Name
Zuo, Shunsheng, 1893-1969 (Interviewee)
How, Julie Lien-ying, -1982 (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Shunsheng Zuo 1961
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Shun-sheng Tso 1961 [electronic resource]: oral history; 左舜生口述回憶錄, 1961
Abstract
Early life and education; participation in and leadership of the Young China Party; meetings with Chiang Kai-shek; rapproachement between the Young China Party and the Kuomintang; appointment to the National Defense Advisory Council; Third Group mediation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party; government job as minister of agriculture and forestry; editorship of the Lien-ho P'ing-lun [Unit ed Voice Weekly]. Valuable as inside account of Chinese political and intellectual history. Audio does not represent full interview content. Most audio associated with interview was not retained. Content on reel was retained as sample of source material for edited transcript
Collection Name
Chinese oral history project
Subjects
Public officers; Editors; Political activists; Communism--China; Mediation--Politics and government--China; Newspapers--Politics and government--China; China Politics and government 1925-1961; China Intellectual life; China History 20th century; Zuo, Shunsheng, 1893-1969; Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975; Zhongguo qing nian dang; Zhongguo guo min dang
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1961
Physical Description
304 leaves
Note (Biographical)
Leader of the Young China Party; editor; political essayist
Note
Interviewed by Julie Lien-ying How
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13477269
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-yage-qx85
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.