Manuscript Final Draft (Copy)

File — Box: 14, Folder: 11-15

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

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

1946 - 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 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

5 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See also Manuscript Final Draft of this collection (box 14, folders 6-10).

Materials Specific Details

Includes Parts I (Chapters I-IV), II (Chapters I-VIII), and III (Chapters I-VI) of Life and Death in Shanghai. Folder titles were kept consistent with chapter indications written on the manuscripts.

This copy is a photocopy of the final draft of the manuscript in this collection. What is different about this version is the last 2 pages writes "The Living and the Dead," which appears to be an introduction.

The other manuscript has an epilogue in its place, which is completely different.