National Archive on Sino-American Relations.

The University of Michigan National Archive on Sino-American Relations is a comprehensive historical collection documenting the informal relations between China and the United States from 1971 through 1980. Established in July 1977 through a grant from of the Henry Luce Foundation, the Sino-American Archive was a product of the vision of two University of Michigan professors: the late Alexander Eckstein, professor of economics, and the late Michel Oksenberg, professor of political science. During its formative years, the Archive benefited greatly from the support of Albert Feuerwerker, professor of history and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan, and of Allen Whiting, professor of political science at the University of Michigan.

The Archive was established to collect two types of documentation. The first consisted of diaries, reports, notes, memoranda, and other written materials of select Americans who visited China, 1971-80. The second included oral history tapes and transcripts on the reciprocal table tennis visits in 1971 and 1972 and tapes and notes from the visit to China of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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