Guide to the Shau Wing Chan Papers SC0421

Daniel Hartwig

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

October 2010

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

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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.

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

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.

Cite As

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.

Description of the Collection

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.

General note

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

Papers 1568183

box 1, folder 1

Life History 1568277

box 1, folder 2

Student Life 1568275

box 1, folder 3

Miscellaneous Notes 1568273

box 1, folder 4

English 211 1568271

box 1, folder 5

English 203, 1931 1568269

box 1, folder 6

English 181, 1930 1568267

box 1, folder 7

English 168 1568265

box 1, folder 8

English 158, 1931 1568263

box 1, folder 9

French A111, 1932 1568261

box 1, folder 10

English 216, 1932 1568259

box 2, folder 1

Romance Languages A201, 1933 1568257

box 2, folder 2

Romance Languages A161, 1933 1568255

box 2, folder 3

English 235, 1933 1568253

box 2, folder 4

English 225, 1933 1568251

box 2, folder 5

English 192 1568249

box 2, folder 6

English 217b 1568247

box 2, folder 7

Examination booklets, 1933 and undated 1568245

box 2, folder 8

Miscellaneous notes 1568243

box 2, folder 9

Thesis, draft of 1568241

box 2, folder 10

Thesis notes 1568239

box 2, folder 11

Reading notes (vol. 17) 1568237

box 2, folder 12

Reading notes (vol. 18) 1568235

box 3, folder 1

Correspondence, outgoing, 1940-1949 1568233

box 3, folder 2

Correspondence, outgoing: letters of recommendation 1568231

box 3, folder 3

Correspondence, incoming: A-F 1568229

box 3, folder 4

Correspondence, incoming: G-O 1568227

box 3, folder 5

Correspondence, incoming: P-Z and unidentified 1568225

box 3, folder 6

Correspondence concerning Chan's immigration status 1938-1940 1568223

box 3, folder 7

Book reviews, typescript 1568221

box 3, folder 8

Stanford University, administrative correspondence and notices, 1940-1964 1568219

box 3, folder 9

Stanford University memoranda, reports, etc., 1935-1949 1568217

box 3, folder 10

Stanford University, School of Humanities, organization of 1568215

box 3, folder 11

Seminars on morale and peace 1568213

box 3, folder 12

Stanford Alumni Association papers, 1942-1944 1568211

box 3, folder 13

United Nations Awards 1568209

box 3, folder 14

Reprints 1568207

box 3, folder 15

Miscellaneous papers 1568205

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Hong Kong 1568203

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Macau 1568201

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Ladies Style 1568199

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: People 1568197

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Border 1568195

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Hong Kong and Kowloon by Night 1568193

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Kowloon 1568191

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: Tiger Balm Garden 1568189

box 4

Slides: ca.1948: (untitled) 1568187

box OS

OS box storage: Photograph of Chan in dinner party honoring Superior Judge Thomas A. Foley Feb. 28, 1939 1568185

Papers Accession ARCH-1995-2571568113

box 1, folder 1

Shau Wing Chan: eulogy, memorial resolution, death certificate, 1986 1568181

box 1, folder 2

Immigration papers, letters, and passports 1568179

box 1, folder 3

Calligraphy in the hand of Shau Wing Chan's father (Chi-tong Chan, 1863-1918) 1568177

box 1, folder 4

Ephemera from China: Sun Yat-sen postcard, 1925; grade book of John C. Griggs, teacher at Lingnam University, Canton, 1925-26; and booklet on a missionary school in Ningpo, Chekian province 1568175

box 1, folder 5

Amma Mae Chan: eulogies, birth and death certificates, passport, and school grade cards 1568173

box 1, folder 6

Applications and resumes 1568171

box 1, folder 7

Copyrights 1568169

box 1, folder 8

book reviews, 1937-1951 1568167

box 1, folder 9

Ray Lyman Wilbur, letters to Chan re Stanford matters, 1933-1943; and notice of Wilbur's death, 1949 1568165

box 1, folder 10

Stanford, 1930-1936: expense record, student body cards, two letters 1568163

box 1, folder 11

Stanford, 1938-1982: administrative correspondence and ID card; also includes letters from other colleges and travel papers 1568161

box 1, folder 12

Hip Wo School: two lettes re appointment, 1939 and 1941 1568159

box 1, folder 13

National Shantung (Shandong) University, letters, 1937 (some in Chinese) 1568157

box 1, folder 14

Utah State University, 1941, 1964: correspondence with King Hendricks and others re Chan's lectures there 1568155

box 1, folder 15

Correspondence: Loren B. chan to his parents, 1966-1972, re his graduate work at UCLA and subsequent teaching jobs 1568153

box 1, folder 16

Correspondence: Loren B. Chan with his parents, 1964 1568151

box 1, folder 17

Correspondence: Anna and Wing Chan, 1960 1568149

box 1, folder 18

Correspondence: Chan family, summer 1951 (Chan was teaching summer school at Pomona College) 1568147

