In the collection are two folders of correspondence for the years 1933-1960. The letters concern Hunter's difficulties with International News Service while he was working for them in Paris, 1936-1937; his books and articles; Communist China; and his difficulties with Time magazine over use of the term “brainwashing.”
Also present is background information on Hunter's book, Brainwashing in Red China and papers concerning the New Times (Communist magazine) attack on Hunter, along with material on rehabilitation camps in which Communists are retrained in the Far East. There is also material concerning Hunter's short book, The Story of Mary Liu, including a soft-cover copy of the book, correspondence, background, and a copy of an interview with Mary Liu by Margaret Brown, a missionary. Grouped with these items are papers on Communist China and religion.
In addition to materials concerning Hunter's own books, there are many translations and analyses by Hunter of Chinese Communist works, including newspapers, magazines, books, pamphlets, school text books, plays, and films, along with translations of personal experiences of people who escaped the Communists.
There is a folder of passports, cards, accreditations and documents accumulated by Hunter during his career. A sampling of twelve groups of embassy news bulletins collected and annotated by Hunter while he was in Kabul, Afghanistan, gathering material for his book, The Past Present, has been retained in the collection. There are a few articles, mostly concerning Hunter's work for the Hearst newspapers and concerning Communism in Asia.
In addition to this, there is manuscript and printed material concerning Gene Symonds, the reporter killed by a mob in Singapore, and concerning Garry Davis, the “world citizen.” There are also short pieces on Communist China by Max Perleberg.
