US China Relations - Harry Kingman to Joseph S. Clark (Feb. 18, 1966)

Item Information

Title:
US China Relations - Harry Kingman to Joseph S. Clark (Feb. 18, 1966)
Description:
A document sent from Harry L. Kingman, Citizens' Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play, to Joseph S. Clark, United States Senator of Pennsylvania, date February 18, 1966. The subject line of the document is "U.S. - China Relations." The purpose is to find a way in which it might be acceptable to the White House to open some sort of more adequate communication between the Americans and Chinese. The document is five pages long and divided into sections that talk about history, people involved such as Robert S. McNamara, and cultural observations. There is also a copy of a letter written by William E. Borah, Senator from Idaho, sent on December 4, 1925 that speaks of his belief that the United States and the west do not want a free and independent Chinese people and that he hopes that this will not be the case in the future.
Creator:
Kingman, Harry L.
Date:
February 18, 1966
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Student Files
Subjects:
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Kingman, Harry L.
Clark, Joseph S.
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
China
Internationalism
International relations
Social Justice
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
5 Pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/18538
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Harry L. Kingman was a student at Springfield College, then the International YMCA College, class of 1916. Born in Tientsin, China in 1892, he became the first person born in China to play in the professional baseball leagues in the United States, playing briefly for the New York Yankees in 1914. He worked with the International YMCA in China from 1921 to 1927, working with students in Tientsin, Shanghai, and Nanking. For most of his career he worked as the YMCA General Secretary of Stiles Hall, headquarters for the University of California Student YMCA. During his time there he also coached the University of California freshman baseball team for twenty years. After he retired, he and his wife, Ruth, started "The Citizen's Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play," though which he lobbied for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the promotion of the Peace Corps among many other works. Continuing his ties to baseball, during his time there he helped coach the Democrats in their annu
Identifier:
kingman-harry-fair-play-document