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Series 2: Interviewee Files, 受訪人文件, 1914-1989

Series 2 consists of correspondence, interview photographs and/or portraits of interviewees, interview records, and transcript draft versions and copies.

Arranged alphabetically by interviewees' last name.

Oral history transcripts in this series are drafts and editing copies. Finalized memoirs are cataloged individually and requestable through CLIO (please see related materials section to find the complete list of finalized transcripts). Researchers are highly recommended to see the finalized memoirs.

Some interviewees' personal papers were separated and described as their own collection during processing due to their collection's provenance and also for better access and discovery. Interviewees with personal paper collections: Chen Guangfu, Chen Lifu, Wellington Koo, Kung H.H., Li Hanhun and Mme. Wu Chufang, Li Huang, Li Shuhua, Li Zongren, Liu Ruiheng, Huang Fu, Tsiang Tingfu Fuller, and Zhang Fakui. Researchers may find the personal papers in CLIO.

The personal papers and finalized individual memoirs are cataloged in CLIO; see the related materials section for a complete list.

受訪者個人檔案在整理過程中已被分開以便編目, 搜索, 和利用。有個人檔案的受訪者為：陳光甫, 陳立夫, 顧維鈞, 孔祥熙, 李漢魂與李吳菊芳, 李璜, 李書華, 李宗仁, 劉瑞恆, 黃郛, 蔣廷黻, 張發奎。學者可利用CLIO搜索以上個人檔案。

After clicking 'Submit Request', users will login with their UNI and password (Columbia affiliates) or their special collections account (external users). Appointments are required and will be arranged according to each individual repository's policy.

Cai, Zengji/Choy, Jun-ke/蔡增基, 1969-1974

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Choy Jun-ke, 蔡增基口述回憶錄.


Box 9 Folder 1-2 Correspondence, 1969-1970


Box 7 Folder 1 Interview transcripts in question and answer format from audio recordings, 1970

Box 7 Folder 2-3 My China Years, typescript before publication, 1969

Box 7 Folder 4-5 My China Years, second final copy (first copy with interview transcript serve in Reading Room), 1971

Chen, Guangfu/Chen, Kwang Pu/Chen, K.P./陳光甫, 1955-1976

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Kuang-fu Ch'en, 陳光甫口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Kwang Pu Chen papers, 陳光甫檔案


Box 8 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1956-1976

Box 8 Folder 2 Correspondence about his personal papers, 1955-1976

Box 8 Folder 3 List of names in interview record, 1960-1961

Interview transcripts, 1960-1963

Box 8 Folder 4 Interview 1-15, 1960-1961

Box 8 Folder 5 Interview 16-30, 1961

Box 8 Folder 6 Interview 1-15, 2nd copy, 1960-1961

Box 8 Folder 7 Interview 16-30, 2nd copy, 1961

Box 8 Folder 8-9 Final draft, carbon copy, 1963

Chen, Lifu/陳立夫, 1958-1989

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Li-fu Ch'en, 陳立夫口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Chen Lifu papers, 陳立夫檔案.


Box 9 Folder 3 Correspondence, 1958-1962

Box 9 Folder 4 Correspondence, 1968-1977, 1987-1989

Box 9 Folder 5 Inventory of papers and interview documents, 1989

Interview documents

Box 9 Folder 6 Topics, interview 6-42, 44, 46, 56, 1959-1968

Box 9 Folder 7 Names mentioned during interviews, 1958-1959

Box 9 Folder 8 Interview reports, 1-6, 49, 1958-1959

Editor transcripts

Box 9 Folder 9 1-7, 1958-February 3, 1959

Box 9 Folder 10 8-15, February 3, 1959- May 1959


Box 10 Folder 1 16-23, May 7, 1959- July 1959

Box 10 Folder 2 24-31, July 2, 1959- December 1959

Box 10 Folder 3 32-39, December 17, 1959- March 1960

Box 10 Folder 4 40-45, March 24, 1960-May 1960

Box 10 Folder 5 46-48, 52, 54-56, May 12, 1960-July 2, 1968

Box 10 Folder 6 Editor's transcripts and notes, part II, circa 1958-1968


Box 11 Editor's transcripts and notes, part II, circa 1958-1968


Box 12 Editor's transcripts and notes, part II, circa 1958-1968

Chiang, Yee/Jiang, Yi/蒋彝 (Restricted), 1961-1972


Box 36 Folder 6 Correspondence and interview transcript, 1961-1972

Restricted by interviewee.

