Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008

Series comprises primarily correspondence, photographs, immigration and visa documents, diaries, articles, writings, bonds, caricatures, and so on related to T.C. Hsu and his family, dating from circa 1904 to 2012. The correspondence include family letters, photographs and documents related to his siblings, business letters, and letters between T.C. Hsu and his colleagues and friends. The immigration and visas files document his migration from Hong Kong to the United States during the 1950s, his passports, his visas applications to travel to China in the 1970s, and the permanent residence applications for his siblings. The two volumes of Singloh Hsu (徐新六) diaries document his career as a banker between 1936 and 1938. The five volumes of T.C. Hsu diaries dated between 1943 and 1964. The photographs are primarily portraits of T.C. Hsu and his family, dating from 1930s to 1940s; the photographs also depict T.C. Hsu's activities and travels, dating from circa 1960s to 2006. Other documents in the series include address book, bookmark, articles, calligraphy writing, caricature, fortune telling, financial bonds, etc. collected by T.C. Hsu. The materials document T.C. Hsu's life and his experience as an employee working for an international company and his migration experience from China to the United States during the 1950s.

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 8 Biographical article, Hsu Ke (徐珂), 1989

Grandfather of T.C. Hsu.

Box 2 Folder 9-10 Biographical, Hsu Singloh (徐新六), 1938-circa 1992, undated

Father of T.C. Hsu. Include writing by T.C. Hsu on his father and his attempt to collect archival materials related to his father; chronology of Hsu Singloh; tributes and articles written by others about the death of Hsu Singloh.

Correspondence, 信札, 1937-2012

Family, 家書, 1951-2008

Mostly with Irene Hsu (徐大慶) and Vivian Hsu (徐嘉汝) on family matters.

Arranged chronologically.

Request Box 3

Box 3 Folder 1 1951

Box 3 Folder 2 1952

Box 3 Folder 3 1953

Box 3 Folder 4 1954

Box 3 Folder 5 1955

Box 3 Folder 6 1956

Box 3 Folder 7 1957

Box 3 Folder 8 1958

Box 3 Folder 9 1959

Box 3 Folder 10 1961

Box 3 Folder 11 1962

Box 3 Folder 12 1963

Box 3 Folder 13 1964

Box 3 Folder 14 1965-1971

Box 3 Folder 15 1972

Box 3 Folder 16 1973

Box 3 Folder 17 1974

Box 3 Folder 18 1975

Box 3 Folder 19 1976

Box 3 Folder 20 1977

Box 3 Folder 21 1977 April, 4 photographs

Photographs, 照片: Memorial Service of T.C. Hsu's Mother, Yang Yu-Hsuen (楊毓璇)

Box 3 Folder 22 circa 2003-2008, 3 photographs

Photographs, 照片: Memorial tablets

Box 3 Folder 23 1976-1978, 2008

On family cemetery

Box 3 Folder 24 1981

Box 3 Folder 25 1982

Box 3 Folder 26 1982

Irene Hsu, 徐大慶, 1937-2003

Box 3 Folder 27 College Diploma and Report Cards, 1937-1940

Box 3 Folder 28 University of Shanghai Alumni Directory and Newsletter, 1987

Alma mater of Irene Hsu

Box 3 Folder 29 Incoming, to Irene Hsu, 1982-1983

Box 3 Folder 30 Outgoing, from Irene Hsu, to T.C. Hsu, 1983-1985

Box 3 Folder 31 Outgoing, from Irene Hsu, to T.C. Hsu, 1991

Box 3 Folder 32 Estate of Irene Hsu, 2003

Family Friends and Colleagues, 親戚朋友, 1951-1989

Arranged alphabetically by last name and date.

