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Series II: T.C. Hsu Files, 徐大春文件, circa 1904-2012

address book, bookmark, articles, calligraphy writing, caricature, fortune telling, financial bonds, etc

Series comprises primarily correspondence, photographs, immigration and visa documents, diaries, articles, writings, bonds, caricatures, and so on related to T.C. Hsu and his family, dating from circa 1904 to 2012. The correspondence include family letters, photographs and documents related to his siblings, business letters, and letters between T.C. Hsu and his colleagues and friends. The immigration and visas files document his migration from Hong Kong to the United States during the 1950s, his passports, his visas applications to travel to China in the 1970s, and the permanent residence applications for his siblings. The two volumes of Singloh Hsu (徐新六) diaries document his career as a banker between 1936 and 1938. The five volumes of T.C. Hsu diaries dated between 1943 and 1964. The photographs are primarily portraits of T.C. Hsu and his family, dating from 1930s to 1940s; the photographs also depict T.C. Hsu's activities and travels, dating from circa 1960s to 2006. Other documents in the series include address book, bookmark, articles, calligraphy writing, caricature, fortune telling, financial bonds, etc. collected by T.C. Hsu. The materials document T.C. Hsu's life and his experience as an employee working for an international company and his migration experience from China to the United States during the 1950s.

  1. C.V. Starr East Asian Library
  2. Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008

Jean Vollum Transcript, 1990 May 29, 51 pages Box 6

, preferred artistic medium, experiences with weaving and calligraphy, role models, Yvonne Bianco, marriage

SIDE A: First involvement in the arts, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, family and childhood, first contact with the arts in university, reflections on lack of good arts education in primary and secondary schools, encouragement of children's art education, opinions of parents on art career, discouragement from pursuing an art career, undergraduate education in English literature, self-education in art, preferred artistic medium, experiences with weaving and calligraphy, role models, Yvonne Bianco, marriage, family life, sons' careers, artistic aspirations, reflections on competition in the art world, reflections on the arts and commercialism, work as judge in an art contest, work in arts organizations, Governor's Award for Art, National American Craft Council, work as arts patron, Oregon Symphony, work as spokeswoman for the crafts movement, reflections on arts collecting, artistic judgment as an arts collector, influence of outside opinions on art collecting, outside encouragement for involvement in crafts, relationship to husband, reflections on influence of outside people, reflections on major turning points in career as an artist and patron, relationship to finances, influence of the marketplace on the arts and crafts world, reflections on honors and awards, Hilda Morris, influence on other artists' careers, relationship to public, initiative for arts education, reflections on success, major concerns and interests in life: conservancy [National Board of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International], art education in schools, classical music, children. SIDE B: reflections on greatest satisfaction and frustration in the arts world, influence of marketplace on art support work, self-description of occupation, advice for young artists.

  1. Oral History Archives at Columbia
  2. Research Center for Arts and Culture Oral History Collection, 1990-1993
  3. Interviews

George Arthur Plimpton Library 16000 Volumes

: penmanship and calligraphy 8. Plimpton Subject files 9. George A. Plimpton Papers (Bib ID:4079576); see also
Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936

The Plimpton Library of 16,000 volumes- a 1936 gift of George A. Plimpton - covers what the collector called "our tools of learning" from the fifteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. The cataloged books are described in the card catalog and in CLIO. There are a good number of uncataloged books, which are classed in Dewey, and findable through a shelflist and an author catalog.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The Barbara Curtis Adachi Hands of Japan Collection, 1942-2003, bulk 1970-1993 22 Linear Feet

, basket weaving, brooms, brushes, calligraphy, carpentry, combs, embroidery, fans, furniture, gardening
this series include: bamboo crafts, basket weaving, brooms, brushes, calligraphy, carpentry, combs
Yoshida, Minosuke, 1933-

This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, slides, audio and video cassettes, negatives, transparencies, articles, books, ephemera, postcards and realia objects.

  1. C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Philip Whalen papers, 1941-1979 8.34 linear feet

he studied English and creative writing, and learned calligraphy from Lloyd Reynolds, a professor of
Whalen, Philip
Papers of Philip Whalen, American poet, novelist, and Zen Buddhist associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Peter H.L. and Edith Chang papers, 1930s-2001 60 linear feet

, and studying history. The house was filled with paintings and calligraphy honoring the Chiang family
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, artwork, calligraphies, study materials, photographs
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, artwork, calligraphies, study materials, photographs published manertal, and clippings, detailing the various stages of the life of Peter and Edith Chang.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008 7 Linear Feet

, as well as caricature, calligraphy, articles and printed materials related to his affiliates.
Hsu, Ta-Chun, 1918-2015
The Ta-Chun Hsu papers (徐大春檔案) document his personal life and provide a glimpse of his career in China and in the United States. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence related to his family and his personal life as a Chinese-American and an immigrant living in New York. The correspondence also highlights his relation to a prominent Chinese educator and philosopher, Hu Shih (胡適) and his family. There are also materials related to his father, Hsu Singloh (徐新六), who was a major finance and banking leader during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Also included are immigration and travel documents of T.C. Hsu. Other materials also include news clippings, articles, financial records, printed materials, portraits and photographs, maps and postcards.
  1. C.V. Starr East Asian Library

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction records, 1914-2018 163 linear feet

, tape cassettes, printed materials, maps, works of art, posters, and Chinese calligraphy of the
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Correspondence, manuscripts, lectures, notes, diaries, notebooks, reports, financial records, blueprints, photographs, and printed materials of Y.C. James Yen and the IIRR concerned with the development, sharing, and financing innovative methods of teaching, improving agriculture, health and family planning, and education in impoverished villages. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Pearl Buck, William O. Douglas, Nelson Rockefeller, and DeWitt Clinton.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Hanhun Li and Chu Fang Wu papers, 1926-1998 19 linear feet

Buddhist temple in Southwest China. Li's calligraphy on pillars and doorways of that Temple are still
Li, Hanhun, 1895-1987

The Hanhun Li and Chu Fang Wu papers consist of diaries, writings, publications and incoming correspondence of Hanhun Li and his wife Chu Fang Wu, dating from 1926 to 1998.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Mort Lindsey scores and papers, 1909-2007, bulk 1942-2007 23 linear feet

handwritten onto onionskin paper (in the so-called "Real Book" calligraphy) and then informally published as
Lindsey, Mort, 1923-2012
Mort Lindsey (1923-2012) was an arranger, composer, pianist, and bandleader who worked with Judy Garland, Merv Griffin, Barbra Streisand, and other popular entertainers. This collection comprises scores of Lindsey's compositions and arrangements, along with administrative documents from his stage, film, and television career.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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