American University Men of China (1936)

The following dataset contains the list of the 418 members - both Chinese and non-Chinese - of the American University Club of China (Shanghai), based on a directory published in 1936. Established around 1902, the American University Club (AUC) was one of the earliest and largest organizations of American university alumni in pre-1949 China. 

The attached file comprises two tabs, one for the data and one for describing the variables (fields). The dataset includes the following variables:  

Group
Name
Description
DataType

Identity
Name_full
Full name, as given in source (English or Wade-Giles)
Raw

Identity
SurName
Surname as given in source
Raw

Identity
FirstName
First name or initials, as given in source
Raw

Identity
Name_zh
Full name in Chinese
Raw

Identity
Name_py
Pinyin transliteration of full name
Cooked

Identity
Nationality
Nationality or country of origin
Cooked

Identity
Deceased
Deceased member or not
Raw

Club Membership
Life_member
Life membership in AUC (year of admission)
Raw

Education
University
University in which the individual studied
Raw

Education
State
State in which the university was located
Cooked

Education
Country_edu
Country in which the university was located
Cooked

Education
Degree_source
Academic degree, as given in source
Raw

Education
Degree_level
Level of qualification
Cooked

Education
Field_main
Field of study (general category)
Cooked

Education
Field_2
Field of study (subcategory)
Cooked

Education
Year_start
Year of enrollment
Raw

Education
Year_end
Year of graduation
Raw

Education
Honorary
Honorary degree
Cooked

Career
Employer_main
Employer (name of institution, main level)
Raw

Career
Employer_2
Employer (institution sublevel)
Raw

Career
Sector_1
Sector of employment (main category)
Cooked

Career
Sector_2
Sector of employment (subcategory)
Cooked

Career
Country_1936
Country of residence or employment (1936)
Cooked

Career
City
City of residence or employment (1936)
Raw

Career
Street_name
Current address (business or residence): street name (main)
Raw

Career
Street_2
Current address (business or residence): street name   (secondary)
Raw

Career
Street_nbr
Current address (business or residence): street number
Raw

Career
Building
Current address (business or residence): building name
Raw

Metadata
Page
Source: Page number in the original source
Raw

Note: "DataType" indicates whether the information was provided as such in the original source, or whether it was re-processed by the historian.

Référence: American University Club of Shanghai. American University Men in China. Shanghai: Comacrib Press, 1936.