Summary Information
Abstract
The Quincy Wright papers primarily consist of materials related to Asia collected by Quincy Wright during his tenure at the University of Chicago, dating from 1926 to 1952. The materials provide a wealth of information about China before and during the Sino-Japanese War as well as its political situation during that period. There are also other materials collected by Prof. Wright on the International Missionary Council, the League of Nations, and the Institute of Pacific Relations.
At a Glance
Bib ID: | 4079540 View CLIO record |
Creator(s): | Wright, Quincy, 1890-1970. |
Title: | Quincy Wright papers,
1926-1952
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Physical description: | 0.83 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
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Language(s): | In English
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Access: |
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Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by alphabetically by subject.
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Description
Scope and Content
The Quincy Wright papers consist of reports, news releases, notes, and printed materials on Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Indo-China, Philippines, dating from 1926 to 1952 during his tenure at the University of Chicago. The bulk of the materials provide a wealth of information on the 1931 Mukden incident (mostly reported by Henry W. Kinney, who was the advisor of the Japanese South Manchurian Railway Company, and later an assistant to Yosuke Matsuoka), the Sino-Japanese War in Manchuria, Chinese Communist and Kuomintang, and Christian missionaries. There are also some documents and notes on the International Missionary Council, the League of Nations, and the Institute of Pacific Relations when he was serving on the McCarran Committee in the 1950s.
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Using the Collection
Offsite
Access Restrictions
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML 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 Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Quincy Wright papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Material
Quincy Wright Papers, 1943-65, Accession #6112-e, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Wright, Quincy. Papers, 1907-1972. Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. Finding Aid
Quincy Wright Collection, 1920-1965. Georgetown Law Library. Special Collections.
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Processed in December 1985. Reprocessed and finding aid updated by Yingwen Huang in June 2018.
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion June 26, 2009
Finding aid written in English.
2018-08-10
EAD finding aid updated.
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Subject Headings
The 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.
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Genre/Form
Subjects
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China--History, Military--1912-1949 | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
China--History--20th century. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Donald, William Henry, 1875-1946. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Institute of Pacific Relations. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
International Missionary Council. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Japanese--China--Manchuria—History. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Kinney, Henry W. (Henry Walsworth), 1879. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
League of Nations. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Manchuria (China)--Description and travel. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Manchuria (China)--History. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Manchuria (China). | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Minami Manshū Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Mukden Incident, China, 1931. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Railroads--China. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Rogers, Walter S. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Zhongguo gong chan dang. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Zhongguo guo min dang. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
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History / Biographical Note
History
Quincy Wright (1890-1970) was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He obtained his B.A. from Lombard College in 1912 and completed his Ph.D at the University of Illinois in 1915. He was a political scientist, a professor of international law and relations at the University of Chicago (1923-1956) and University of Virginia (1956-1961).
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