box 1, folder 19

Correspondence: Anna and Wing Chan, 1948, during Chan's trip to China 1568145

box 1, folder 20

Correspondence: family letters to Chan while he was in China, 1948 1568143

box 2, folder 1

Correspondence: Anna and Wing Chan, 1946 1568141

box 2, folder 2

Correspondence: Anna and Wing chan, 1944 (Chan was teqaching summer school at the University of Utah) 1568139

box 2, folder 3

Correspondence: Anna and Wing Chan, 1936-1942 1568137

box 2, folder 4

Correspondence: Helen Lei Ch'en (wife of Shou Yi Ch'en) to Anna Chan, 1937 1568135

box 2, folder 5

Correspondence: unsent Chinese letter by Wing Chan, ca. 1930-1933 1568133

box 2, folder 6

Correspondence: letters from Annie Tak-yi Chan Ng (Wing's eldest siste), in chinese, 1938-1940; unsent letter in Chinese by Wing, ca. 1941; letters from Annie's children Poon Keung Ng, 1955, and Ng To Yeuk, 1962 1568131

box 2, folder 7

Correspondence: Shou Yi Ch'en to Wing Chan, in Chinese, 1937-1945 1568129

box 2, folder 8

Correspondence: Shou Yi Ch'en to Wing and Anna Chan, in English, 1940-1977; obituaries for Shou Yi Ch'en, 1978 1568127

box 2, folder 9

Correspondence: Stanley (Shau Hong) Chan to Wing Chan, mostly in Chinese, 1938-1975 1568125

box 2, folder 10

Correspondence: Lily Luella Lum Chan (wife of Stanley) to Anna and Wing chan, 1936-1940, in English 1568123

box 2, folder 11

Correspondence: Shau Wa (Wally) Chan to Anna and Wing Chan, 1941-1950, in Chinese and English; leter from Maude Martha Don Chan, wife of Shau Wa, 1955; and eulogy for Shau Wa Chan, 1987 1568121

box 2, folder 12

Correspondence: Shou Yi Ch'en to Loren B. Chan, 1966-1975, mostly in Chinese 1568119

box 2, folder 13

Correspondence: Shau Wing and Anna Chan to and from Loren B. Chan, 1967-1989, in English 1568117

box 2, folder 14

Shau Wing Chan's Chinese signet seal ("chop"); and his rubber signature stamp used while chairperson of the Dept. of Asian Languages 1568115

Additional Material Accession ARCH.2014.0282266409

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet(1 volume)

box 1

Diary 2266411 1938

Additional Materials Accession ARCH-2022-028

Box 1, Folder 1

Shau Wing Chan -- publications

Box 1, Folder 2

Shau Wing Chan -- supplementary vocabulary for "Chinese Reader for Beginners"

Box 1, Folder 3

Shau Wing Chan -- United Nations conference 1945

Box 1, Folder 4

Shau Wing Chan -- 1932 Olympics Memorabilia 1932

Box 1, Folder 5

Shau Wing Chan -- personal ephemera

Box 1, Folder 6

Anna Chan -- memorabilia

Box 1, Folder 7

Shou Yi and immediate family -- personal materials and academic publications

Box 1, Folder 8

Wayne L. Chan -- personal ephemera

Box 1, Folder 9

Robert Chan -- correspondence

Box 1, Folder 10

Cards from Shau Wing and Anna Chan to Loren Chan

Box 1, Folder 11

Materials on Chinese scholars known by Shau Wing Chan and Loren Chan

Box 1, Folder 12

Shau Wing Chan -- Poems of Hsu Chih-Mo

Box 1, Folder 13

Loren Chan -- Chinese language materials

Box 1, Folder 14

Loren Chan -- academic writing on Nevada

Box 1, Folder 15

Loren Chan -- academic writings (misc.)

Box 1, Folder 16

Loren Chan -- research on Chinese immigrants in the West

Box 1, Folder 17

Loren Chan -- technical writing 1989-1996

Box 2, Folder 1

Loren Chan -- materials on Iris Chang

Box 2, Folder 2

Loren Chan -- materials on Woodrow Wilson Library

Box 2, Folder 3

Loren Chan -- materials and correspondence regarding George F. Sensabaugh

Box 2, Folder 4

Loren Chan -- UCLA correspondence 1966-1971

Box 2, Folder 5

Loren Chan -- correspondence with various members of Federal Govt.

Box 2, Folder 6

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Leonard J. Arrington

Box 2, Folder 7

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Newell G. Bringhurst

Box 2, Folder 8

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Oliver Byrd

Box 2, Folder 9

Loren Chan -- correspondence with William Bark 1966-1980

Box 2, Folder 10

Loren Chan -- correspondence with David Chan 1985-1996

Box 2, Folder 11

Loren Chan -- correspondence with David Chan 1996-1998

Box 2, Folder 12

Loren Chan -- correspondence with David Chan 1998-2000

Box 2, Folder 13

Loren Chan -- correspondence with David Chan 2000-2002

Box 2, Folder 14

Loren Chan -- correspondence with King Hendricks

Box 2, Folder 15

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Norris Hundley

Box 2, Folder 16

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Theodore Rozak

Box 2, Folder 17

Loren Chan -- correspondence with Elizabeth C. Small 1988

Box 2, Folder 18

Loren Chan -- personal ephemera

Box 2, Folder 19

Stanford University publications