Chengzhi Wang is a Chinese studies librarian at Columbia University. He serves as English editor for the Journal of Library and Information Science, copublished by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the National Taiwan Normal University. Su Chen is head of the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, and former head of the East Asian Library at the University of Minnesota. Her recent work includes a compilation of The Archives of the Young Men's Christian Association in China at the University of Minnesota Libraries: The Annual Reports 1896-1949.

This indispensable volume widens our knowledge of what is available in North America, where Republican Period collections have heretofore not received such organized attention. It also makes known alternatives to the archives and libraries in China, many of which limit access to their holdings. -- D.E. Perushek, University of Hawaii Well-researched, well-organized, and extremely useful... highly recommended. American Reference Books Annual

• Foreword, by Joseph W. Esherick Foreword, by Eugene Wu Introduction Archival Titles in Alphabetical Order by Creator Entries of Archival Resources Appendix 1. Archival Titles by Holding Libraries and Repositories Appendix 2. Chinese Place Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters Appendix 3. Chinese Personal Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters References Index

Chengzhi Wang is a Chinese studies librarian at Columbia University. He serves as English editor for the Journal of Library and Information Science, copublished by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the National Taiwan Normal University. Su Chen is head of the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, and former head of the East Asian Library at the University of Minnesota. Her recent work includes a compilation of The Archives of the Young Men's Christian Association in China at the University of Minnesota Libraries: The Annual Reports 1896-1949.

This indispensable volume widens our knowledge of what is available in North America, where Republican Period collections have heretofore not received such organized attention. It also makes known alternatives to the archives and libraries in China, many of which limit access to their holdings. -- D.E. Perushek, University of Hawaii Well-researched, well-organized, and extremely useful... highly recommended. American Reference Books Annual

• Foreword, by Joseph W. Esherick Foreword, by Eugene Wu Introduction Archival Titles in Alphabetical Order by Creator Entries of Archival Resources Appendix 1. Archival Titles by Holding Libraries and Repositories Appendix 2. Chinese Place Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters Appendix 3. Chinese Personal Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters References Index

Chengzhi Wang is a Chinese studies librarian at Columbia University. He serves as English editor for the Journal of Library and Information Science, copublished by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the National Taiwan Normal University. Su Chen is head of the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, and former head of the East Asian Library at the University of Minnesota. Her recent work includes a compilation of The Archives of the Young Men's Christian Association in China at the University of Minnesota Libraries: The Annual Reports 1896-1949.

This indispensable volume widens our knowledge of what is available in North America, where Republican Period collections have heretofore not received such organized attention. It also makes known alternatives to the archives and libraries in China, many of which limit access to their holdings. -- D.E. Perushek, University of Hawaii Well-researched, well-organized, and extremely useful... highly recommended. American Reference Books Annual

• Foreword, by Joseph W. Esherick Foreword, by Eugene Wu Introduction Archival Titles in Alphabetical Order by Creator Entries of Archival Resources Appendix 1. Archival Titles by Holding Libraries and Repositories Appendix 2. Chinese Place Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters Appendix 3. Chinese Personal Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters References Index