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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)19871999
1987-1990 (bulk)19871990 - 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
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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
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This collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Newspaper, 1985-1997Return to Top
The Newspaper series includes clippings from newspapers in China and Washington State, and full length issues of the English language Chinese newspaper, the China Daily.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
i: Clippings
The Clippings subseries consists of newspaper clippings from English language newspapers published in China as well as in Washington State.
In 2012, an undergraduate student created an annotated survey of the collection, most often listing the titles of articles and their dates, these notes are provided in the description for individual folders.
|
1985-1997 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Anchorage Daily News |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Arches |
1988 |
| 1 | 3 | Beijing Review |
1987-1989 |
| 1 | 4 | Beijing Scene |
1997 |
| 1 | 5 | Bremerton Sun |
1988-1989 |
| 1 | 6 | Business Weekly |
1997 |
| 1 | 7 | Chicago Tribune |
1989 |
| 1 | 8 | China Daily |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | China Daily |
1987 |
| 1 | 10 | China Daily |
1988 |
| 1 | 11 | China Daily |
1989 |
| 1 | 12 | China Daily |
1990 |
| 1 | 13 | China Daily |
1997 |
| 1 | 14 | China Facts and Figures |
undated |
| 1 | 15 | China Pictorial |
1987 |
| 1 | 16 | China Post |
1989 |
| 1 | 17 | China Reconstructs |
1985-1989 |
| 1 | 18 | China Review |
1989 |
| 1 | 17 | China Special |
1989 |
| 2 | 1 | Hong Kong Standard |
1989-1997 |
| 2 | 2 | Journal American |
1989 |
| 2 | 3 | Los Angeles Times |
1990 |
| 2 | 4 | News, Notes, and Quotes |
1990 |
| 2 | 5 | Nexus |
1987 |
| 2 | 6 | Northern Lights |
1989-1990 |
| 2 | 7 | Parade Magazine |
1988 |
| 2 | 8 | Patriot Ledger |
1989 |
| 2 | 9 | San Francisco Chronicle |
Undated |
| 2 | 10 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1986-1989 |
| 2 | 11 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1989-1990 |
| 2 | 12 | Seattle Times |
1988-1989 |
| 2 | 13 | Seattle Times |
1990 |
| 2 | 14 | South China Morning Post |
1989-1990 |
| 2 | 15 | Statesman Journal |
1988 |
| 2 | 16 | The Sunday Times |
1988 |
| 2 | 17 | Times Pacific Rim |
1989-1990 |
| 3 | 1 | Unidentified |
undated |
| 3 | 2 | Unidentified |
1989 |
| 3 | 3 | Unidentified |
1990 |
| 3 | 4 | Unidentified |
1997 |
| 3 | 5 | USA Today |
1990 |
| 3 | 6 | US News and World Report |
1988-1990 |
| 3 | 7 | Wall Street Journal |
1988 |
ii: Full Newspapers
The Full newspapers subseries consists of complete issues of English language newspapers printed in the Chinese newspaper, the China Daily, published in Hong Kong.
|
1987-1997 | ||
| Box | |||
| 8 | China Daily |
1987-1989 | |
| 9 | China Daily |
1996-1997 | |
II: Ephemera, 1989, undatedReturn to Top
The Ephemera series includes an instructional poster for Taiji, poster fragments taken from Harbin Normal University in Harbin, China, on June 5, 1989, and a letter.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 10 | A Hanging Chart of Simplified Taiji Quan |
undated |
| 7 | 1 | Poster Fragments |
1989 |
| 3 | 8 | A Letter to My Young Brother |
undated |
III: Audio-Visual, undatedReturn to Top
The Audio-visual series includes two VHS tapes, labeled in Chinese.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 9 | VHS Tapes
Includes 2 VHS tapes, labeled in Chinese.
|
undated |
IV: Publications, 1984-1997Return to Top
The Publications series includes printed books, journals, magazines, and maps. A small number of the books in the collection have been cataloged and call numbers for them can be found through the Collins Memorial Library's online catalog.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | Beijing Review |
1987 |
| 4 | 2 | The Beijing Riot |
1989 |
| 10 | Cataloged Books |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 3 | China in Brief |
1995 |
| 4 | 4 | China in Focus |
1988-1989 |
| 4 | 5 | China Issues and Ideas |
undated |
| 4 | 6 | Chinese Characters |
1989 |
| 4 | 7 | Chinese Cuisine |
undated |
| 4 | 8 | Chinese Qigong- A Unique Fitness Art |
1989 |
| 4 | 9 | China Review |
1989 |
| 4 | 10 | Culture |
undated |
| 4 | 11 | The Diary of a Young English Teacher |
1984 |
| 4 | 12 | Difficulties Facing Chinese Education |
undated |
| 4 | 13 | Essential Information Concerning the Entry and Exit of Foreign Students Studying in China |
1996 |
| 4 | 14 | Far Eastern Economic Review |
1988-1989 |
| 4 | 15 | Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC 13th Central Committee |
1989 |
| 4 | 16 | Fundamental Issues in Present-Day China |
1987 |
| 5 | 1 | Getting Along with the Chinese |
1992 |
| 5 | 2 | Maps: Beijing |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Maps: Chonqing |
undated |
| 5 | 4 | Maps: Dalian |
undated |
| 5 | 5 | Maps: Gansu |
undated |
| 3 | 11 | Maps: General |
undated |
| 5 | 6 | Maps: Great Wall |
undated |
| 5 | 7 | Maps: Guangzhou |
undated |
| 5 | 8 | Maps: Guilin |
undated |
| 5 | 9 | Maps: Hangzhou |
undated |
| 5 | 10 | Maps: Harbin |
undated |
| 5 | 11 | Maps: Hong Kong |
undated |
| 5 | 12 | Maps: Nanning |
undated |
| 5 | 13 | Maps: Qingdao |
undated |
| 5 | 14 | Maps: Qiqihar |
undated |
| 5 | 15 | Maps: Shanghai |
undated |
| 5 | 16 | Maps: Suzhou |
undated |
| 5 | 17 | Maps: Wuxi |
undated |
| 5 | 18 | Maps: Xian |
undated |
| 5 | 19 | Newsweek |
1988-1997 |
| 5 | 20 | Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung |
undated |
| 6 | 1 | Realities Decide China's Political Road |
1989 |
| 6 | 2 | Report on Putting Down Anti-Government Riot |
1989 |
| 6 | 3 | Taijiquan |
undated |
| 6 | 4 | Taijiquan |
1989 |
| 6 | 5 | Time |
1989-1997 |
| 6 | 6 | Tourism Brochures |
undated |
| 6 | 7 | The Truth About the Beijing Turmoil |
1989 |
| 6 | 8 | The Ugly Chinaman |
1991 |
| 6 | 9 | Unidentified |
undated |
| 6 | 10 | Unidentified |
1989 |
| 6 | 11 | What's New in China |
1989 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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