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.