Sub-Series A: Life and Death in Shanghai Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Included are several manuscript drafts, a galley proof, hand-written drafts in Chinese, and other contents relating to the writing of Cheng's memoir, Life and Death in Shanghai. In the drafts, hand-written annotations, presumably from Nien Cheng and copy editors, can be found.
Dates
- 1955 - 2009
- Majority of material found within 1986 - 2009
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection requires an advanced appointment. Many of the contents in Series 8: Audiovisual Material 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
From the Collection: 24.14 Linear Feet (8 record cartons, 3 document cases, 12 archives boxes, two oversized flat folders.) : The archive is approximately 24.14 linear feet in size and the library contains 300+ hardback and paperback 20th-century to 2009 volumes in both English and Chinese.
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
From the Series: Chinese
Arrangement
No indication was given of the order in which the manuscript drafts were created, each draft was assigned a designated number for descriptive purposes only. These numbers may not reflect the order in which manuscript drafts were created.
Repository Details
Part of the Slippery Rock University Archives and Special Collections Repository
315 Bailey Library
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock PA 16057
724-738-2740
rockarchives@sru.edu