Donald F. McCallum papers, bulk 1968-2013

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Abstract:
Donald F. McCallum was an art historian, professor, and chair at UCLA's Department of Art History. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 23, 1939, he earned his AB at UC Berkeley (1962), and his PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (1973). He was a scholar of Japanese art history and spent seven years doing research and fieldwork in Japan. McCallum's research on Japanese art is focused on Japanese Buddhist art and sculpture, as well as Korean influences on Japanese art. This collection includes materials related to his academic career and research, course materials, lecture notes, papers, correspondence, and presentations. Topics covered in this collection include Korean and Japanese art history, Korean Buddhism, Silla-period sculpture, Sui styles, the Tachibana Shrine, Japanese sculpture and architecture, and the Fujiwara-kyo Palace. He passed away on October 23, 2013 at the age of 74.
Extent:
4.2 linear feet (10 boxes, 1 half box, and 11 unprocessed CDs)
Language:
Materials are in English and Japanese.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Donald F. McCallum papers (Collection 2318). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes materials related to the academic career and research interests of Professor Donald F. McCallum, who taught courses on Japanese art history at UCLA. The papers includes course materials, lecture notes, syllabi, papers, correspondence for courses on Japanese Buddhist art and Buddhism, Korean art, Japanese sculpture and modern art. Additional materials include talks and presentations delivered by McCallum at various universities and conferences on topics in Japanese art and Buddhism, as well as Korean Buddhist sculpture, and correspondence and drafts of McCallum's published works. Topics covered in this collection include Korean and Japanese art history, Korean Buddhism, Silla-period sculpture, Sui styles, the Tachibana Shrine, Japanese sculpture and architecture, and the Fujiwara-kyo Palace. The digital materials include 11 CDs that contain papers, lectures, course materials, and research.

Biographical / historical:

Donald F. McCallum was an art historian and professor at UCLA's Department of Art History. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 23, 1939. He earned his AB at UC Berkeley (1962), and his PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (1973). He started teaching at UCLA in 1969 and over the course of his career served as chair of the Department of Art History, interim director for the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies, director of the University of California Tokyo Study Center, Toyota visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Franklin D. Murphy lecturer at the University of Kansas, and Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor at McMaster University. He was a scholar of Japanese art history and spent seven years doing research and fieldwork in Japan. McCallum retired in 2013 and passed away on October 23, 2013 at the age of 74.

McCallum's research on Japanese art is focused on Japanese Buddhist art and Korean influences. He published three books: Hakuho Sculpture (2012), The Four Great Temples: Buddhist Archaeology, Architecture, and Icons of Seventh-Century Japan (2009), and Zenkoji and its Icon: A Study in Medieval Japanese Religious Art (1994). His interests later included Korean art, modern Japanese art, and tattoos.

Acquisition information:
Toshiko McCallum; Gift; 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Krystell Jimenez in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) under the supervision of Angel Diaz, 2018.

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Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Course materials, 1968-2012
  • Series 2: Japanese and Korean art history, 1969-2003
  • Series 3: Lectures, talks, and symposia, 1971-2013
  • Series 4: Publications and reviews, 1987-2012

Original order has been maintained.

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed digital materials. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Donald F. McCallum papers (Collection 2318). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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