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  • Title: Samuel Sokobin papers
    Date (inclusive): 1904-1987
    Collection Number: 91047
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (0.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Writings relating to books written by Western travelers to China from the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century; and Chinese paintings, scrolls and engravings.
    Creator: Sokobin, Samuel, 1893-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Samuel Sokobin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    American consular official in China, 1914-1940; collector of rare books on China.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Writings relating to books written by Western travelers to China from the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century; and Chinese paintings, scrolls and engravings.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Americans -- China
    Europeans -- China
    Paintings
    Art objects, Chinese
    Scrolls, Chinese
    China -- Description and travel -- Bibliography