Iris Chang:

An Inventory of the Iris Chang Papers at the University of Illinois Archives.

Scope and Contents

Personal papers (1937-1938, 1981-1990, 1998, 2002) of author/journalist and University of Illinois Alumna, Iris Chang, including copies of newspaper articles written by Chang, course materials, syllabi, research materials and personal papers. The newspaper articles (1987-1988) written by Chang include copies from The Daily Illini, The Campus Voice and The Chicago Tribune. The course materials and syllabi document courses taken by Chang at the University of Illinois (1985-1989). Research materials include both unedited and edited German manuscript copies of "The Diary of John Rabe," (1937-1938) one of the principle primary sources for Chang's 1997 bestseller, "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II." Other research materials include background information for articles Chang wrote concerning Professor John Bardeen and the history of the transistor, AIDS, Toxic Mold, the University of Illinois Student Credit Union and Working Mothers. Personal papers include University High School documents, resumes, letters of recommendation, correspondence and a class notebook.

Arrangement

By Subject Heading, aphabetical thereunder

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None. This collection is open for public use.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Iris Chang Papers, University of Illinois Archives Record Series 26/20/122.

Detailed Description/Box and Folder Listing

Personal and Biographical . Box 1 - 1

Class Syllabi and Resource Materials: . Box 2 - 2

Research Materials . Box 2 - 3