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C.V. Starr East Asian Library |
Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementArranged by material type. The collection consists of 4 series.
DescriptionScope and ContentsThe Ephemera collection on Chinese science, technology, law, and society (中国科技法律社会汇集) contains over 800 items published in China, dating from circa 1906 to 2010, with its bulk dating from 1931 to 1981. Materials include pamphlets, handbooks, picture books, posters, lantern slides, literacy flash cards, etc. The subject areas of the materials include science, technology, agriculture, personal hygiene, economy, culture, law, society, and politics, etc. The collection also includes works that reflected social, political, industrial transformation in China.
Using the CollectionC. V. Starr East Asian Library Other Finding AidsEach poster set in Series 4 was also cataloged under the Ephemera Collection on Chinese Science, Technology, Law, and Society. Conditions Governing AccessThis collection is located on site. This collection has no restrictions. Conditions Governing UseSingle photocopies may be made for research purposes. The C.V. Starr East Asian Library maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Box and Folder; Ephemera collection on Chinese science, technology, law, and society; C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact starr@library.columbia.edu for more information. Immediate Source of AcquisitionPurchase from Don Jonathan, Cohn, Don Cohn Limited, 2017. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, C. V. Starr East Asian Library Processing InformationCataloged by Wei Zheng, 2018. Finding aid created by Yingwen Huang, 2019. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalThe Ephemera collection on Chinese science, technology, law, and society was collected by Don Jonathan Cohn during his career in China. Most of the materials came from dealers in China which had connections with educational and governmental institutions and libraries, as the materials were at one point discarded by the former owners and institutions. The collection was purchased by the C.V. Starr East Asian Library in 2017. |