Early History of Chinese Cadets at The Citadel

Institutional records, publications and manuscript collections from The Citadel Archives:

• Board of Visitor Meeting Minutes
  • 1842-1930 available online here
  • For later years, contact The Citadel Archives
• Academic catalogs of The Citadel
  • 1908-Present available online here
  • Information on classes and faculty prior to 1908, see Registers of Officers and Cadets, below
• Registers of Officers and Cadets
  • 1849-1930 available online here
  • For information on cadets from later years, contact The Citadel's Registrar
• Yearbooks
  • 1900-present available in-person at the Daniel Library
• Student Newspapers
  • 1924-2018 available in-person at the Daniel Library
• Laura Bragg Papers
  • Finding aid available online here
  • Select materials available online here

Topics and keyword recommendations for book and article searches:

• The Boxer Rebellion
• History of China
• Laura Bragg
• Chinese students, United States
• Chinese students, Higher Education
• International relations
• Cultural identity

Other resources:

• A Bluestocking in Charleston: The life and career of Laura Bragg by Louise Anderson Allen
• Renaissance in Charleston: Art and life in the Carolina low country, 1900-1940 by James M. Hutchisson and Harlan Greene
• History of the Staunton Military Academy
  • Curated by Gregory P. Robertson

• Ancestry.com

  • Ancestry is a resource that provides access to records useful for genealogical research. The Daniel Library at The Citadel has a subscription that can be accessed through the database list on the Library's website by Citadel faculty, staff and students.