Series IV: Projects and Delegations, 1978-2010
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Series IV, organized chronologically by project, comprise correspondence, meeting notes, itineraries, reports, programs, press releases, etc. – files that record the initiation, planning, execution, and documentation of the wide variety of programs the Center organized, primarily dating between 1978 and 2002. Selected early programs include American Film Delegation, the meeting and exchange among dramatists Cao Yu/曹禺, Ying Ruocheng/英若诚 and Arthur Miller, the multiple editions of the Music and Arts Education Delegation (1980-1988, partially funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund), Isaac Stern's trip to China, and delegations of Chinese dramatists, musicians, dancers, writers, and visual artists to the US. Also covered by the materials are visits to the US by Chinese arts professionals such as Jin Weinuo/金维诺, Chen Gang/陈钢,Li Keyu/李克瑜, Mao Yuan/茅沅, Chen Xieyang/陈燮阳, Yuan Yunsheng/袁运生, Wu Wenguang/吴文光, Luo Jingjing/罗京京, Yin Falu/阴法鲁, Zhang Zhizhong/张致中, Chen Yifei/陈逸飞, Meng Guang,孟光, Shen Roujian/沈柔坚, Zhu Zeping/朱则平, Yu Runyang/于润洋, Wu Tianming/吴天明, and Qu Xiaosong/瞿小松. Due to composer Chou Wen-chung's directorship, the Center naturally participated in leading several music-centered projects such as the Taiwan project (1988-1989), and the Pacific Music Festival and the Pacific Composers Conference (PMF/PCC, 1989-1991), for which materials in this series offer important details. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Center also led interdisciplinary, cultural studies programs, including Cities East and West, A Comparative Study: Innovation and Tradition (1984-1997), and the Ford Minority Art Project/Yunnan Nationalities Cultures Project (circa 1991-2002).
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Arranged chronologically.
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Access and use
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The following boxes are located off-site: Box #1-121. You will need to request this material from the C.V. Starr East Asian Library at least 5 business days in advance to use the collection.
This collection has no restrictions.
- Parent terms of access:
- Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The C.V. Starr East Asian Library maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
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