Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Domke, Paul C.
- Abstract:
- Films and photographs, depicting missionary schools in China, 1936-1937; the effects of Japanese bombing in China, 1939; the transport of a giant panda from China to the St. Louis Zoo, 1939; scenes at Angkor Wat, 1939; the United States Observer Mission to Yenan, 1944-1945; American army headquarters in Chungking, 1945; and various other scenes in China, 1936-1945.
- Extent:
- 8 motion picture film reels, 1 envelope (0.9 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul C. Domke audiovisual materials, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains films and photographs, depicting missionary schools in China, 1936-1937; the effects of Japanese bombing in China, 1939; the transport of a giant panda from China to the St. Louis Zoo, 1939; scenes at Angkor Wat, 1939; the United States Observer Mission to Yenan, 1944-1945; American army headquarters in Chungking, 1945; and various other scenes in China, 1936-1945. Titles for films taken from film canister labels.
- Biographical / historical:
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Teacher, Carleton College-in-China, 1937-1939; member, United States Observer Mission to Yenan, 1944-1945.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- China
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Pictorial works
Education -- China -- Pictorial works
Pictorial works
Motion pictures - Names:
- United States. Observer Mission to Yenan, 1944-1945
- Places:
- China -- Pictorial works
Cambodia -- Pictorial works
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], Paul C. Domke audiovisual materials, [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