Finding aid for the USC East Asian Studies Center records 3322
Diann Benti
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2021 November
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: USC East Asian Studies Center records
Creator:
University of Southern California. East Asian Studies Center
Creator:
USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Language and Area Studies Center
Identifier/Call Number: 3322
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1939-2010 (bulk 1970s-2000s)
Abstract: This collection contains records of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at the University of Southern California. Materials
include administrative records, federal grant applications, and files relating to EASC's involvement developing the USC Library's
East Asian collections. There are also some materials related to the USC-UCLA Joint East Asia Language and Area Center.
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical / Historical
The East Asian Studies Center (EASC) was established at the University of Southern California in 1974 to promote and facilitate
interdisciplinary work concerning East Asia. Its first director was Professor George Totten (1922-2009). One of the EASC initial
goals was to develop the USC Library's East Asian collections. As part of its work, the EASC administers the USC-UCLA Joint
East Asia Language and Area Center.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at the University of Southern California. Materials
include administrative records such as meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, and planning documents; federal grant
applications; and files relating to EASC's involvement developing the USC Library's East Asian collections. There are also
some files related to the USC-UCLA Joint East Asia Language and Area Center.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the East Asian Library at
eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and
is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], USC East Asian Studies Center records, Collection no. 3322, East Asian Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing Information
Some processing by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's
Challenge Grant. Additional description by Diann Benti in 2021.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brett Sheehan, EASC, 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of Southern California. East Asian Studies Center -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 3
Report on activities, academic year 1982-1983
1983
Box 1, Folder 4
Report on activities, academic year 1988-1989
1989
Box 1, Folder 5
Press about Gordon Berger, George Hayden, and Lilia Li
1984-1985
Box 1, Folder 6-12
Correspondence, memoranda, and proposals
1974-2004
Box 1, Folder 13-14
East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) correspondence, memoranda, etc.
1991-2002
Box 1, Folder 15
East Asian Studies course offerings
1974-1983
Box 2, Folder 1
Brochures, printed materials
Box 2, Folder 2
USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Language and Area Studies Center newsletter
1976-1986
East Asian library collections files
Box 2, Folder 3-6
Research, correspondence, plans, etc.
1939-1999
Box 2, Folder 7-8
"News and New Book" newsletter
1984-03-30-1987-11
Box 2, Folder 10
Library Personnel Manual, Reports, and Surveys
1977-06-1984-12
Federal grant applications
Box 3, Folder 1
Application for Federal assistance
1975
Box 3, Folder 2-3
Application for Federal assistance
1982
Box 3, Folder 4-6
USC/UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center proposals
1988-1989
Box 4, Folder 1-6
USC/UCLA Joint east Asian Studies grant applications
1994-2010
Scope and Contents
Contains grant applications for 1994-1996, 2002, 2005, and 2010.