Request Box 4

Box 4 Folder 1 1952-1956

Box 4 Folder 2 1962-1981

Box 4 Folder 3 1977, 1981-1982

Box 4 Folder 4 1993-2014

Box 4 Folder 5 undated

with notes

Box 4 Folder 6 Bu, Lisheng (步禮生), 1981-1983

Box 4 Folder 7 Chang, Kia-Ngau (張嘉璈), 1955, 1966

Box 4 Folder 8 Chen, Kwang Pu (陳光甫), 1951

Box 4 Folder 9 Chen, Kwang Pu (陳光甫), 1952

Box 4 Folder 10 Chen, Kwang Pu (陳光甫), 1953

Box 4 Folder 11 Chen, Kwang Pu (陳光甫), 1954

Box 4 Folder 12 Chen, Kwang Pu (陳光甫), 1955, 1957

Box 4 Folder 13 Chuang, Linda (永楚), 1965-1966

Include 3 photographs

Box 4 Folder 14 Li, Ming (李銘) and Tse, K.K. (謝家駒), 1957

Box 4 Folder 15 Li, Ming (李銘) and Tse, K.K. (謝家駒), 1958

Box 4 Folder 16 Li, Ming (李銘) and Tse, K.K. (謝家駒), 1964

Box 4 Folder 17 Tribute to Li Ming, 1966

Box 4 Folder 18 Shih, P.C. (史寶楚), 1952, 1958

Box 4 Folder 19 Shih, P.C. (史寶楚), 1962-1963, undated

Box 4 Folder 20 Shih, P.C. (史寶楚), 1976-1977, 1982

Box 4 Folder 21 Starr, C.V., 1949-1965

with notes

Box 4 Folder 22 Photocopy of Birthday Gift to C.V. Starr, 1968

Box 4 Folder 23 Xu, Zhenhua (J.H. Hsu, 徐振華), 1982, 1989

Box 4 Folder 24 Yu, C.Y., 1997

Box 4 Folder 25 Zhang, Zequn (張澤群), 1982-1983

Organizations, 有關機構, 1969-2012

Request Box 5

Box 5 Folder 1 AIG (American International Group), 2000

T.C. Hsu's 50th Anniversary with AIG

Box 5 Folder 2 C.V. Starr Foundation, 1969

T.C. Hsu elected as Vice President

Box 5 Folder 3 Dongshan Shiyan Elementary School (东山实验小学), 1998

Box 5 Folder 4 Elizabeth Wang Gallery, 2002

Box 5 Folder 5 Harvard's Archive of World Music, 1982

Box 5 Folder 6 Hin Lung Yung Memorial Scholarship, Yale University, 2001-2006

Box 5 Folder 7 Lin Yutang Memorial Stamp, 1994

Box 5 Folder 8 Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MOCA), 1996

Box 5 Folder 9 Metropolitan Museum, Art of Eastern Europe Program, 1991

Box 5 Folder 10 Suzhou Museum shop project, 2006

Box 5 Folder 11 Business, 1999-2005, 2012

Box 5 Folder 12 Medical, 1982, 2001, 2005

Immigration and Visas, 移民簽證, 1939-1981

Box 5 Folder 13 Passport renewal, Visa and immigration application, 1950-1952

Box 5 Folder 14 Passport renewal, Visa and immigration application, 1953-1955

Box 5 Folder 15 Correspondence and Applications, Visa to People's Republic of China, 1973-1980

Box 5 Folder 16 Application for Permanent Residence Visa, Irene and Vivian Hsu, 1979, 1981

Passports

Box 5 Folder 17 1939

Box 5 Folder 18 1945

Box 5 Folder 19 1950-1961

Box 5 Folder 20 Passport photos, 1949, 1962

Box 5 Folder 21 Certificates of Inoculation and Vaccination, 1949

Box 5 Folder 22 Hong Kong identification card, 1950

Box 5 Folder 23 Certificate of Naturalization, 1962

Diaries, 日記, 1936-1964

Hsu, Singloh, 徐新六

Request Box 6

Box 6 Folder 1 Freedom Diary, 自由日記, 1936

Box 6 Folder 1 Silk Diary, 絲綢日記, 1937 January 1-1938 August 1

Hsu, Ta-Chun, 徐大春

Box 6 Folder 2 1943

Box 6 Folder 2 1946

Box 6 Folder 3 1947

Handy Diary

Box 6 Folder 3 1962

Handy Diary

Box 6 Folder 3 1964

Handy Diary

Photographs, 照片, circa 1950-2006

Box 6 Folder 4 T.C. Hsu standing with siblings, Irene Hsu (Hsu Ta-Ching, 徐大慶) and Vivian Hsu Jee (徐嘉汝), circa 1930s

