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Language of Material:
Undetermined
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Shau Wing Chan papers
Creator:
Chan, Shau Wing
Identifier/Call Number: SC0421
Identifier/Call Number: 15363
Physical Description:
2.75 Linear Feet
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1911-1994
Abstract: Notebooks, exams, reading notes, and a
draft of his thesis from his graduate studies, 1930-1933; professional and personal
correspondence, 1938-1949, including letters pertaining to his immigration status;
correspondence, memoranda, and reports pertaining to Stanford administrative and
departmental matters, 1935-1982; and family papers, 1911-1994. Included in the family papers
are extensive correspondence between Chan and his wife Anna during his trips away from home,
1938-1960; letters (many in Chinese) from his brothers Shou Yi Ch'en, 1937-1977, Stanley
Hong (Shou Hong) Chan, 1938-1975, and Shau Wa (Wally) Chan, 1941-1950; correspondence of
Chan's son Loren B. Chan with his parents and uncles, 1964-1989; personal documents of Anna
Mae Chan, 1911-1994; Shau Wing Chan's passports and travel papers, 1937-1982; and some
ephemera from China, 1925-1926.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Loren B. Chan, 1987, 1988, and 1995.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Shau Wing Chan Papers (SC0421). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Chan received his M.A. (1932) and his Ph.D. (1937) in English from Stanford University. He
joined the Stanford faculty in 1938 and retired in 1972. He was instrumental in founding
what is now the Department of Asian Languages, serving as its executive head from
1958-1962.
Notebooks, exams, reading notes, and a draft of his thesis from his graduate studies,
1930-1933; professional and personal correspondence, 1938-1949, including letters pertaining
to his immigration status; correspondence, memoranda, and reports pertaining to Stanford
administrative and departmental matters, 1935-1982; and family papers, 1911-1994. Included
in the family papers are extensive correspondence between Chan and his wife Anna during his
trips away from home, 1938-1960; letters (many in Chinese) from his brothers Shou Yi Ch'en,
1937-1977, Stanley Hong (Shou Hong) Chan, 1938-1975, and Shau Wa (Wally) Chan, 1941-1950;
correspondence of Chan's son Loren B. Chan with his parents and uncles, 1964-1989; personal
documents of Anna Mae Chan, 1911-1994; Shau Wing Chan's passports and travel papers,
1937-1982; and some ephemera from China, 1925-1926.
See AM 95-032 for Stanford student memorabilia owned by Chan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chinese Americans -- California.
Ch'en, Shou-yi
Chan, Loren Briggs
Chan, Shau Wing
Chan, Shau Wa.
Chan, Shau Hong.
Chan, Anna Mae.
Stanford University. Department of English
Stanford University. Department of Asian Languages.
Faculty