La Fargue, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1900-

Thomas La Fargue (b. 1900) was a history professor at the State College of Washington during the period in which he researched and wrote China's First Hundred (1942). The book is a study of one hundred Chinese boys who studied in the United States from 1872-1881 as part of the Chinese Educational Mission to America. La Fargue earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of California and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

From the guide to the Thomas La Fargue Papers, 1873-1946, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC))