Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains the records of the Mao Zedong Writing Project, which operated from the 1970s to 1992 to comprehensively translate the writings of Chinese leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) into English. Materials include translations, at various stages of completion, of thousands of documents, including essays, speeches, letters, conversations, poems, and official communications, along with photocopies of the original Chinese texts and supporting documentation. Translations for all...