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Box 1

 Container

Contains 141 Results:

Letter No.11, 1991 December 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Letter, Card, and Envelope: Dr. Hsia expresses he understands Zhang's frustrations with moving through discussing the process of packing and unpacking last time he moved homes. He also promises to be more careful with her address information. The letter was written on the reverse side of a photocopied news article "Yi Xia Ji An" (November 29, 1991). The card is a holiday card from Dr. Hsia and his wife Della to Zhang.

Dates: 1991 December 13

Letter No.12, 1992 April 28

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Letter and Envelope: Dr. Hsia discusses some writings as well as Zhang's worries about her address becoming public information.

Dates: 1992 April 28

Letter No.13, 1992 November 19

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Letter and Envelope: Dr. Hsia informs Zhang that there is interest in including her short story "Blockade" (also known as "Sealed Off") in an anthology that Howard Goldblatt and Joseph S.M. Lau are compiling. Dr. Hsia tells her that the editors need her to grant them permission to include "Blackade" in the anthology.

Dates: 1992 November 19

Letter No.14, 1992 December 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Card and Envelope: Dr. Hsia, in addition to sending holiday wishes, briefly discusses one of Zhang's translated texts.

Dates: 1992 December 20

Letter No.15, 1993 February 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Letter, Newspaper clipping,and Envelope: Dr. Hsia explains the delay in responding to her latest letter before disucssing Karen Kingsbury's reception of Zhang's letter and her (Zhang's) writings.

Newsclipping: Titled "Jinu, Shibing, Qiong Xiaohai", dated February 15th or 16th, 1993, and published in China Times (Zhongshi Ribao). (Photocopy)

Dates: 1993 February 24

Letter No.16, 1993 December 15

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Card: Dr. Hsia discusses a piece submitted to Crown publishers before expressing delight that Zhang's recent letters last demonstrate her happiness.

Dates: 1993 December 15

Letter No.17, 1994 December 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Card and Envelope: In this his final piece of correspondence (in this collection), Dr. Hsia discusses his and Zhang's correspondence and his health woes.

Dates: 1994 December 8

Letter No.1, 1974 April 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Letter: In the photocopy of a letter from Zhang to Shui Jing, Zhang discusses some of her works that she has cut down in size.

Dates: 1974 April 5

Letter No.2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Card: Zhang thanks Yiying for the book she sent before asking about Yiying's family.

Dates: 1974, undated

Letter No.3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Card: Zhang mentions how moving the text Chun Lai is before discussing Yiying's daughter.

Dates: 1974, undated