Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Frederick W. Mote papers
- Dates:
- 1846-2016, bulk 1960-2005
- Creators:
- Mote, Frederick W., 1922-2005
- Abstract:
- Frederick Mote was professor emeritus at Princeton University and an important contributor to the Cambridge History of China. The Frederick Mote papers contain research files, unpublished manuscripts, paintings and drawings, photos of various periods, and files regarding his academic activities.
- Extent:
- 63 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 3 sound cassettes, video recordings, digital media (32 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English Chinese
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Frederick Mote papers contain research files, unpublished manuscripts, paintings and drawings, photos of various periods, and files regarding Mote's academic activities.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born in 1922, in Plainview, Nebraska. Earned his Ph.D. from University of Washington in 1954. Taught at Princeton University from 1956 to 1987, and remained a professor emeritus there until a few years before his passing. He was an important contributor to The Cambridge History of China, and was widely respected as a key figure in advancing the study of China in the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2019.
- Processing information:
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An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection (or a part thereof) for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created. Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 10:05:08.276510
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563