China Study Group on Environmental Issues records, 1961-1994

Summary Information

Abstract

The China Study Group on Environmental Issues was formed in 1975 to study and visit China. The organization consisted of women only and had groups in New York, Boston, Tennessee, California and likely in Washington. The collection contains materials related to the meetings, trip planning, lectures and writings of the China Study Group.

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in ten series:

• Series I: Chinese Delegations
• Series II: Government Brochures
  • Subseries II.1: Hong Kong
  • Subseries II.2: People's Republic of China
• Series III: Meetings
• Series IV: Miscellaneous
• Series V: Reference Materials and Clippings
• Series VI: Slides and Photographs
• Series VII: Tourist Information
• Series VIII: Trip Planning
  • Subseries VIII.1: 1977
  • Subseries VIII.2: 1979
  • Subseries VIII.3: 1980
• Series IX: Writings and Lectures
• Series X: Publications

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Description

Scope and Content

The collection contains materials related to the meetings, trip planning, lectures and writings of the CSG. These include minutes, correspondence, notes, reference materials and publications. Also included is material related to the visits of several delegations of Chinese Architects to the United States. A substantial portion of the collection consists of slides and a travel log produced by the members if the group who traveled to China in the fall of 1977. The collection was donated in multiple accessions: Val Woods (2008.010), Margaret Hoog (2008.011), Marie Kennedy (2008.020), (2009.022).

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Using the Collection

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

China Study Group on Environmental Issues, 1961-1994. Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program Division

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Andrea J. Merrett (Mellon Fellow) in 2010.

Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion February 23, 2011 Finding aid written in English.

2011-02-23 File created.

CLIO ID: 8486733 View CLIO record

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Index Terms

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China Study Group on Environmental Issues

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Subjects (Personal Names)

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Woods, Valerie

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Hoog, Margaret

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Kennedy, Marie

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China--Foreign relations.

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Feminism and architecture.

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Architecture and women.

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Architecture--China--History--20th century

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Architects--China.

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Architects--United States.

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History / Biographical Note

History

The China Study Group on Environmental Issues, also referred to as the Women's China Study Group, was formed in 1975 to study and visit China. The organization consisted of women only and had groups in New York, Boston, Tennessee, California and likely in Washington. From October 14 to November 17, 1977, 19 women traveled to China, at the invitation of the Chinese Society of Architects. They visited Canton (Guangzhou), Kweilin (Guilin), Peking (Beijing), Sian (Xian), Luoyang, Nanking (Nanjing), Wuxi, Hongchou (Hangzhou), and Shanghai. After their return they wrote articles, presented slides and lectured on what they had studied on their trip. In 1980, a second group of 15 women were invited again by the Chinese Society of Architects, who paid for all the costs of travel within China. The CSG continued to meet until around 1981.

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