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Claire and Don Egge collection on China, 1987-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Egge, Claire J.; Egge, Donald Ernest
Title
Claire and Don Egge collection on China
Dates
1987-1999 (inclusive)
1987-1990 (bulk)
Quantity
7 cubic feet, (10 boxes)
Collection Number
Mss.026
Summary
Largely comprised of newspaper clippings from English-language newspapers from the People's Republic of China, 1987-1990, which focus on political and economic questions and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Also includes general books and pamphlets on Chinese education, culture, politics, economics, and business, maps, and similar material collected by an American couple living and teaching for four years in China. The most important materials are several fragmented posters with large character recording what happened inside the campus of the Heilongjiang Normal University in Northeast China, regarding what had been happening in the capital Beijing. Among them, the fragment of a poster dated 4 June 1989 at 7:30 is rare evidence of that historical event. Includes complete editions of China Daily from May 16 to June 6, 1989. Also includes articles on education, culture, politics, economics and business. Includes wall maps, tourist maps, books and booklets on Chinese history, culture, peoples, culinary arts, and folk songs, guidebooks, political pamphlets, and one video on taiqi in the original VHS PAL and a converted NTSC format.
Repository
University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is available for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Materials on education, culture, politics, economics and business in the People's Republic of China in the late 1980s, which focus on the political turmoil in 1989 and the Tiananmen Square protests. The collection is mostly clippings of newspaper articles from China Daily (an English language newspaper published in Beijing, China), Hong Kong newspapers, and newspapers from Washington State. The collection was compiled during the first three of four years Claire and Don Egge were teaching and living in China, along with some material collected during their fourth year, between 1997 and 1999.

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Historical Note

Claire and Don Egge are alumni of the University of Puget Sound (Don, Class of 1955, M.A. '59, and Claire, Class of '57). Don also earned an Ed.D. from Washington State University, 1967. Claire is the daughter of Lillian and Don Shotwell, who are also alumni of UPS and served on the University's Board of Trustees. Don Egge was an educator, now retired. The Egges lived and taught in China in the late 1980s and again for one year between 1997 and 1999.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

The collection contains two videos: one video on taiqi in the original VHS PAL and a converted NTSC format.

Related Materials

Small number of published material can be found through the Collins catalog.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Chinese newspapers--Foreign language press
  • Journalism
  • Journalism--China

Geographical Names

  • China--History--1976-2002
  • China--Politics and government--1976-2002

Form or Genre Terms

  • Booklets
  • Books
  • Maps
  • Pamphlets

Kara Flynn
2015

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