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Zhou, Enlai, 1898-1976

 Person

Biography

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) was a leader in the Chinese Communist Party and foreign minister of the People's Republic of China.

Zhou Enlai was born on March 5, 1898 in the Huai'an Jiangsu province. He studied in Japan before returning to China for the May 4th movements. He protested though publications with fellow students until his arrest in 1920. Soon after this,he left to study and work in France, where he converted to communism. He worked with the Zhongguo gong chan dang from France and continued involvement when he returned to China in 1924 during the revolution. He met a fellow activist, Deng Yingchao, in the revolutionary movement, and the two were married. Zhou was appointed as the deputy director of the Whampoa Military Academy. In 1927, he became the directory of the military department of the Zhongguo gong chan dang. He helped organize the Nanchang Uprising in August of 1927. The city was recaptured by the Zhongguo guo min dang, and Zhou fled to Shanghai. He became a leader of the Zhongguo gong chan dang, and moved to Jiangxi as the political commissar of the China Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. He participated in the Long March to Yan'an and helped organize the United Front against Japanese invasion. Zhou also participated in the civil war following the Sino-Japanese war, and the establishment of a communist China. He served as foreign minister and chief administrator of China's civil bureaucracy. He died on January 8, 1976 in Beijing.

Citation:
Britannica, via WWW, October 3, 2018 (b. Mar. 5, 1898, Huai’an, Jiangsu province; d. Jan. 8, 1976, Beijing; CCP; foreign minister 1949-58; negotiator; gentry; Japan studies; Beijing, May 4th, publications, arrest; communism, France, CCP organizer, Europe; 1924,China, national revolution; m. Deng Yingchao, activist; deputy director Whampoa Military Academy; 1927, director of military department CCP; Nanchang Uprising, august 1927, Nationalists recapture; Jiangxi, rural bases; Red Army political commissar; the Long March, Mao military; negotiator; United Front, Chiang Kai-shek; Japanese surrender, peace talks; civil war 1947; diplomat)

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

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

Helen Foster Snow files on Women in Modern China, approximately 1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

"Women in Modern China" was a book written by Helen Foster Snow (Nym Wales) that was published in 1967. Contains draft cuts, draft sections, loose chapters, and partial and complete drafts.

Dates: Other: approximately 1967

Helen Foster Snow manuscripts published inside the United States, 1936

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

"Inside Red China" was Helen's first published book. The material for this book was collected during Helen's trip to Yan'an in 1936. During her time in Yan'an she conducted interviews with many people including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De. Included are book reviews and publication information, drafts of parts of the book (preface, contents, chapters, foreword, glossary), proofs and corrections, and carbon and annotated drafts (partial).

Dates: 1936

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