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Yao Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: KC-19-46

Scope and Contents

Dorothy Yao donated folders 1 and 2, which contain a letter written by Edgar Snow to her husband Yao Hsin-nung, journalist, in September 1969; and a poem her daughter Hilda H. Yao wrote in memory of her father when he passed away in 1991.

Hilda H. Yao donated folder 3 in 2005. Included in the documents file are photographs of Edgar Snow with the Yao family; correspondence between Snow and Yao Hsin-nung; a elegy to Lu Xun written in Chinese and translated into English by Hilda Yao; and an inscription Snow wrote to Hilda Yao when she was a child. Hilda referred to Snow as "Uncle Ed." Folder 3 contains a contents list that gives context to the items inside the folder.

Dates

  • 1969, undated

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this record group (series) are stored onsite, and a minimum of 1 business day is needed to retrieve them for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the materials are advised to contact UMKC University Archives.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status is unknown.

Extent

0.03 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Source

Title
Finding Aid for the Yao Family Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Becky Briggs Becker
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City University Archives Repository

Contact:
UMKC University Archives
UMKC University Libraries
800 E 51st Street
Kansas City MO 64110 United States