Personal Notebooks, Financial Accounts, and Address Books, 1982 - 2009

File — Box: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series is comprised of personal and professional papers, records, programs, and booklets from Nien Cheng’s life and career. Of particular interest are Cheng’s personal appointment books, which document her daily activities before and after the publication of Life and Death in Shanghai. The series also contains correspondence, programs, and itineraries from her public lectures and appearances. Additionally, it features Cheng’s handwritten notes and research materials, presumably used in her preparation for subsequent lectures and speeches.

Dates

1982 - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collection requires an advanced appointment. Many of the contents in Series 8: Audiovisual Materials were professionally created by other organizations and under copyright, or may be still undergoing digitization efforts. For more information, please contact staff at rockarchives@sru.edu

Extent

8 Files : 8 separate notebooks or booklets

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

From the Series: Chinese

From the Series: Japanese

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Contents include:

• Notebook—Worship Songs with Tunes (Union Church, Kuling, China) • Personal Notebook--Contains Chinese poems and prayers (English) • Personal Notebook--Contains Li Bai poetry (Chinese) • Personal Notebook--Contains notes on how to “operate the Dell P.C.” • Personal Notebook--Contains notes on American history, China and U.S. relations, China after Mao Tse-Tung, and the laws concerning Chinese immigration to the U.S.A. • Financial Accounts Booklet (1984-1985) • Financial Accounts Booklet (1982-1983)--Includes unknown key • Address Books (2 separate books)--Includes both personal and professional contacts