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Call Number: SC0981
Creator:
Alsberg, Carl, 1877-1940
Title: Carl Alsberg Eastern Asia interview notes
Dates: 1929
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Summary: Notes from interviews with businessmen in Hong Kong, Singapore, Java, and other places. Main topic is agriculture and food
production, with some comments on cultural and political issues. Also includes several pages on his personal observations
in Java.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
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Carl Alsberg Eastern Asia Interview Notes (SC0981). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Carl Alsberg was educated at Columbia University, culminating in his M.D. in 1900. He taught at Harvard from 1902-08 and then
joined the USDA where he was a chemical biologist from 1908-12 and chief of the Bureau of Chemistry 1912-21. He came to Stanford
University in 1921 and was one of 3 founding directors of the Food Research Institute.
Notes from interviews with businessmen in Hong Kong, Singapore, Java, and other places. Main topic is agriculture and food
production, with some comments on cultural and political issues. Also includes several pages on his personal observations
in Java.
Alsberg, Carl, 1877-1940
Agriculture--East Asia.
Food industry and trade--East Asia.