East Asia Collection, 1877-1923

Summary

Title:

East Asia collection,

Dates:

1877-1923

Creators:

Sheppard, Eli T.

Extent:

1 linear ft.

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] East Asia collection, M0139, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Material relating to the Orient (primarily Japan), its philosophy, art, way of life, history, government, etc. Includes mss. of books, letters, memos and reports. The typescripts of the Papers of Eli T. Sheppard form the bulk of the material. The Warden volume is a general history of consular establishments which belonged to Mr. Sheppard, ca. 1877 - 1923.

Biographical / historical:

Eli T. Sheppard, whose papers form a large portion of this collection, was a diplomat and lawyer; American consul at Tientsin, China (1871-1876) and advisor in international law to Japanese foreign office (1876-1880).

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:

© 1999

Date Encoded:

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 Apr.. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] East Asia collection, M0139, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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