Li Huang papers, 1928-1981

Summary Information

Abstract

The Li Huang papers (李璜檔案) contain manuscripts of his political writings dating from 1929 to 1971, as well as reference materials for his memoir. The reference materials include collected books, periodicals, reports, letters, photographs, and news clippings. The collection mainly reflects Li Huang's political thoughts and his opposition to communism.

Description

Summary

The Li Huang papers (李璜檔案) consist mostly of original manuscripts of his writings, travel diaries, passport, business cards, photograph, and reference materials for his autobiography. The writings are mostly on his political thoughts and reminiscences of his life. The travel diaries describe his participation at the U.N. San Francisco Conference in 1945. Also included are business cards he collected during his trip to the US. The bulk of the collection are the reference materials he used for writing his autobiography which mostly include printed books, journal articles, political news clippings, and a photograph.

Arrangement

Arranged in original order.

Using the Collection

Other Finding Aids

Index to papers in English and Chinese are in Box 1 Folder 1.

Restrictions on Access

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies 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); Li Huang 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 interviews.

Reminiscences of Huang Li: manuscript, 李璜口述回憶錄

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Li, Huang via East Asian Institute. Method of acquisition--Gift, transfer; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-78.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89. Processed in September 2018 by Yingwen Huang.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2018-10-09 Find aid updated.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Li Huang (pinyin: Li, Huang; Wade Giles: Li, Hwang; Chinese: 李璜; courtesy name: Youchun, 幼椿; alias: Xuedunshi, 學鈍室, Baqian, 八千) was born in Chengdu, Sichuan province, 1895. He was a Chinese politician, an political activist, and an educator. He studied French at the Aurora University from 1914 to 1916, where he met other thinkers such as Zuo Shunsheng and Zeng Qi. He later studied abroad at the Université de Paris in 1919. After returning to China, he became a founding member of the Chinese Youth Party (中國青年黨, CYP) which became part of the Third Force Movement. He also started the Xingshi weekly and collaborated with other writers at the time to contribute to the Xin Lu journal. Most of his writings were about democracy and nationalism, but at the same time he also criticized the communists. After the Mukden Incident in 1931, he and the CYP advised Chiang Kai-shek to focus on unifying the forces in preparation for the Sino-Japanese War. From 1938 to 1948, he was a representative at the National Assembly while leading the CYP. In 1941, he was a central committee member of the KMT. Li was also a Chinese delegate at the UN meeting in 1945. In 1949, he moved to Hong Kong and remained there until 1969 when he moved to Taiwan and headed the CYP. He was re-appointed as the Senior Advisor by Chiang Kai-shek in 1984. He died in Taiwan in 1991.

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