Ho, Franklin L./He, Lian/何廉, 1945-1975

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Ho Lien (Franklin L. Ho), 何廉口述回憶錄.


Box 13 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1960-1975

Box 13 Folder 2 Interview photos, circa 1966

First Five-Year Program for China's Postwar Economic Development, compiled by the Central Planning Board,物質建設五年計畫草案提要, 中央設計局編

Box 13 Folder 3 In Chinese, 1945 December

Box 13 Folder 4 In English, 1946 January

Box 13 Folder 5 In English, preservation copy, 1946 January

Hu, Shih/Hu, Shi/胡適, 1914, 1957-1982

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Shih Hu, 胡適口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Hu Shih diaries, 胡適日記.

Box 13 Folder 6 Correspondence, with inventory of papers, 1957-1982


Box 6 Folder 9 Correspondence, researchers, 1969-1970

Box 6 Folder 10 Interview photos and portrait of Hu Shih, 1914, 1958

Box 6 Folder 11 Interview reports, table of contents, chapter 1, notes, 1958


Box 14 Autobiography at Forty 《四十自述》, translated from Chinese to English by T.K. Tong, circa 1958

Box 14 Reminiscence of Hu Shih, 1st draft, 1st copy, transcribed from audiotapes, 1958


Box 92 Reminiscence of Hu Shih, microfilm

Access digital content: Reminiscence of Hu Shih, microfilm

Huang-Shen, Yiyun/Mme. Huang, Fu; Huang-Shen, I-yun/黃沈亦云, 1961-1980

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Huang Shen I-yun, 黃沈亦云口述回憶錄. Related papers of Huang Fu are available here:Huang Fu papers, 黃郛檔案.


Box 24 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1961-1980

Box 24 Folder 2 Table of contents and index, circa 1961-1962

Box 24 Folder 3 Selected pages from Huanng-Shen Yiyun's autobiography, in Chinese (Full manuscript in Chinese cataloged and available under individual oral history record)

Box 24 Folder 4-5 Inventory of Huang Fu papers, 1961


Box 92 Huang-Shen Yiyun memoir, in Chinese, microfilm reel 1-3

Koo, V. K. Wellington/Gu, Weijun/顧維鈞, 1958-1984

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, 顧維鈞口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Wellington Koo papers, 顧維鈞檔案

Correspondence


Box 14 Folder 1 1958-1962

Box 14 Folder 2 1963-1964

Box 14 Folder 3 1965-1970

Box 14 Folder 4 1971-1984

Box 14 Folder 5 Julie How, and interview reports, 1961-1962

Box 14 Folder 6 Portrait and photos, 1963-1976

Reminiscences of Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, Transcript and Related Audios, 1975

Access digital content: Reminiscences of Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, Transcript and Related Audios, 1975

Box 15 Folder 1 Inventory of interview transcripts and papers, 1963-1975

Box 15 Folder 2 Interview and meeting reports, March 1958-August 1958

Box 15 Folder 3 Interview transcripts in question and answer format in Chinese from audio recording, interview 1-4, November 9, 1966-February 6, 1971

Box 15 Folder 4 Interview transcripts, interview 1-8, carbon copy, circa 1958

Box 15 Folder 5 Interview transcripts, interview 1-8, carbon copy with edits, circa 1958

Interviewer/editor materials


Box 71 Folder 1 Table of contents of original transcript and notes of explanation

Box 71 Folder 2 original transcript, Early Childhood, vol. I (pp.1-29), 1958

Box 71 Folder 3-4 Vol II, original transcript, carbon copy, page 1-203 (2 copies), 1961

Box 71 Folder 5 Bibliography re: Koo's career, other notes and questions

Interviewer notes and transcripts from audio tape (mostly in question and answer format)

Box 71 Folder 6 Typing instructions

Box 71 Folder 7 Table of contents (pre-1966)

Box 71 Folder 8 1961-1962

Box 71 Folder 9 1963-1965


Box 72 Folder 1 1971-1972

Box 72 Folder 2 1973-1974

Box 72 Interviews and correspondences with Koo concerning the first decades of his diplomattic career (1912-1932, vol. II and III), 1968-1975

Box 72 Folder 4 Chronologies list prepared by various interviewers (pre-1966)

