This seminar introduces a wide range of archival material on Chinese history, from communist film reels in Socialism on Film to government documents in Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980. Other collections mentioned will include China, America and the Pacific, East India Company, China: Trade, Politics and Culture and China: Culture and Society. All digital collections are available online for research through CrossAsia’s partnership with the digital publisher AM. The seminar and most of the documents discussed will be in English.