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Title: John Risley Putnam collection
Dates: 1500-1900
Collection Number: 75098
Collector: Putnam, John Risley, collector.
Collection Size:
3 oversize boxes
(1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Chinese and Tibetan art objects and memorabilia, including scrolls, tankas, embroidery, ornate articles of clothing, and jewelry.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
May be used only with permission of the Archivist. Please contact the Archives for more information.
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
[Identification of item], John Risley Putnam collection, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1975.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Scope and Content of Collection
Chinese and Tibetan art objects and memorabilia, including scrolls, tankas, embroidery, ornate articles of clothing, and jewelry.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Art objects, Oriental.
Embroidery.
Scrolls, Chinese.
Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)
Paintings.