Chin-Tang Lo papers, 1954-2018, bulk 1960-2003

The Chin-Tang Lo Papers document the distinguished academic and personal achievements of Chin-Tang Lo, who in 1960 became the first scholar to earn a Ph.D. in Chinese literature in Taiwan from National Taiwan University. Over the course of his career, Lo taught at leading institutions across Asia and North America, including New Asia College in Hong Kong, Kyoto University, and National Taiwan University, before joining the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, where he served as a tenured professor at the Center for Chinese Studies until his retirement. The collection traces Lo's academic trajectory and includes diplomas, letters of appointment, and a substantial body of his scholarly and autobiographical publications. Series III contains more than 500 letters from over 100 prominent intellectual, cultural, educational, and political figures from China, Taiwan, Japan, and beyond during the twentieth century, reflecting Lo's wide-ranging personal and professional engagements. Series IV comprises photographs and facsimiles of inscriptions presented to Lo by mentors and colleagues, many of which accompany his Hundred Butterflies Album, a testament to his creativity as both poet and artist.

羅錦堂档案記錄了羅錦堂卓越的學術成就與個人風采。羅氏於 1960 年成為首位在臺灣國立臺灣大學獲得中國文學博士學位的學者。在其學術生涯中，他曾於亞洲與北美多所知名學府任教，包括香港新亞書院、京都大學及國立臺灣大學，之後加入夏威夷大學馬諾阿分校，並於該校中國研究中心擔任終身教授直至退休。此館藏完整呈現羅的學術歷程，內容包括學位證書、聘書，以及大量學術著作與自傳性出版品。第三系列收錄來自中國、臺灣、日本及其他地區百餘位二十世紀重要思想家、教育家與政治人物的五百餘封信函，展現了羅氏廣泛的人際與學術交流。第四系列則包含照片及師友題贈的題詞影本，其中多件與其《百蝶圖》相關，彰顯了羅氏作為詩人與藝術家的創造力。