United Press Service Dispatches 1935 May 16-23

The Francis McCracken Fisher Papers are composed primarily of dispatches dating from March of 1935 to October of 1936 that Fisher sent while stationed in Peiping (now Beijing) China. Also included are journals, newspapers, magazines, items written by communists in Yenan (including some OWI journals issued at the end of World War II), Fisher's 1933 thesis on press censorship in China, and materials from Japan, China, and America. Other items include a bond, money, and certificates issued in China, all of which are written in Chinese. Among the topics discussed most frequently are Chinese political leaders, drug addiction and smuggling, and the communist movement in Yenan.

Series I: Sino-Japanese Conflict is divided into two sub-series. Sub-Series A: United Press Service Dispatches from Peiping and Hankow houses dispatches providing information on the local political and military situation and updating readers about local events. Sub-Series B: Other Materials houses correspondence, clippings, notes, publications, and other materials documenting the Japanese invasion and occupation of China.

Series II: Other Papers houses a copy of Fisher's Yenching University thesis (Instances of the Effects of a Controlled News Policy in the Peiping Chronicle and an Inquiry Into its Cause), materials discussing the use of narcotics in North China, and other materials regarding China.