Personal papers of Dr. Hu Shi (57,483 items) and Soong Chang-chih (newly added 46 volumes); digital files of The Counselor’s Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1,272 volumes); and Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (647 volumes).
Time of announcement: 2024/10/14
Announcing department: The Archives of the Institute of Modern History
Hu Shi (1891-1962) was a renowned scholar, diplomat and writer in modern China, and also a key proponent of the New Culture Movement.
The papers include his correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, publications, and other personal and official documents from 1906 to 1962, as well as books collected between 1949 and 1962. These papers have been opened in the forms of two databases, i.e. Hu Shih's Archives Online Database 胡適檔案檢索系統 and Hu Shih's Books Online Database 胡適藏書資料庫. They are now incorporated into the online system of the AIMH so that they can be cross-referenced with those of other well-known figures in the history of modern China.
(1) The papers range from 1642 to 2007, totaling 57,483 items.
(2) Opening method: online viewing, while certain files have to be viewed in the on-site reading room.
Papers of Soong Chang-chih 宋長志
The papers of Soong Chang-chih were donated by his son, Mr. Song Da-wei 宋大偉 in 2017, and are mainly work notes from when he served in the Navy, and as Minister of National Defense, and ROC Ambassador to Panama. It has been opened in two batches. The first one of 85 volumes (1965-1987) was opened in March 2022; this batch (46 volumes) covers the years 1987-1999 and consists of work notes in the periods when he was ambassador to Panama and after he returned to Taiwan.
(1) The files range between 1987 to 1999, totaling 46 volumes.
(2) Opening method: View the images in the on-site reading room
Digital Files of The Counselor’s Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 農林部參事處
This Office was in charge of drafting and reviewing various regulations, announcements, projects, and press releases of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The original copies were opened in the 1990s. Digital copies are now added for online readership.
(1) The files range between 1937 and 1949, totaling 1,272 volumes.
(2) Opening method: Viewing images online after registration.
Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs外交部新聞文化司
IMH launched a joint digitization project with Academia Historica 2013-2022. The result of that project has been released in batches, and this is the last one. It mainly relates to the ROC's propaganda efforts around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, and also includes information on the politics and foreign relations of PRC from the 1950s to 1980s. It can be viewed in conjunction with files of the regional departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(1) The files range between 1928 and 1993, totaling 647 volumes.
(2) Opening method: View the images online after registration (before 1949). View the images in the on-site reading room (after 1950).
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