Henk Sneevliet, alias Maring (1883-1942): Mind and Heart for Revolutionary Socialism in Europe and Asia
On June 29, 2009, an exhibition on the life of Dutch revolutionary Henk Sneevliet (1883-1942) was opened at the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai. Many of the documents on display were part of IISH collections.
Never before had the IISH lent such a large number of documents for an exhibition in Asia. In China Sneevliet is still remembered for his part in the foundation of the Chinese communist party.
The exhibition showed a broad view of Sneevliet's political and personal life. Official documents as well as personal letters were on display. Some of Sneevliet's notes were even written in Shanghai.
Most of the exhibited archival documents were part of the Sneevliet papers. There were also documents from the F.M. Wibaut papers and the Willem van Ravesteyn papers, which are also IISH collections. This site contains A Life in Documents, with many documents of Sneevliet's political and personal life, a chronology and other links concerning Sneevliet.
The following information is available on this site:
- 1907-1912: Social Democracy
- 1913-1917: Indonesia
- 1917-1918: Article Zegepraal on the Russian revolution
- 1920-1921: Eastern orientation of the Comintern
- 1921-1923: Representative for the Comintern in China
- 1924-1940: Return to The Netherlands
- 1940-1942: Resistance
- Personal life
- Sneevliet Commemoration Committee
- Flyer of the exhibition
- Henk Sneevliet - Chronology
- Henk Sneevliet papers
- F.M. Wibaut Papers
- Willem van Ravesteyn papers
- Biography of Sneevliet (Dutch text), published in Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland (BWSA)
- Search for publications (by and about Sneevliet), archival collections concerning Sneevliet and images of Sneevliet in the IISH collections