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Sub-Series A: Life and Death in Shanghai Manuscripts

 Sub-Series

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. Contact staff prior to preferred date, 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 over 1,200 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

Contact:
315 Bailey Library
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock PA 16057
724-738-4295