1st Edition
The Development Of The Chinese Collection In The Library Of Congress
By Shu Chao Hu
Copyright 1980
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first comprehensive and in-depth study of the Chinese collection in the Library of Congress, the largest collection of its kind in the Western world. Started in 1869 with some 950 books received in the first exhange of publications between the United States and China, the collection has grown so steadily that in 1977 it numbered more than 430,000 volumes, including 2,000 rare Chinese... Read more
Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Initiating Forces -- Systematic Acquisitions, 1913–1949 -- Later Developments, 1950–1975 -- Conclusions -- Chronology -- Appendices -- Circular Letter of the Librarian of Congress to U.S. Diplomatic and Consular Representatives -- Herbert Putnam’s Letter to the Secretary of State Concerning the Ku-Chin T’u-shu Chi-ch’eng -- List of Acquisitions Policy Statements
Biography
Shu Chao Hu is associate professor of library science at Saint Francis College of Pennsylvania. He has published widely in China, and his many works include American Presidents: Their Life and Times and American Politics: A Collection of Essays.
