Guide to the James J. Y. Liu Papers
SC0594
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Title: James J. Y. Liu papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0594
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.25 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1968-1986
creator:
Liu, James J. Y.
creator:
Liu, James J. Y.
Scope and Content
These papers document Liu's career at Stanford University and include correspondence with colleagues and students, 1971-86;
correspondence with publishers and associations, 1969-84; minutes, memoranda, and other records pertaining to departmental
and university matters, 1968-85; correspondence and records pertaining to NEH summer seminars he taught, 1976-85; and some
curriculum materials such as doctoral reading lists and exams and ditto masters for class handouts, 1969-84.
Correspondents include Frederick P. Brandauer, Kenneth Dean, Eugene Eoyang, Chih-tsing Hsia, Donald Gjertson, Beata Grant,
Peter H. Lee, Timothy Light, Irving Lo, Richard J. Lynn, Ronald Miao, Earl Miner, William H. Nienhauser, Stuart Sargent, Donald
Shively (Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies), Arnold Toynbee, and Pauline Yu.
Biography
James J. Y. Liu, noted scholar in the field of Chinese literature, taught at Stanford University from 1967 until his death
in 1986. He served as chairman of the Department of Asian Languages from 1969 to 1975 and, beginning in 1977, held a courtesy
appointment as professor of comparative literature.
Liu earned his B.A. at Fu Jen University in Beijing in 1948 and his M.A. at the University of Bristol, England, in 1952. He
taught at London University, Hong Kong University, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Chicago before joining
the Stanford faculty. He was a Guggenheim fellow in 1971 and a NEH fellow in 1978-79, the same year he received the dean's
award for distinguished teaching at Stanford.
Liu was the author of eight books, including
The Art of Chinese Poetry,
The Poetry of Li Shang-Yin,
The Interlingual Critic,
Chinese Theories of Literature, and
Language--Paradox--Poetics : A Chinese Perspective.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], James J. Y. Liu Papers (SC0594). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance
Administrative transfer, 2000
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives.
Access Restrictions
The materials are open for research use.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brandauer, Frederick Paul,, 1933-
Dean, Kenneth,, 1956-
Eoyang, Eugene Chen.
Gjertson, Donald E.
Grant, Beata.
Hsia, Chih-tsing,, 1921-
Lee, Peter H.,, 1929-
Light, Timothy.
Lo, Irving Yucheng,, 1922-
Lynn, Richard John.
Miner, Earl Roy.
National Endowment for the Humanities..
Nienhauser, William H.
Sargent, Stuart Howard.
Shively, Donald H., ((Donald Howard),), 1921-2005.
Stanford University. Dept. of Asian Languages
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Faculty.;
Toynbee, Arnold,, 1889-1975.
Yu, Pauline,, 1949-
Chinese language--Study and teaching.
Chinese poetry--Study and teaching.
Box 1, Folder 1
American Oriental Society,
1974-75
Box 1, Folder 4
Association for Asian Studies,
1974-75
Box 1, Folder 7
Canada Council (project assessment),
1973
Box 1, Folder 8
Center for Research in International Studies (S.U.),
1970-71
Box 1, Folder 9
Chen, Yu-Shih,
1976, 1979
Box 1, Folder 10
Chinese Language Study in Taipei [documents for 1968 meeting]
Box 1, Folder 11
Chinese Language Study in Taiwan - transcript of conference proceedings (S.U.),
1969
Box 1, Folder 12
Chinese librarians' visit,
1973
Box 1, Folder 13
Chinese linguists' visit,
1973
Box 1, Folder 14
CLEAR (Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews),
1977-84
Box 1, Folder 15
Committee on East Asian Studies (S.U.),
1972-73
Box 1, Folder 16
Committee on East Asian Studies (S.U.) - MA committee,
1977-78
Box 1, Folder 17
Committee on East Asian Studies (S.U.) - Steering committee,
1974/75
Box 2, Folder 1
Committee on East Asian Studies (S.U.) - Steering committee,
1975/76
Box 2, Folder 2
Committee on East Asian Studies (S.U.) - summer grant applications,
1980-83
Box 2, Folder 3
Comparative literature,
1973-76
Box 2, Folder 4
Correspondence, in Chinese
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence, unidentified
Box 2, Folder 6
Council for International Exchange of Scholars,
1974-75
Box 2, Folder 10
Department of Asian Languages,
1974/75-1975/76
Box 2, Folder 11
Department of Asian Languages,
1976/77-1979/80
Box 2, Folder 12
Department of Asian Languages,
1980/81-1981/82
Box 2, Folder 13
Department of Asian Languages,
1982/83
Box 3, Folder 1
Dictionary of Oriental Literature,
1970-72
Box 3, Folder 2
Dissertation proposals,
1978-83
Box 3, Folder 5
Faculty - memoranda re salaries, benefits, etc.,
1975-79
Box 3, Folder 6
Faculty grants subcommittee,
1970-80
Box 3, Folder 8
Graduate Students [memos re graduate matters]
Box 3, Folder 10
Hawaii, University Press of,
1973-80
Box 3, Folder 12
Indiana Conference (Comparing the Arts: Methods, Terms, Teaching),
1976
Box 3, Folder 14
Journal of Asian Studies, correspondence,
1973-82
Box 3, Folder 16
Keene, Donald. Modern Japanese Literature (photocopy)
Box 3, Folder 19
Light, Timothy, 1975,
1984-85
Box 4, Folder 1
Littauer Foundation,
1974
Box 4, Folder 2
Liu, James J. Y. Annual faculty reports,
1973-85
Box 4, Folder 3
Liu, James J. Y. "Chinese Concepts of Literature"
Box 4, Folder 4
Liu, James J. Y. Curriculum vita (incomplete)
Box 4, Folder 5
Liu, Wu-Chi and Lo, Irving
Box 4, Folder 7
Lynn, Richard J.,
1972-77
Box 4, Folder 19
NEH project review,
1975-76
Box 5, Folder 2
NEH 1980 summer seminar (1 of 2)
Box 5, Folder 3
NEH 1980 summer seminar (2 of 2)
Box 5, Folder 4
NEH 1985 summer seminar - correspondence
Box 5, Folder 5
NEH 1985 summer seminar - sources
Box 5, Folder 6
NEH 1985 summer seminar - sources
Box 5, Folder 7
Nienhauser, William H.,
1979-81
Box 6, Folder 2
Ph.D. exam questions,
1969-81
Box 6, Folder 3
Ph.D. reading lists,
1971-84
Box 6, Folder 4
Princeton colloquium (Problem of Orthodoxy in Chinese Painting), typescript of his remarks and correspondence,
1969-74
Box 6, Folder 5
Princeton conference 1976, correspondence,
1975-76
Box 6, Folder 10
Stanford University memoranda,
1972-79
Box 6, Folder 11
Students, correspondence with or about,
1974-81
Box 6, Folder 12
Summer programs (S.U.),
1973-85
Box 6, Folder 15
Toynbee, Arnold and editors at Thames and Hudson publishers regarding the book
Half the World: the History and Culture of China and Japan,
1969-75
Box 6, Folder 18
Wadham College, Oxford,
1971-75
Box 6, Folder 19
Washington, University of, visit,
1980
