Descriptive Summary
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Scope and Content of Collection
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Subject Headings
Descriptive Summary
Title: Far East Asia Collection
Dates: 1957-1959, undated
Collection number: MSS-2010-07-02
Collector:
Ethel C. Swiger
Collector:
Esther Shephard
Collection Size:
3 boxes,
7.5 linear feet
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The Far East Asia Collection consists of a collection of books, scrolls, and other artifacts believed to have been donated
by Miss Ethel Swiger. Miss Swiger graduated from San Jose State College in 1934 and received her credential in librarianship
in 1942. She went on to help establish the program of library education at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, from 1956 to
1960. Also included are several books in Chinese from the personal collection of writer, poet, and San Jose State University
English professor Esther Shephard. This collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Bound and Unbound Books; Series
II. Scrolls; and Series III. Ephemera.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
Chinese, Korean, Pali, Sanskrit
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
Far East Asia Collection , MSS-2010-07-02 , San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Daniel Jarvis and Silke Higgins. Finding aid EAD encoded by Silke Higgins. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
Project Information
This finding aid was created as part of the Survey and Cataloging Project, a two-year San José State University Library grant
project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The project began in 2008.The Project Director
is Danelle Moon. The Project Archivist is Erin Louthen.
Related Material
Esther Shephard Papers, MSS-2009-11-01, San José State University Special Collections & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Far East Asia Collection consists of a collection of books, scrolls, and other artifacts believed to have been donated
by Miss Ethel Swiger. Miss Swiger graduated from San Jose State College in 1934 and received her credential in librarianship
in 1942. She went on to help establish the program of library education at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, from 1956 to
1960. Also included are several books in Chinese from the personal collection of writer, poet, and San Jose State University
English professor Esther Shephard.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Bound and Unbound Books; Series II. Scrolls; and Series III. Ephemera.
Subject Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Shephard, Esther, 1891-1975
Swiger, Ethel
San José State College -- History
San José State University -- History
China--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907
China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799
Confucius. Lun yu. English & Chinese
Drama
Literature
Poetry
Travel