Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
BIOGRAPHY
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Descriptive Summary
Title: East Asia collection,
Date (inclusive): 1877-1923
Collection number: Special Collections M0139
Creator:
Sheppard, Eli T.
Extent:
1 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
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.
BIOGRAPHY
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).
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.