Meyer Auerbach Collection
Scope and Contents
The Meyer Auerbach Collection contains photographs, correspondence, invitations, paper currency, and memoranda related to Auerbach's time in China. Memoranda comment on the political situation in China post-World War II, while invitations document an aspect of American social life in China immediately following the War. Early photographs from the 1940s depict local scenes and Chinese political figures, including Communist Party of China leader Lu Dingyi. Later correspondence and photographs relate to Auerbach's publication The Conservative Illusion and his trip to China in the 1980s.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1988
Creator
- Auerbach, Meyer Morton (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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 / Historical
Meyer Morton Auerbach was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on December 14, 1924. In 1946 after World War II he worked for the United States Strategic Services Unit intelligence agency in China. He later worked as a professor in the Political Science department at CSUN. Auerbach passed away in 2007.
Full Extent
550 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Chinese
Abstract
The Meyer Auerbach Collection contains photographs, correspondence, invitations, paper currency, and memoranda related to Auerbach's time in post-World War II Chungking and his visit to China in the 1980s.
Processing Information
Mallory Furnier, 2021
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Meyer Auerbach Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2021-01-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
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