Guide to Chinese Manuscripts on the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1984, EAL.2018.01
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Chinese Manuscripts on the Cultural Revolution 文革相關的中文手稿
Creator
Li, Lieyan
Creator
黎, 烈炎
Creator
Wei, Chuantong
Creator
魏, 傳統
Creator
Yan, Yaoting
Creator
閆, 燿庭
Creator
Xu, Shimin
Creator
徐, 世民
Creator
Zhang, Huaning
Creator
張, 華寧
Creator
Yang, Jingyun
Creator
楊, 景雲
Collection Number
EAL.2018.01
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Date
1966-1984
Abstract
Collection currently contains three groups of Chinese manuscripts pertaining to the Cultural Revolution.
摘要
這是三組与"文革" 相關的中文手稿。
Language
The material in this collection is in Chinese.
Author
Haining Zhao
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Haining Zhao in summer 2023.
Acquisition Information
Each group of manuscripts were acquired between 2018 and 2022 through purchase or donation.
History
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution, or CR for short, was a national political movement in the history of the People's Republic of China, which took place in mainland China from May 16, 1966 to October 6, 1976. The contents of this group of manuscripts are all related to the Cultural Revolution.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series.
Scope and Contents
The contents of this group of manuscripts are all related to the Cultural Revolution.
Preferred Citation
Chinese Manuscripts on the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1984, EAL.2018.01, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
Genres
Manuscripts (Documents)
Correspondence
Other Subjects
Communism and culture -- China
Political culture -- China -- History
Container List
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of bounded personal profiles from Revolutionary Committee of Tianjin First Bureau of Commerce. The folder contains detailed information about 68 employees in five departments of the organization, including their family background, personal experiences, and the accusation charges against them. These accusation charges, that is the "substance of the problem" of these people, include historical counterrevolution, speculation, and rebellion. Individual review files that are attached at the end in each person's profile become the ultimate personal clearances by the higher authorities in the bureau. These include reviews about individuals' attitudes during the revolutionary movement and the Culture Revolution committee's opinion about the person being reviewed. Results of these reviews involve repositing their original families' background, recharacterizing the essence of their problems, and reeducation on their past issues.
These rare manuscripts were purchased from a private collector in 2017. The content is mainly divided into two parts. The first folder contains the work records of the staff of the Cultural Relics Bureau during the "Cultural Revolution." Records include detailed account that show the senior leaders of the Communist Party of China appropriated the national cultural relics to themselves. The second folder is manuscripts written by the senior leaders of the Communist Party of China and their family members. Most of the content is related to the "Cultural Revolution", including self-statement and self-criticism during the "Cultural Revolution," materials exposing others, and letters demanding redress and restoration of party membership after the "Cultural Revolution." One manuscript in the collection written by CCP senior leader is not related to CR.