Erica Reinisch Collection
Scope and Contents
The Erica Reinisch Collection consists of items related to life in Shanghai during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection is divided into three series: Shanghai Materials (1937, 1949) Fei Pai Yee Sketches (circa 1930-circa 1939), and Friedrich Schiff Drawings (circa 1930-circa 1938).
Series I, Shanghai Materials, consists of photographs and publications depicting the Japanese bombing of Shanghai in 1937, as well as Shanghai foreign residents ration coupons and an alien resident certificate from 1949.
Series II, Fei Pai Yee Sketches, consists of four hand colored sketches of Shanghai scenes by the artist Fei Pai Yee published by the Pacific Press Service in Shanghai. The sketches are all notably moveable images, with either a wheel (volvelle) disc or pull tabs that can be moved to change a section of the sketch.
Series III, Freidrich Schiff Drawings, consists of eleven ink and watercolor drawings done by the artist Friedrich Schiff, which humorously depict scenes of social life in Shanghai during the 1930s.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930-1949
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Information:
Erica Reinisch lived in Shanghai during the 1930s and 1940s.
Full Extent
1.71 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Chinese
Abstract
Erica Reinisch lived in Shanghai during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of photographs depicting the Japanese bombing of Shanghai in 1937, Shanghai foreign residents ration coupons from 1949, an alien resident certificate from1949, Chinese sketches by the artist Fei Pai Yee, watercolor and ink drawings by artist Friedrich Schiff, and a publication discussing the political climate in Shanghai in 1937.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Shanghai Materials, 1937, 1949
Series II: Fei Pai Yee Sketches, ca. 1930s
Series III: Freidrich Schiff Drawings, ca. 1930s
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Erica Reinisch, 2007
Processing Information:
Tim Kauffler (Intern), 2013
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Erica Reinisch Collection
- Date
- 2013-02-13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2013: Jessica Geiser
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
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Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
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