Wm. Theodore de Bary papers, 1934-2017, bulk 1960-2005

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Series I: Association, Committee, Board, 1951-2001

Series I contains correspondence, meeting agenda and minutes, proposals, expense and budget notes that showcase de Bary's participation and liaison with various academic and general associations and committees. In particular, de Bary engaged extensively with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and actively participated in the activities by its Committee on Studies of Chinese Civilization (CCC) and Joint Committee on Chinese Studies (JCCS).


American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)



Box 2 Folder 1 1969



Box 1 Folder 1 1972-1976



Box 2 Folder 2-3 1980-1983


Box 2 Folder 4-5 1983-1991



Box 1 Folder 2 1990-2001


American Academy of Religion


Box 1 Folder 3 Annual Meeting, 1999

November 20-22, 1999, Boston



Box 2 Folder 6 American Council on Education, 1968

Student rights, confidentiality


American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)



Box 1 Folder 4 1953-1959


Box 1 Folder 5 1968-1975


Box 1 Folder 6 International Conference on Taoist Studies, 1971-1974


Box 1 Folder 7 Committee on International Exchange of Persons of the Conference Board, 1972


Box 1 Folder 8 Membership Structures, 1976


Box 1 Folder 9 Conference/Discussion on Individualism, 1976-1977


Box 1 Folder 10 Standing Committee on Admissions, 1977


Box 1 Folder 11 1977



Box 3 Folder 1 Regional Seminar in Neo-Confucian Studies, 1977


Box 3 Folder 2 1978



Box 2 Folder 7 1981-1986

Includes ACLS directory from July 1985



Box 4 Folder 1 Membership Committee, 1983

Includes ACLS directory from July 1983


Box 4 Folder 2 Mellon Program Travel Grants, 1980 March-May


Box 4 Folder 3 Travel and expense vouchers, 1980-1986


Committee on Studies of Chinese Civilization (CSCC)



Box 3 Folder 3 1974-1975



Box 4 Folder 4-5 1978-1980


Box 4 Folder 6-7 1981-1984


Box 4 Folder 8 Committee on Admissions, 1979-1984


Joint Committee on Chinese Studies (JCCS)



Box 5 Folder 1 1981-1984, 1988


Box 5 Folder 2-3 1982


Box 5 Folder 4-5 1982-1983



Box 3 Folder 4 Subcommittee on Chinese Thought, 1971-1978



Box 6 Folder 1-3 Subcommittee on Chinese Thought, 1979-1983


Box 6 Folder 4-5 Review Committee, 1990



Box 5 Folder 6 Conference on Neo-Confucian Individualism and Holism, 1981-1984



Box 6 Folder 6 Joint Committee on Chinese Studies (JCCS), Committee on Advanced Study in China (CASC), 1988-1990


American Society for the Study of Religion



Box 3 Folder 5 1964-1977


Box 3 Folder 6 1977-1978

Scholars interested in the study of Chinese religions


Box 3 Folder 7 1984-1997


Association of Asian Studies (AAS)



Box 7 Folder 1 Committee on Chinese Thought, 1958-1960


Box 7 Folder 2 1969-1971


Box 7 Folder 3 1988



Box 3 Folder 8 The Board of Foreign Scholarships, 1973-1974


Box 3 Folder 9 China Institute of America, undated


Box 3 Folder 10 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/中国社会科学院, 1979-1983


Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China



Box 7 Folder 4-5 Social Sciences/Humanities Planning Commission, 1980-1981

Includes research reports


Box 7 Folder 6-7 1981-1985


Box 7 Folder 8 Far Eastern Association, 1953-1954



Box 8 Folder 1-2 The Institute of East Asian Philosophies, 1984-1988



Box 9 Folder 1 International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, 1976


Japan Society



Box 7 Folder 9 1952-1961



Box 183 Folder 7 Financial Reports, 1964-1966



Box 7 Folder 10 Japanese-American Intellectual Exchange, 1956-1957



Box 9 Folder 2 Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Board of Consulting Editors, 1972



Box 7 Folder 11 Korea, multiple foundations, 1979-1988



Box 8 Folder 3 Korean Traders Scholarship Foundation, 1979


Box 8 Folder 4 NACOMS Society, 1979



Box 9 Folder 3 Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, 1978



Box 8 Folder 5 Society for Japanese Studies, 1951-1952


Society for the Study of Chinese Religions



Box 9 Folder 4 1976-1978



Box 8 Folder 6 1979-1982


Box 8 Folder 7-8 St. Vincent's Services, 1991-1992


Box 8 Folder 9 UNESCO Conference on Asian Affairs, Paris, 1954-1956


Wang Institute of Graduate Studies


Box 8 Folder 10-11 1985-1987



Box 10 Folder 1 Work-Study budgets, 1989-1991



Box 9 Folder 5 Miscellaneous Mailing Lists