Box 72 Folder 5 Reference materials on Dr. Koo's entire career, 1959-1971

Box 72 Folder 6 Off the record remarks to James Seymour, 1964-1966

Box 72 Folder 3 Introductory, vol. I-III


Box 87 Vol. III-VII


Box 73 Folder 1 Vol. IV

Box 73 Folder 2 Vol. V

Box 73 Folder 3 Vol. VI

Box 73 Folder 4 Vol. VI-VIII

Editor's transcript draft


Box 74 Vol. VI, Part A-F


Box 75 Vol. VI, Part G-I


Box 76 Vol. VI, Part I-J


Box 77 Vol. VI, Part J-Vol. VII, Part A


Box 78 Vol. VII, Part A-C


Box 79 Vol. VII, Part C-D


Box 80 Vol. VII, Part D-E


Box 81 Vol. VII, Part E-F


Box 82 Vol. VII, Part F-G


Box 83 Vol. VII, Part G-H


Box 84 Vol. VII, Part H-I

Bound original transcripts


Box 37 Vol. II-III


Box 38 Vol. IV, Part A, pp.1-1478


Box 39 Vol. IV: pp.1479-2956


Box 40 Vol. IV: pp.2957-4040


Box 41 Vol. IV: pp.4041-5766


Box 42 Vol. IV: pp.5767-7319


Box 43 Vol. IV: pp.7320-8698


Box 44 Vol. IV: pp.8699-10034


Box 45 Vol. VII: pp.10035-11588

Bound transcripts, first edited version


Box 37 Vol. I


Box 46 Vol. IV, Vol. I, part A to J, 1st carbon copy


Box 47 Vol. V: A-E, carbon copy


Box 48 Vol. VI: part A-E


Box 50 Vol. VI: part A-J, carbon copy #1


Box 51 Vol. VI: part A-J, carbon copy #2


Box 52 Vol. VI: part F-H


Box 54 Vol. VI: part I


Box 55 Vol. VI: part J


Box 56 Vol. VII: duplicate, part A-B


Box 57 Vol. VII: duplicate, part C-D


Box 58 Vol. VII: duplicate, part E


Box 59 Vol. VII: duplicate, part F-G


Box 60 Vol. VII: duplicate, part H-I


Box 61 Vol. VII: duplicate, part J-K


Box 62 Vol. VII: part A-D


Box 63 Vol. VII: part E-I


Box 64 Vol. VII: part J-L

Bound transcripts, final edited version


Box 49 Vol. VI: part A-G


Box 53 Vol. VI: part H-J


Box 65 Vol. VII: part C-F


Box 66 Vol. VII: part G-J


Box 67 Vol. VII: part K-L


Box 68 Vol. VII: duplicate, part A-D


Box 69 Vol. VII: duplicate, part E-H


Box 70 Vol. VII: duplicate, part I-L


Box 92 Final Edited Version, microfilm

Kung, Hsiang-hsi/Kung, H. H./Kong, Xiangxi/孔祥熙, 1958-1974

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of H. H. Kung, 孔祥熙口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:H.H. Kung papers, 孔祥熙檔案.


Box 15 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1958-1974

Box 15 Folder 7-8 Interview reports, with notes, 1-22, February 10, 1958- June 10, 1958

Interview transcript

Box 15 Folder 9 Second final copy, 1961

in question and answer format, 1958

Box 15 Folder 10 Interview 1-2


Box 16 Folder 1 Interview 3-6

Box 16 Folder 2 Interview 7-11

Box 16 Folder 3 Interview 12-17

Box 16 Folder 4 Interview 18-19

Box 16 Folder 5 Interview 20-22

Box 16 Folder 6 with edits, carbon copy, 1st interview

Box 16 Folder 7 with edits, carbon copy, 1-9


Box 17 Folder 1 with edits, carbon copy, 10-15

Box 17 Folder 2 with edits, carbon copy, 16-19

Box 17 Folder 3 with edits, carbon copy, 20-22

Li, Hanhun/李漢魂, 1961-1974

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Han-hun Li, 李漢魂口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Hanhun Li and Chu Fang Wu papers, 李漢魂與李吳菊芳檔案.

Box 17 Folder 4 Correspondence, 1961-1974

Box 17 Folder 5 Correspondence regarding the donation of his library to Columbia, 1967-1969

Box 17 Folder 6 Portrait, 1961

Box 17 Folder 7 Interview transcript, final carbon copy, 1962

Access digital content: Interview transcript, final carbon copy, 1962

Li, Huang/李璜, 1968-1975

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Huang Li: manuscript, 李璜口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Li Huang papers, 李璜檔案.

