Title: Fu Liang Chang Papers, 1952-1984
Predominant Dates:1954-1970
ID: RG 09/9.06
Primary Creator: Fu Liang Chang.
Extent: 5.0 MS boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series: Series 1: Biographical Data; Series 2: Correspondence; Series 3: Foreign Visitors; Series 4: Subject Reports and Files
Subjects: Berea College, Berea College -- Faculty, Rural development -- China -- History -- 20th century., Students, Foreign.
Languages: English
Fu Liang Chang, originally of Shanghai, China, first visited the United States as a student at Yale University on scholarship from the Boxer Indemnity Fund. Upon graduation he married Louise H. Huie and returned to China to serve as professor and Dean of the Middle School Department of Yale-in-China, in Changsha from 1913 to 1926. He was also involved with organizations such as: Chinese-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR), The League of Nations, National Christian Council of China, and was the director of the Kiangsi Rural Welfare Service. Chang was very active in the rural reconstruction of his native country; however, at the advent of the Communist takeover in 1949, he was forced to flee the country and return to the United States.
Chang arrived in Berea in 1951 to teach in the Sociology Department and serve as an assistant to President Hutchins in the receiving of foreign visitors to the college. During the years 1952-1970 Berea, along with other Colleges and universities across the U.S., Chang participated in programs designed to inform visitors, primarily of the Third World, about projects relating to rural reconstruction. Also included in the program were opportunities for the visitors to observe the college's work-study program and their efforts in aiding education in Appalachia. Dr. Chang and his wife, Louise, were responsible for making all local arrangements and often acted as official hosts to the visitors during their stay at Berea.
Berea College
Berea College -- Faculty
Rural development -- China -- History -- 20th century.
Students, Foreign.
Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions: Federal copyright regulations apply to all works within the collection. All works must be cited.
Related Materials: RG 3.05: Francis S. Hutchins Papers
Preferred Citation: [Object/Folder/Box], RG 09/9.06: Fu Liang Chang Papers, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.
Processing Information: Finding aid updated 2014 and 2016. Materials added and finding aid updated May 2019.
