William Yukon Chang papers, 1920-2010

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Series IV: Personal Life, 1930-2007

This series includes many volumes of photo albums that document William Chang and May Tang's early life and schooling and travels with their family and friends. It also contains transcripts, education certificates, and school directories from Chang and Tang's undergraduate and graduate schools. There are also voluminous correspondence with family and friends and scrapbooks with photos, receipts, and telegrams that document the Chang family's everyday life in Shanghai, Honolulu, Minnesota and New York City.


May and William Chang's Education, 1934-1994



Box 17 Folder 9 Center for Human Relations and Community Studies Course Materials 1 of 4, 1967-1968


Box 17 Folder 10 Center for Human Relations and Community Studies Course Materials 2 of 4, 1967-1968


Box 17 Folder 11 Center for Human Relations and Community Studies Course Materials 3 of 4, 1967-1968


Box 17 Folder 12 Center for Human Relations and Community Studies Course Materials 4 of 4, 1967-1968



Box 18 Folder 1 Certificates and Graduate Programs, 1950-1968


Box 18 Folder 2 Correspondence with Schools, 1967-1993


Box 18 Folder 3 School Directories 1948, 1953, 1948, 1953


Box 18 Folder 4 School Directories 1962-1994, 1962-1994


Box 18 Folder 5 School Direcotry The Johannean 1934, 1937, 1934, 1937


Box 18 Folder 6 School Direcotry The Johannean 1936, 1936


Personal Correspondence with Family and Friends, Holiday Cards and Financial Items, 1947-2007


Box 18 Folder 7 Correspondence with Family and Friends and Holiday Cards 1 of 2, 1947-2007


Box 18 Folder 8 Correspondence with Family and Friends and Holiday Cards 2 of 2, 1947-2007


Box 18 Folder 9 Personal Checks, War Bonds, and Financial Correspondence, 1952-2003


Family Photos, 1930-2000


Box 18 Folder 10 Photo Album of Visits with Friends, 1969-1977


Box 18 Folder 11 Photo Album of Family Gatherings and Friends, circa 1976


Box 18 Folder 12 Photo Album of Family Trip to Europe, circa 1978


Box 18 Item 13 Photo Album of Visits to Hong Kong and Taiwan, 1979



Box 19 Item 1 Photo Album of Family Trip to London and Paris 1 of 3, circa 1976


Box 19 Item 2 Photo Album of Family Trip to London and Paris 2 of 3, circa 1976


Box 19 Item 3 Photo Album of Family Trip to London and Paris 3 of 3, circa 1976


Box 19 Item 4 Photo Album of Family Visit to Hawaii 1 of 2, 1979


Box 19 Item 5 Photo Album of Family Visit to Hawaii 2 of 2, circa 1975


Box 19 Item 6 Photo Album of Family Visit to Holland, circa 1980



Box 20 Item 1 Photo Album of Trip to Salzburg and Vienna 1 of 2, 1980


Box 20 Item 2 Photo Album of Trip to Salzburg and Vienna 2 of 2, 1980


Box 20 Item 3 Photo Album of Trip to Florida and the Botanical Garden, 1981-1982


Box 20 Item 4 Photo Album of Trip to Canada, 1983-1984


Box 20 Item 5 Photo Album of Trip to Honolulu for McKinley High School Reunion, 1983



Box 21 Item 1 Photo Album of Trips to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and TransCanal, 1982-1983