Box 17 Folder 8 Correspondence and notes, 1968-1975


Box 92 Li Huang memoir, in Chinese, circa 1972

Li Huang memoir, in English, 1972

Access digital content: Li Huang memoir, in English, 1972

Li, Shuhua/李書華, 1961-1979

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Shu-Hua Li, 李書華口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Li Shuhua Papers, 李書華檔案.


Box 17 Folder 9 Correspondence and index to appendix in microfilm, 1961-1979

Additional correspondence about papers are in the accession filing cabinet; appendix in microfilm shelved with the Li Shuhua papers

Li, Zongren/Li, Tsung-jen/李宗仁, 1958-1980

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Tsung-jen Li, 李宗仁口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Li Zongren papers, 李宗仁檔案.

Correspondence


Box 18 Folder 1 With preface to memoir, 1958-1964

Box 18 Folder 2 1967-1980

Box 18 Folder 3 Publication, 1965-1977

Box 18 Folder 4 Publication, copies of correspondence to lawyer, February 24, 1966

Box 18 Folder 5 Publication, re: University of California Press and editors, 1969-1975

Transcript, 1st draft, in Chinese with edits, 1958-1961

Box 18 Folder 6 Table of contents

Box 18 Folder 7 Chapter 1-8

Box 18 Folder 8 Chapter 9-16


Box 19 Folder 1 Chapter 17-23

Box 19 Folder 2 Chapter 24-32

Box 19 Folder 3 Chapter 33-41

Box 19 Folder 4 Chapter 42-49

Box 19 Folder 5 Chapter 50-56

Box 19 Folder 6 Chapter 57-64


Box 20 Folder 1 Chapter 65-72 (missing chapter 66)

Final transcript in Chinese, carbon copy, 1958-1961

Box 20 Folder 2 Table of Contents, Chapter 1-9

Box 20 Folder 3 Chapter 10-17

Box 20 Folder 4 Chapter 18-23

Box 20 Folder 5 Chapter 24-34

Box 20 Folder 6 Chapter 35-43


Box 21 Folder 1 Chapter 44-52

Box 21 Folder 2 Chapter 53-62

Box 21 Folder 3 Chapter 63-71, Conclusion

Transcripts, selected translation from Chinese, in English with edits, circa 1960s

Box 21 Folder 4 1st draft, names mentioned, chapter 1-5

Box 21 Folder 5-6 Part 1-2 of 12


Box 22 Part 3-7 of 12


Box 23 Folder 1-5 Part 8-12 of 12

Box 23 Folder 6 Deleted selections from top copy drafts, circa 1960s

Liu, J. Heng/Liu, Jui-heng/Liu, Ruiheng/劉瑞恆, 1960-1961

Collection on the interviewee was compiled by the Chinese oral history project staff, available here:Collection on Liu J. Heng, 劉瑞恆彙集.

Box 23 Folder 7 Correspondence, 1960-1961

Box 23 Folder 8 Transcripts, interview 1-2, 1960

Tsiang, Tingfu Fuller/Jiang, Tingfu/蔣廷黻, 1963-1974

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Ting-fu Fuller Tsiang, 蔣廷黻口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Tingfu Tsiang papers, 蔣廷黻檔案.


Box 24 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1963-1974

Box 24 Folder 7 Interview photos (6), 1965

Carbon copy transcripts, 1963-1966

Box 24 Folder 8 Completed before COHP, chapter 1-8

Box 24 Folder 9 Original transcripts, chapter 9-17

Box 24 Folder 10 Duplicates of redone chapter, chapter 9, February 22, 1966


Box 25 Folder 1 Original transcripts, chapter 9-13

Box 25 Folder 2 Original transcripts, chapter 14-17

Top copy transcripts with edits, circa 1965

Box 25 Folder 3 Transcript based on dictation to Crystal Lorch Seidman, chapter 11-17

Box 25 Folder 4 Redone top copy, chapter 9-11

Box 25 Folder 5 Additions, chapter 15, August 25, 1965

Box 25 Folder 6 Chapter 13, pp.177-222, questions and answers, notes

Box 25 Folder 7 Chapter 14, pp.223-274, notes

Box 25 Folder 8 Chapter 15, pp.275-335, questions and answers, notes

Box 25 Folder 9 Chapter 16, pp.336-380, questions and answers, notes

Box 25 Folder 10 Chapter 17, pp.381-435, questions and answers, notes

Editor's transcript, 1974

Box 25 Folder 11 Chapter 1-5


Box 26 Folder 1 Chapter 6-11

Box 26 Folder 2 Chapter 12-14

Box 26 Folder 3 Chapter 15-17

Bound transcripts, copy of original transcript, 1965


Box 27 Black cover, volume 1, pp.1-107, volume 2, pp.108-409


Box 28 Yellow binder, volume 1, pp.1-139, volume 2, pp.140-409

Box 28 Final edited version, flower binder, 1974

Wang, C. T./Wang, Chengting Thomas/Wang, Zhengting/王正廷, 1960-1961


Box 29 Folder 3 Correspondence, 1960-1961

Box 29 Folder 4 Interview reports by Julie How, 1960

Box 29 Folder 5 C.T. Wang's memoir, Looking Back and Looking Forward, typescript, 1956


