Kwang Pu Chen papers, 1936-1968
Summary Information
Abstract
The K.P. Chen papers documented the banking and finance career of a banker, entrepreneur, and finance advisor, Kwang Pu Chen dating from 1936 to 1968. Materials in the papers include accounts, loan contracts, correspondence, telegrams, diaries, financial reports, , letters, news clippings, notes, photographs, press releases, printed materials, and reports.
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0215
- Bib ID:
- 4079003 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Chen, Guangfu, 1881-1976
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 4.27 linear feet (11 boxes); 2 Reels (Microfilms)
- Language(s):
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English
, Chinese
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- Access:
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Description
Summary
The Kwang Pu Chen papers consist of documents and printed materials assembled during Chen's career in banking and finance, including his negotiations for American loans (1938-1940), his affiliation with the Universal Trading Corporation (1938-1958), Foreign Trade Commission (1939-1940), Burma Road (1939-1940), Chinese Currency Stabilization Fund and the Stabilization Board of China (1939-1943), and Foreign Exchange Equalization Fund Committee (1947-1948). Other files including memoranda, diaries, and notes, printed papers, and the biography of K.P.Chen written by Chang Kia-ngau.
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Index
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Series 1: Negotiations for U.S. purchase of Chinese silver, 1936-1937
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Series 2: Loan Mission, 1938
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Series 3: Universal Trading Corporation, 1938-1958
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Series 4: Foreign Trade Commission, 1939
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Series 5: Burma Road, 1939-1940
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Series 6: Chinese Currency Stabilization Fund, 1939-1942
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Series 7: Stabilization Board of China, 1939-1943
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Series 8: Foreign Exchange Equalization Fund Committee, 外匯平衡基金委員會, 1947-1948
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Series 9: Loan and Monetary Cooperation, 1936-1942
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Series 10: Special Files, 1944-1948
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Series 11: Manuscripts, 1963, 1968, undated
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Series 12: Printed materials, 1949, 1963
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Series 13: Memos, diaries, notes, and correspondence, 1936-1949
Prepared mostly by T.C. Hsu in English and W.S. Nie in Chinese. All photocopies.
Arrangement
Arranged in original order.
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Index
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Series 1: Negotiations for U.S. purchase of Chinese silver, 1936-1937
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Series 2: Loan Mission, 1938
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Series 3: Universal Trading Corporation, 1938-1958
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Series 4: Foreign Trade Commission, 1939
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Series 5: Burma Road, 1939-1940
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Series 6: Chinese Currency Stabilization Fund, 1939-1942
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Series 7: Stabilization Board of China, 1939-1943
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Series 8: Foreign Exchange Equalization Fund Committee, 外匯平衡基金委員會, 1947-1948
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Series 9: Loan and Monetary Cooperation, 1936-1942
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Series 10: Special Files, 1944-1948
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Series 11: Manuscripts, 1963, 1968, undated
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Series 12: Printed materials, 1949, 1963
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Series 13: Memos, diaries, notes, and correspondence, 1936-1949
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
This collection is located on site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML 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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Kwang Pu Chen papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Material
Chinese oral history project collection, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University. Finding Aid. This collection contains administrative information related to the project, including the interviewee files relating to his oral history interviews.
Reminiscences of Kuang-fu Ch'en, 陳光甫口述回憶錄
Ta-Chun Hsu papers; C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Kwang Pu Chen, 1968.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Chen, K. P. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1968. Accession number--M-68.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89. Processed in October 2018 and finding aid updated by Yingwen Huang.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2014-03-04 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi.
2018-10-23 Finding aid updated
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
K. P. Chen (Wade Giles: Chen, Kwang Pu, Chen, K. P.; Pinyin: Chen, Guangfu; traditional Chinese: 陳光甫; simplified Chinese: 陈光甫; original name: Huizu, 輝祖, Huide, 辉德; courtesy name: Guangfu, 光甫) was born in Jiangsu province, 1880. He is a banker, entrepreneur, finance advisor, and the founder of the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank and the China Travel Service. He began studying aboard in the United States in 1904 and received his B.S. from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1909. In 1912, he was the General Manager of the Jiangsu Bank and moved headquarter of the bank to Shanghai. After he left Jiangsu Bank, he became a financial consultant to the Bank of China and became close to Chang Kia-ngau. In 1915, he founded the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank. In 1928, he founded the China Travel Service. During the Sino-Japanese War, he was responsible for consolidating the economy and the negotiation of American loans. In 1941, H. H. Kung appointed K.P. Chen as the Director of the Stabilization Board of China to stabilize the Chinese currency. He also held other leading financial advisor positions in various committees such the Chairman of the Cotton Control Commission, the Universal Trading Corporation, Committee of International Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Trade Commission, and Foreign Exchange Equalization Fund Committee. After the Communist occupied most of mainland China, he followed the Nationalist government to Taiwan, where he resided until his death in 1976 at the age of 96.
Subject Headings
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| Accounts |
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| Biographies (literary works) |
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| Clippings (Information Artifacts) |
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| Commercial correspondence |
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| Contracts |
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| Diaries |
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| Financial records |
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| Financial statements |
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| Letters (correspondence) |
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| Notes (documents) |
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| Photographs |
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| Press releases |
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| Reports |
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| Telegrams |
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| black-and-white photographs |
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| indexes (reference sources) |
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| Name |
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| Chang, Kia-ngau, 1889-1979 |
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| Chang, Kia-ngau, 1889-1979 |
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| Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 |
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| Exchange Stabilization Fund |
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| Hu, Shi, 1891-1962 |
CLIO Catalog
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| International Monetary Fund |
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| Kung, H. H. (Hsiang-hsi), 1880-1967 |
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| Lochhead, Archie |
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| Miao, Yuntai, 1894-1988 |
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| Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967 |
CLIO Catalog
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| Pei, Tsuyee, 1893-1982 |
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| Shanghai shang ye chu xu yin hang |
CLIO Catalog
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| Soong, T. V (Tzu-wen), 1894-1971 |
CLIO Catalog
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| Universal Trading Corporation |
CLIO Catalog
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| Wei, Tao-Ming, 1899-1978 |
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| Young, Arthur N. (Arthur Nichols), 1890- |
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| Burma Road (China and Burma) |
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| China -- Commerce |
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| China -- Commerce -- History -- 20th century |
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| China -- Commerce -- United States |
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| China -- Economic conditions |
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| China -- Economic conditions -- 20th century |
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| China -- Foreign relations -- United States |
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| United States -- Foreign relations -- China |
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| Bank management -- China |
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| Bankers |
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| Banks and banking -- China |
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| Banks and banking -- United States |
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| Banks and banking, Chinese |
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| Business enterprises, Foreign -- China |
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| Corporations -- China |
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| Corporations -- China -- Finance |
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| Currency question -- China |
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| Economic development -- China -- 20th century |
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| Exports -- China |
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| Finance |
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| Finance, Public -- China -- History |
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| Industries -- China |
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| Inflation (Finance) -- China |
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| International trade |
CLIO Catalog
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| Money -- China -- History |
CLIO Catalog
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| Negotiation in business -- China |
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| Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 |
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| World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- China |
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