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Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1976

Biography

Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, military, and political leader.

Mao Zedong was born on December 26, 1893 in the Chinese province of Hunan. He worked on his family's farm until he was 16, when he moved away and attended a higher primary school. He enlisted in the military for the 1911 revolution, after which he attended the First Provincial Normal School. He participated in the student demonstrations of 1919, which led him to become committed to communist and Marxist ideals. He joined the Chinese Communist Party and led China's communist revolution. He was also the chairman of the People's Republic of China. He died on September 9, 1976.

Citation:
Britannica, via WWW, September 20, 2018 (b. December 26, 1893; b. Hunan province, china; d. September 9, 1976; farm; primary school; Changsha; revolt against Qing, 1911; revolutionary army, 6 months; First Provincial Normal School, Changsha; New People’s Study Society, 1917-18; Peking University, Beijing; May Fourth Movement; 1920, principal; m. Yang Kauhui, winter 1920; 1921, First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; Nationalist Party; peasants; propaganda dep’t., Political Weekly; Hunan to Jinggang Mountains, red army; wife d. 1930; m. He Zizhen, 1930; Long March; Yan’an, 1936; 1936-1940 writing; 39-40 leadership; divorce 1939; m. Lan Ping/Jiang Qing, 1939; Chairman of the Secretariat and Political Bureau; PLA takes Nanjing; Oct. 1, 1949, Chairman of the People’s Republic of China; 16 year old;

Wikipedia, via WWW, September 27, 2018 (b. Dec. 26, 1893; d. Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of Communist Party March 20, 1943- Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, Sept. 27, 1954-April 27, 1959; Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Sept. 8, 1954-Sept. 9, 1976; Chairman of the Central People’s Gov’t Oct. 1, 1949- Sept. 27, 1945; 10 children; Great Leap Forward, famine, 1957; theorist; poet; military strategist; m. 1907-1910 Luo Yixui; m. 1921-1927, Yang Kaihui; m. 1928-1939, He Zizhen; m. 1914-1991, Jiang Qing;

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Foster Snow collection addendum, 1925-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains materials added later to the Helen Foster Snow collection, including documents, books, and pamphlets. Materials span much of her life, and represent many of her experiences both in the United States and in China. Dated from 1925 to 2000.

Dates: 1925-2000

Helen Foster Snow family papers, 1833-1999

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains research and writings compiled by Helen Foster Snow early in her life regarding her family history and genealogical records of New England.

Dates: 1833-1999

Helen Foster Snow files on China Builds for Democracy, approximately 1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains book covers, carbon copy drafts with an alternate title, Indian copy with introduction by Jawaharlal Nehru, complete and partial manuscript drafts in sections, bound copy of the 1941 edition, reviews, notes and research, and letters and essays about the book.

Dates: Other: approximately 1941

Helen Foster Snow files on Fables and Parables, approximately 1952

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

A collection of Helen's short stories published in 1952. Contains annotated and plain carbon copy drafts of the book, reveiws, loose fables, and a partial draft.

Dates: Other: approximately 1952

Helen Foster Snow files on Living China, approximately 1931-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents note

"Living China" is a collection of short stories related to left-wing Chinese ideology that was translated by Edgar and Helen Foster Snow during their years in China from 1931-1940. Contains an annotated draft, partial drafts, partial photocopy of the published book, article on "The Modern Chinese Literary Movement," excerpts, and reviews.

Dates: Other: approximately 1931-1940

Helen Foster Snow files on My China Papers, approximately 1984

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains draft cuts, alternate titles, extract copies, original and copied drafts in sections, synopsis, edited drafts, companion book drafts, cut and miscellaneous chapters, preparatory stories and essays, autobiographical notes, annotated drafts, correspondence and reviews, loose chapters, and drafts of an alternate version ("East of the Sun West of the Moon").

Dates: Other: approximately 1984

Helen Foster Snow files on New China, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents note

Contains an introduction, copy of "Biographical Notes and a Comprehensive Bibliography of the Yenan Hui by Magaret Stanley," clipped reviews, edited and annotated drafts, and proofs of "Women in Modern China."

Dates: Other: undated

Helen Foster Snow files on Red Dust, approximately 1952

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

"Red Dust" was a book by Helen Foster Snow (Nym Wales) published in 1952 that told the story of Chinese communist leaders. Contains book reviews, correspondence, edited drafts, annotated and plain partial drafts, carbon copy drafts, miscellaneous pages, extracted chapters, and interviews by Edgar Snow.

Dates: Other: approximately 1952

Helen Foster Snow files on Song of Ariran, approximately 1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

The Song of Ariran was a book published in 1941 by Helen Foster Snow that related Korea's fight for independence from Japan. Contains essays and miscellaneous articles about The Song of Ariran, annotated drafts in sections, foreword, preface, preparatory notebooks, correspondence, and copies of Korean essays about the book.

Dates: Other: approximately 1941

Helen Foster Snow files on The Chinese labor movement, approximately 1945

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

The Chinese Labor Movement was a book written by Helen Foster Snow under the pseudonym of Nym Wales in 1945. Contains letters, reviews, annotated drafts, carbon copies, extracts, and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: Other: approximately 1945

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Drafts (Documents) 17
China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949 16
China -- Politics and government -- 1928-1937 16
Photojournalism -- China 16
Photojournalists -- China 16