Box 92 C.T. Wang's memoir, Looking Back and Looking Forward, microfilm

Wu, K. C./Wu, Kuo-Cheng/Wu, Guozhen/吳國楨, 1960-1982

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Wu KuoCheng, 吳國楨口述回憶錄.


Box 26 Folder 4 Correspondence, 1960-1982

Box 26 Folder 5 Interview photos (3), November 1960

Transcripts, in question and answer format, final draft with edits

Box 26 Folder 6 Page 1-219, 1960

Box 26 Folder 7 Page 220-379, 1960


Box 29 Folder 1 Revised, 321 pages, 1963

Box 29 Folder 2 Wu Kuo-Chen: The Night Cometh: A Personal Study of Communist Techniques in China, unpublished manuscript in English, 夜來臨—我對共產主義在華鬥爭策略的研究, 英文未刊稿, 1982


Box 92 Wu Kuo-Chen: The Night Cometh: A Personal Study of Communist Techniques in China, unpublished manuscript in English, in microfilm format


Books 92 Wu Kuo-Chen: Reminiscences, in English, on microfilm, 1946-1953

Zhang, Fakui/Chang, Fa-k'uei/張發奎, 1946-1984

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Fa-k'uei Chang, 張發奎口述回憶錄. Personal papers are available here:Zhang Fakui papers, 張發奎檔案.


Box 30 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1962-1984

Box 30 Folder 2 Correspondence, publication and edited transcript by Dale Finlayson, 1968-1973

Box 30 Folder 3 Interview photos and negatives, circa 1962-1967

Box 30 Folder 4 Inventory of personal papers, 1967-1968

Box 30 Folder 5 Julie How's working notes, 1961-1967

Box 30 Folder 6 Zhang Fakui autobiography written in Canton, in Chinese, and Julie's notes in English, 張發奎自傳和夏蓮蔭的筆記, November 31, 1946

Interview topics and initial transcripts

Box 30 Folder 7 Interview topics, 1-42

Box 30 Folder 8 Carbon copy, interview 1-20

Box 30 Folder 9 Carbon copy, interview 21-42


Box 31 Folder 1 Interview 1-10

Box 31 Folder 2 Interview 11-20

Box 31 Folder 3 Interview 21-30

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 31

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 32

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 33

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 34

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 35

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 36

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 37

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 38

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 39

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 40

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 41

Box 31 Folder 4 Interview 42

Transcript drafts

Box 31 Folder 5 First draft, chapter 1-10, 1964

Box 31 Folder 6 Second draft with edits, chapter 1-5, 1965


Box 32 Folder 1 Second draft with edits, chapter 6-9, 1965

Box 32 Folder 2 Partially edited version, chapter 1-9, pp.1-199

Box 32 Folder 3 Partially edited version, chapter 1-9, pp.200-451

Box 32 Folder 4 Final edited version

vol. 1, with photos

Box 32 Folder 5 vol. 2


Box 33 Folder 1 vol. 3, with photos

Box 33 Folder 2 vol. 4, with photos

Box 33 Folder 3 vol. 5, with photos

Box 33 Folder 4 vol. 6, with photos

Zuo, Shunsheng/Tso, Shun-sheng/左舜生, 1919-1968

Oral history transcripts in the files are drafts and editing copies. Researchers are highly recommended to request the finalized memoirs available here:Reminiscences of Shun-sheng Tso, 左舜生口述回憶錄.

Box 33 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1961-1966

Box 33 Folder 6 Interview photos (7) and negatives, April 16, 1968

Box 33 Folder 5 Group photos and negatives of Young China Association members, 少年中國學會合照和負片(2), 1919, circa 1921

Box 33 Folder 7 Names mentioned during interviews, 1961


Box 34 Folder 1-2 Interview topics and initial transcripts with edits, interview 1-29, 1961

Box 34 Folder 3 Final transcript, black bound volume, 1965