Song (Chingai folk song)

13: Heroes Conquest Ta Tu River (fold song)

14: Five Flowers Blooming (Northeastern folk song)

14: Youth Join the Army (Northeastern folk song)

15: Song of July 1 (popular song)

15: Challenge of Production (popular song)

16: Old Wang Ma Demands Peace (popular song)

17: The New Moon Hangs in the Sky (Kangtin folk song)

17: Shepherd Girl (popular song)

18: Song of Miaos (folk song from Miaos)

18: Sun Shines Red to Pomegranate (folk song from Miaos)

19: Song of Erh Lang Shan (popular song)

10 microfilm reels of documents pertaining to Chinese- student workers in France, 1920-1940. Mainly in French.