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C.V. Starr East Asian Library

C.V. Starr East Asian Library

300 Kent Hall
1140 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027, USA
starr@library.columbia.edu
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the major collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with materials in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongol, Manchu, and western-languages, including books (both print and electronic), periodicals, newspapers, audio-visual material, databases, and more.

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Yu Feng Tse papers, 1928-2002, bulk 1943-1996

1.67 Linear Feet 4 manuscript boxes
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The Yu Feng Tse papers (于鳳至檔案) document her family life and that of her spouse, the Young Marshall Zhang Xueliang, who was under house arrest since 1937, first in mainland China and later in Taiwan until he was free in 1992. The materials primarily consist of correspondence, writings, printed materials, photographs, as well as memorabilia, dating from 1928 to 2011, with its bulk dating from 1943 to 1996. The materials show the relationship between Yu Feng Tse who was in the United States and Zhang Xueliang who was in Taiwan at the time.
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Yu Feng Tse papers, 1928-2002, bulk 1943-1996 1.67 Linear Feet 4 manuscript boxes

The Barbara Curtis Adachi Hands of Japan Collection, 1942-2003, bulk 1970-1993

22 Linear Feet 22 linear ft. of paper materials, 2,449 slides, 5,200 photographs, 886 strips of 35mm negatives, medium-size negatives and transparencies, 129 audio and 3 video cassettes, and several realia objects
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This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, slides, audio and video cassettes, negatives, transparencies, articles, books, ephemera, postcards and realia objects.

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The Barbara Curtis Adachi Hands of Japan Collection, 1942-2003, bulk 1970-1993 22 Linear Feet 22 linear ft. of paper materials, 2,449 slides, 5,200 photographs, 886 strips of 35mm negatives, medium-size negatives and transparencies, 129 audio and 3 video cassettes, and several realia objects

Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection, circa 1938-1991, bulk 1948-1980

50 Linear Feet 50 record cartons/clam-shell boxes
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The Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection (翁萬戈影視收藏) consists of motion picture film materials from the collection of Weng Wango (1918-2020), the noted art historian, art collector, and filmmaker. The collection consists of approximately 739 individual film elements, almost all 16mm, dating from circa 1944 to 1980. In addition to the 16mm film, there are three 35mm films and 28 1/4-inch open-reel audiotapes. The materials in the collection primarily relate to films produced by Weng, including series of films on Chinese history, Chinese cities and towns, and Chinese art. The collection also includes materials were collected by Weng but were, presumably, owned by him or his production company. Included in the collection are a wide variety of different types of film elements, including original film, master picture and sound elements, projection prints, work prints, trims, and outs. While some of Weng's films have been made available through various avenues, including the educational film distribution circuit, DVDs, and online, this is almost certainly the most complete collection of Weng's work, containing master and original materials for many of his films.

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Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection, circa 1938-1991, bulk 1948-1980 50 Linear Feet 50 record cartons/clam-shell boxes

Collection of China's Spring 1989 Democracy Movement, 1988-1997, bulk 1989-1990

11.5 Linear Feet 10 document boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 audio-visual box
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The Collection of China's spring 1989 democracy movement (六四前后中国民主运动资料汇集) documents the legacy of the democracy movement in China during 1989 as well as events leading up to the Tiananmen Square Incident and its aftermath, dating from 1988 to 1997, and with the bulk of the materials dating from 1989 to 1990. The collection holds the originals and the photocopies of over 300 ephemeral posters, leaflet/handbills, newsletters, open letters, and petitions created and distributed in 1989, including those issued by the Peking Workers Autonomous Association (北京工人自治联合会), student groups from various universities, the "Hunger Strike Newsletter" and other unofficial news bulletins, intellectuals' petitions to the government, cartoons, and poetry. The collection also comprises over 200 photographs depicting demonstration banners, big character posters, petitions and letters to the leaders. The collection also contains 15 eye-witness reports by Asians and Westerners, reports of human rights organizations, as well as books, miscellaneous news magazine articles and newspaper clippings. Related materials in the collection also include Spring 1989 issues of the banned intellectuals' journal "Eastern Record"; 147 slides of work shown at the Peking National Gallery's avant-garde exhibition; and a video tape of interviews with artists and performance art at the February 5, 1989 opening of that exhibition. Other items are several VHS, audiocassettes, floppy disks, fragments of wall posters, a T-shirt, and commemorative envelopes. A large fabric banner prepared by Chinese students at the University of Michigan which was sent to Peking where it was displayed at Tiananmen Square in May 1989 and later returned to the U.S., is also included in the collection.

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Collection of China's Spring 1989 Democracy Movement, 1988-1997, bulk 1989-1990 11.5 Linear Feet 10 document boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 audio-visual box

Tibetan video recordings from Lhasa, 1990s

.25 linear feet 1 legal manuscript box
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Tibetan video recordings from Amdo, bulk 1990s

.25 linear feet One legal manuscript box
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The Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963

7.58 linear feet 13 boxes
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The Tharchin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, publications and drafts, photographs, daybooks and financial accounts, and autobiographical materials. The geographic coverage of the collection spans both sides of the Himalayas, in particular, the activities of intellectuals, officials, missionaries, and other historical figures in India, Sikkim, and Tibet.

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The Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963 7.58 linear feet 13 boxes

Tsuyee Pei papers, 1929-1951, bulk 1943-1948

12.1 linear feet 29 full manuscript boxes
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The Tsuyee Pei papers document Pei's professional and personal life and provide a glimpse of his career in East Asia and North America during the last years of WWII and the years immediately following. The bulk of the papers consists of correspondences, memoranda, cables and telegrams, and other career files from between 1943 and 1949. These materials highlight Pei's role as first, the general manager of the Bank of China, then, the governor of the Central Bank of China, and offers great details on the development of the banking system in China, wartime aid and relief, foreign exchange market, and international business and economic cooperation. Other materials include newspaper clippings, greeting cards, and printed matter.
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Tsuyee Pei papers, 1929-1951, bulk 1943-1948 12.1 linear feet 29 full manuscript boxes

The Makino Mamoru Collection on the History of East Asian Film, 1863-2015, bulk 1920s-1990s

370.11 linear feet 743 boxes
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Over the course of fifty years, the former documentary filmmaker Makino Mamoru (1930-) developed an extensive collection on the history of East Asian film, which covers the history of Japanese cinema spanning over a hundred years. The collection as a whole contains approximately 80,000 items, and focuses on print materials. The materials cover various film events and festivals across multiple genres of films: experimental films, educational films, documentary films, news films, amateur films, and animated films, among many others. The collection contains books, correspondences, handbills, magazines, manuscripts, newspapers, notes, photographs, postcards, posters, scripts/scenarios, slides, glass plate negatives, video cassettes, and other printed materials.
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The Makino Mamoru Collection on the History of East Asian Film, 1863-2015, bulk 1920s-1990s 370.11 linear feet 743 boxes

Subseries I.1: Ichikawa Kon/市川崑, 1915-2008