United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949

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United China Relief records, 1941 -- 1949

This series is open for research.

0.5 linear feet; 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

This series contains transcripts, reports, meeting minutes, and correspondence related to United China Relief, including transcripts from a series of fifteen radio broadcasts called "Speaking of China", as well as documentation of the organization's work with refugees, children, soldiers, medical aid, education, and industry.

This series is arranged in rough chronological order.



Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence and Contents List Re: Radio Broadcast Transcripts: "Speaking of China", 1943


Box 1 Folder 2 Transcript: "Speaking of China" No. 1, 1943

"The Wisdom of China," Dr. Lin Yutang and Mrs. Maurice T. Moore


Box 1 Folder 3 Transcripts: "Speaking of China" Nos. 2-3, 1943

"Covering China by Ricksha and Airplane," Mr. John Goette and Miss Josephine Duvall and "The Art of China," Mr. Alan Priest and Mrs. Ruth Pratt


Box 1 Folder 4 Transcripts: "Speaking of China," Nos. 4-5, 1943

"The Strategy of the China War," Robert Bellaire and Russell Whelan and "Government System [of China]," Dr. Lin Mou-Sheng and Mrs. Maurice T. Moore


Box 1 Folder 5 Transcripts: "Speaking of China" Nos. 7, 9-10, 1943

"The Inventiveness of China," Miss Sze Mai-mai and Mrs. Maurice T. Moore; "The Music of China," Mr. Liu Liang-mo, Elisabeth Kingham and Mrs. Maurice T. Moore; and "The Humor of China," Pearl S. Buck


Box 1 Folder 6 Transcripts: "Speaking of China" Nos. 11, 14-15, 1943

"The Political and Economic Future of China," James L. McConaughy and Nathaniel Peffer; "Understanding and the appreciation which exists between the people of the new world of America and the ancient world of China," Mrs. Maurice T. Moore and Dr. B. A. Carside; and "China and the War," Dr. David de Sola Pool and Mrs. Maurice T. Moore


Box 1 Folder 7 UCR Program Division: Reports, 1943 -- 1944


Box 1 Folder 8 UCR Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Summary, Reports, 1944


Box 1 Folder 9 UCR Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Summary, 1945 -- 1946


Box 1 Folder 10 UCR By-Laws First Draft, 1946-01


Box 1 Folder 11 USC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Summary, 1946 -- 1949


Box 1 Folder 12 Summary of Assistance Rendered by UCR Funds, 1941 -- 1945


Box 1 Folder 13 Correspondence Re: Name Change to United Service to China, 1946-07


Box 1 Folder 14 USC Program Division, Reports, 1947


Box 1 Folder 15 USC Bulletins to Local Committees, 1947