Iris Chang Papers

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ID: 26/20/122

Primary Creator: Chang, Iris (1968-)

Extent: 13.7 cubic feet

Arrangement: By Subject Heading, alphabetical thereunder

Subjects: Bardeen, John, Chicago Tribune, Course Materials, Course Notes, Credit Union, Daily Illini, Journalism, Manuscripts, Music -- China - History and Geography, Music -- Japan - History and Geography, University High School

Formats/Genres: Newspaper Clippings, Papers

Languages: English, Chinese, German, Italian, Czech, Thai

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Personal papers (1981-1990, 1998, 2002) of Iris Chang (1968-2004) author/journalist and University of Illinois alumna (graduated 1989) including copies of newspaper articles written by Chang, course materials, syllabi, research materials and personal papers. The newspaper articles (1987-1988) written by Chang include copies from the Daily Illini, the Campus Voice and the Chicago Tribune. The course materials and syllabi document courses taken by Chang at the University of Illinois (1985-1989). Research materials include both unedited and edited German manuscript copies of "The Diary of John Rabe," (1937-1938) one of the principle primary sources for Chang's 1997 bestseller, The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. Other research materials include background information for articles Chang wrote concerning Professor John Bardeen and the history of the transistor, AIDS, Toxic Mold, the University of Illinois Student Credit Union and Working Mothers. Personal papers include University High School documents and articles, resumes, letters of recommendation, correspondence and a class notebook, and CDs containing scans of family photographs, newspaper clipping coverage of the Rape of Nanking's publication, and Chang's personal copies of the proofs, first editions and translations of the Rape of Nanking (1992-2001), Thread of the Silkworm (1996), and The Chinese in America (2003). Also contains selections from Iris Chang's personal library including research books, books sent for review, books signed by the author, and signed presentation copies.

Subject/Index Terms

Bardeen, John
Chicago Tribune
Course Materials
Course Notes
Credit Union
Daily Illini
Journalism
Manuscripts
Music -- China - History and Geography
Music -- Japan - History and Geography
University High School

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 5/24/02

Access Restrictions: CDs containing photographs are closed (sealed from all use) until January 1, 2017.

Use Restrictions: At the request of the mother of Iris Chang, Dr. Ying-Ying Chang: all persons using images from the photograph Compact Discs must request permission from Dr. Chang or her husband before reproducing or publishing images from the Compact Discs. The University Archives can supply contact information in response to a specific request.

Other Note: 11 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620122.pdf

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