Stanford University, Asian Survey Committee, Asian Survey Project Records, 1951

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Title:
Stanford University, Asian Survey Committee, Asian survey project records
Dates:
1951
Creators:
Stanford University. Asian Survey Committee
Abstract:
Correspondence and minutes of meetings, progress reports, and recordings of meetings and conversations of a group of Stanford University faculty members led by Carl Spaeth and funded by the Ford Foundation. This group, the Asian Survey Committee, was organized to initiate, direct, and coordinate a nation-wide survey on the status of Asian studies in the United States, measure this work against the scope of current national needs, and record problems, requirements, and possible solutions. Correspondents and members of the Committee include Harold Henry Fisher, Arthur Wright, and Mary Wright.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Stanford University, Asian Survey Committee, Asian Survey Project Records (SC0045). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence and minutes of meetings, progress reports, and recordings of meetings and conversations of a group of Stanford University faculty members led by Carl Spaeth and funded by the Ford Foundation. This group, the Asian Survey Committee, was organized to initiate, direct, and coordinate a nation-wide survey on the status of Asian studies in the United States, measure this work against the scope of current national needs, and record problems, requirements, and possible solutions. Correspondents and members of the Committee include Harold Henry Fisher, Arthur Wright, and Mary Wright.

Acquisition information:
Transferred by the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford, California.
Physical location:
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-03 13:18:33 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Stanford University, Asian Survey Committee, Asian Survey Project Records (SC0045). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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