Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Sansom, George Bailey, Sir, 1883-1965
- Extent:
- 1 box and 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Bailey Sansom papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
A collection of letters, notes, lectures, and reprints by Sansom, including correspondence between Sansom and professor Evarts B. Greene dealing with the hiring of Sansom as a visiting professor for the 1935-1936 academic year; holograph and typed lectures given during his second appointment as visiting professor, 1940-1941; a holograph notebook of miscellaneous items; a binder of holograph notes and essays on Japanese cultural history which possibly was drawn upon for his book, JAPAN, A SHORT CULTURAL HISTORY, 1931; and a list of Japanese books consigned by Sansom to Columbia University in 1941.
- Biographical / Historical:
Professor of Japanese studies and Director of the East Asian Institute, 1947-1953, at Columbia University.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--East Asian Institute. Date of acquisition--07/28/64. Accession number--M-64-07-28.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.
- Arrangement:
Arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Bailey Sansom papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu