Archives of Correspondence of U.S. Consulate in Nanking (美國駐南京領事館/總領事館檔案輯成)
Archives of Correspondence of U.S. Consulate in Nanking contain precious documents collected by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), including official reports and correspondence of the U.S. consular offices in Nanjing from 1921 to 1935. The archive s cover first hand data on China s politics, society, economy, and industries, as well as the United States overseas citizen affairs, business, trade, local negotiations and missionary work during that particular period of time.
Submitted by the U.S. diplomats in Nanjing to the U.S. Department of State, t h e se official documents were reports about China s national affairs, political and economic activities, as well as public opinions. It not only records the tracks of U.S. diplomacy and activities in China, but also provides researchers and students with original authentic documents, enabling them to study modern Chinese history from different angle s. It thus serves as rich mate rials for further ex plor ation of the political, economic, and social aspects of China.
The document types are mainly official documents and letters, supplemented by a number of appendixes such as photos, pictures, maps, and a variety of statistics reports.
Profile of U.S. Consulate in Nanjing
In 1902, the United States established a consulate in Nanjing, China, which later merged with the Nanjing Office of U.S. Embassy in China, and was upgraded to the Embassy in China. The archives keep records of various consuls negotiations with China, as well as Chinese affairs at that time.