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Title: Frederick W. Mote papers
Date (bulk): 1960-2005
Collection Number: 2019C33
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
, Chinese
Physical Description:
63 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, sound recordings, video recordings, digital media
(32 Linear Feet)
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The Frederick Mote papers contain research files, unpublished manuscripts, paintings and drawings, photos of various periods,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.
Creator:
Mote, Frederick W., 1922-2005
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019.
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.
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.
The Frederick Mote papers contain research files, unpublished manuscripts, paintings and drawings, photos of various periods,
and files regarding Mote's academic activities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
China -- Study and teaching
Sinologists
United States
Correspondence
China -- History
Nanjing Shi (China)
Sound recordings