Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Donation from Hong Quian, 2013; Accession No. TRI.2025.0060: Hong Quian, 2023 November.
[identification of item], Hong Shen Papers, SPEC.TRI.0008, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Zoe MacLeod, 2017 June, Casey Blackmore, 2025 December; Finding aid written by: Zoe MacLeod, 2017 June, Casey Blackmore, 2025 December.
Hong Shen (1894-1955) was a Chinese playwright, film director, screenwriter, film and drama theorist, and educator. He was considered to be a key figure in the development of modern Chinese theatrical arts. Hong attended Ohio State University, where he wrote and produced two English plays, "The Wedded Husband" and "Rainbow." In 1922, he returned to China where he taught, directed, and wrote scripts for plays and films. In 1949, Hong was appointed the Vice President of the Chinese Dramatists Association.
In 2013, to commemorate Hong's experience at Ohio State University and his daughter's donation of his materials, the university held a Hong Shen symposium, titled Hong Shen and the Modern Mediasphere in Republican Era China, as well as performances of Hong's play, "The Wedded Husband."
The Hong Shen Papers contain photographs, a sketch of Hong, correspondence, and a calligraphy scroll and a painting scroll. The collection also contains posters, a flyer, and a schedule from the Hong Shen symposium held at Ohio State University, titled "Hong Shen and the Modern Mediasphere in Republican Era China". Also included in the collection is a ceramic cat from the desk of Hong Shen, a small bronze tiger, a seal with a script carving, and an interview manuscript. The materials date from circa 1930s to 1954 and 2013.