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Lewis Gannett papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4592

Scope and content

Photographs of the Soong family, Mikhail Borodin, Mongol Communist leaders, Madame Chiang Kai-shek (May-ling Soong), Chiang Kai-shek (inscribed), H. H. Kung family (inscribed), and Hu Shih (inscribed). Also, twenty one illustrated Chinese propaganda posters from the 1920s, annotated by Ms. Soong. Also a review by Gannett of James Joyce's ULYSSES.

Dates

  • [c. 1920-1926]

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Journalist Lewis Gannett traveled to China in 1926 with Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mikhail Borodin.

Extent

.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)

1 folders. (1 folders.)

Language of Materials

English

Location of Originals Note

Slides of posters before and after conservation work are available at the Cornell Library conservation lab.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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Ithaca NY 14853
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