Box 21 Item 2 Photo Album of Trips to TransCanal and Vancouver, 1983-1984


Box 21 Item 3 Photo Album of Cruise Trips to Canada, 1981-1986


Box 21 Item 4 Photo Album of Cruise Trip to New Orleans, 1985



Box 22 Item 1 Photo Album of Trip to Westerdam, 1987-1990


Box 22 Item 3 Photo Album of Trips to National Parks, 1985


Box 22 Item 4 Photo Album of Trips to California, Mexico and Maui, 1985


Box 22 Item 5 Photo Album of Hawai'i Reunion, 1985


Box 22 Item 6 Photo Album of Trips to Canada and Upstate New York, 1987



Box 23 Item 1 Photo Album of Hawai'i Trip, 1989


Box 23 Item 2 Photo Album of Vermont and New York Fall, 1986


Box 23 Item 3 Photo Album of Trips to Bermuda, Smokies and Vermont, 1986


Box 23 Item 4 Photo Album of 1990 Trips, 1990


Box 23 Item 5 Photo Album of Trips to Rott, Maine and Bermuda, 1987-1988



Box 24 Item 1 Photo Album of Trips to Myrtle Beach and Disney, 1988-1992


Box 24 Item 2 Photo Album of 1991 Summer Trips, 1991


Box 24 Item 3 Photo Album of Caribbean Trip Enlargments, 1994-1995


Box 24 Item 4 Photo Album of 1992 Trips, 1992


Box 24 Item 5 Photo Album of 1996 Trips, 1996



Box 25 Item 1 Photo Album of 1997 Cruise Trip, 1997


Box 25 Item 2 Photo Album of 1997 Cruise Trip and 1998 Trip to Turkey, 1997-1998


Box 25 Item 3 Photo Album of 1995 Thanksgiving and 1996 Bermuda Trip, 1995-1996


Box 25 Item 4 Photo Album of 1995 Cruise Trips, 1995


Box 25 Item 5 Photo Album of 1994 Cruise Trips, 1994



Box 26 Item 1 Photo Album of Trip to Bali, 1997


Box 26 Item 2 Photo Album of Trip to Shanghai, 1907


Box 26 Item 3 Photo Album of Trip to Beijing, 1907


Box 26 Item 4 Photo Album of Trips to Singapore and Moorea, 1907


Box 26 Item 5 Photo Album of Trips to Hong Kong, Da Nang and Singapore, 1907


Box 26 Item 6 Photo Album of 1999 Caribbean Trip, 1999


Box 26 Item 7 Photo Album of Trips to Jordan and Egypt, 1999


Box 26 Item 8 Photo Album of Trips to South Asia, 1999


Box 26 Item 9 Photo Album of Cruise Trip to Turkey, 1999



Box 27 Folder 1 Photos of May Tang's Family and Early Life in China, circa 1920s-1940


Box 27 Folder 2 Photos of William Chang's Life in Honolulu, Shanghai and New York, circa 1924-1955


Box 27 Folder 3 Photos of May and William Chang's Early Life and Family, circa 1930s-1990s


Box 27 Item 4 Photo Album of William Chang's Daughters 1 of 2, 1953-1962


Box 27 Item 5 Photo Album of William Chang's Daughters 1 of 2, 1953-1970


Box 27 Item 6 Photo Album of Family Vacations, 1968-2000


Box 27 Item 7 Photo Album of 1998 Trips, 1998


Box 27 Item 8 Photo Album of 2000 MOCA Legacy Awards Dinner, 2000


Box 27 Item 9 Photo Album of Trips to Norway and Vienna, 1993-1998



Box 28 Item 1 Photo Album of Trips to Taiwan and Hawaii, 1979


Box 28 Item 2 Photo Album of Trip to Morocco, Spain and Portugal, 1984


Box 28 Item 3 Photo Album of Trip to Portugal, 1984


Box 28 Item 4 Photo Album of Trip to Denver and National Parks, 1985


Box 28 Item 5 Photo Album of 1980-1981 Trips, 1980-1981


Scrapbooks, circa 1930-1950



Box 29 Folder 5 Photos of May Tang and Her Family in China and Winona 1 of 2, circa 1930-1950


Box 29 Folder 6 Photos of May Tang and Her Family in China and Winona 2 of 2, circa 1930-1950


Box 29 Folder 7 Bill Chang Scrapbook Travel Documents and St. Johns Life 1 of 2, circa 1930s


Box 29 Folder 8 Bill Chang Scrapbook Travel Documents and St. Johns Life 2 of 2, circa 1930s



Box 30 Item 1 May Tang Winona Years Photos and Postcards, circa 1940s


Box 30 Item 2 Bill Chang Scrapbook Travel Documents and Photos of Life in New York, D.C. and Other Places, circa 1930-1959