Lei Zhen Papers

The personal papers of Lei Zhen (1897–1979) Click on the image to start the slideshow. Once the slideshow has begun, mouse over the right/left side of image to see the next/previous buttons

Page one from the first chapter of the unpublished manuscript The Black Book of Forming a New Party (Lei Zhen Huiyi Lu Zhi Xin Dang Yundong Hei Pi Shu). Lei Zhen memoirs, Hoover Institution Archives

Letter address to Lei's youngest daughter, Lei Meimei, 1965 April 17. Lei Zhen memoirs, Hoover Institution Archives

Letter addressed to Lei's youngest son, Lei Tianhong. Lei Zhen memoirs, Hoover Institution Archives

While in prison, Lei Zhen dreamt of Hu Shi's piece on ‘Tolerance and Freedom,’ which inspired him to compose this poem. Lei Zhen memoirs, Hoover Institution Archives