Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jin, Wensi, 1892-1968
- Abstract:
- The Wunsz King 金問泗 papers (1932-1952) contains transcripts of conversations with foreign officials, memoranda, and reports relating to Chinese foreign relations with the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Poland, and Czechoslovakia; the Sino-Japanese War; and the Korean National Council to the League of Nations, 1919.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder (0.9 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English, Chinese, Russian, and other languages
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Wunsz King 金問泗 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Transcripts of conversations with foreign officials, memoranda, and reports relating to Chinese foreign relations with the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Poland, and Czechoslovakia; the Sino-Japanese War; and the Korean National Council to the League of Nations, 1919.
The original order of the files has been mostly maintained, except for Interviews, which have been arranged chronologically. Folder titles have been transcribed as they appeared on the original files.
- Biographical / historical:
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Wunsz King (Chin Wen-ssu, Jin Wensi 金问泗, 1892-1968), Chinese diplomat; ambassador to the Netherlands, 1933-1944; ambassador to Norway, 1945-1950. Referred to as both Jin Wensi and Wensi Jin.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1968.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Governments in exile
Diplomats -- China - Places:
- China -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands
China -- Foreign relations -- Norway
Korea -- History -- Independence movement, 1919
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- China
Norway -- Foreign relations -- China
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], Wunsz King 金問泗 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