Box 6 Folder 4 T.C. Hsu on Ellis Island next to the Statue of Liberty, circa 1940s

Photographic postcard

Box 6 Folder 4 Family photograph, undated

Box 6 Folder 4 T.C. Hsu portrait, circa 1940s

Box 6 Folder 4 Hsu Singloh portrait, circa 1930s

Box 6 Folder 4 Irene Hsu (Hsu Ta-Ching, 徐大慶), 1975 June

Taken during T.C. Hsu's visit to Shanghai

Box 6 Folder 4 Vivian Hsu Jee (徐嘉汝), 1975 June

Taken during T.C. Hsu's visit to Shanghai

Box 6 Folder 5 T.C. Hsu in Europe, circa 1960 August, 4 items

photographic slides

Box 6 Folder 6 Events, 2006

With Sir Edwin and Kitty Oceten

Box 6 Folder 7 Natalie and Walker Calhows, 2000s

Box 6 Folder 8 Photo album, 2000s

Including travel photos in Switzerland, China, and photos with colleagues, family and friends.

Request Box 9

Box 9 Folder 2 Panoramic Group photo, [Shanghai, China?], circa 1930s-1940s

with Wellington Koo and Mme. Koo in the center

Other, 其它文件, circa 1904-2003

Request Box 7

Box 7 Folder 1 Address book, undated

Box 7 Folder 2 Articles and excerpts, 1950-1988

Box 7 Folder 3 Article and notes on Liang Qichao (梁啟超), undated

Request Box 9

Box 9 Folder 4 Articles, oversized newspaper, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2003

Request Box 7

Box 7 Folder 4 Bookmark, undated

With poem titled 不老歌, by Zhang Qun 張群

Request Box 9

Box 9 Folder 3 Calligraphy, circa 1981-1983, 4 items

Oversize; dedicated to T.C. Hsu by Bu Lisheng (步禮生, 字鐵生)

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 19 Caricature, 1989 June 19

Box 2 Folder 19 Caricature, 1989 July 25

Request Box 7

Box 7 Folder 5 Fortune telling, T.C. Hsu's Bazi (八字), 1965

Box 7 Folder 6 Financial: Dividend notice, 1951-1955

Request Box 10

Box 10 Financial: Shanghai Nanking Railway Net Profit Sub-Certificates, circa 1904, 14 folders; 282 sheets

Issued by the British and Chinese Corporation Limited. Include a letter from [S.Sudka], 1960 November 22.

Request Box 11A

Box 11A Financial: French Bonds, Emprunt Industriel du Gouvernement de La Republique Chinoise, 1 of 2, April 1914, 7 folders; 108 sheets

Also known as Pukow Bonds.

Request Box 11B

Box 11B Financial: French Bonds, Emprunt Industriel du Gouvernement de La Republique Chinoise, 2 of 2, April 1914, 8 folders; 128 sheets

Also known as Pukow Bonds.

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 20 F.F. Fraternity profile on Jack Chun (陳正), 1952

Request Box 7

Box 7 Folder 7 Miscellaneous, 1993, undated

Include photograph of roses and vase, a 10 Thai Baht banknote, English translation of poem "On a Quiet Night" (靜夜思)

Box 7 Folder 8 Writing on Communist China, Edited Draft, undated

Box 7 Folder 9 Writing on Communist China, Final Draft, undated

Collection Overview

Collection Contents

Series II: T.C. Hsu Files, 徐大春文件, circa 1904-2012