Wason Collection records, 1918-1988.

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Wason Collection records, 1918-1988.

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Mostly department correspondence, largely that of Gussie Esther Gaskill, first curator of the Wason Collection (1927-1963); materials concerning trips to China and Japan; projects; bibliographies; acquisitions, cataloging, and other records; accessions list; accounting statistics, and general office files, 1976-1985; annual reports of the East Asian Librarian, 1972-1988. Correspondence relating to Charles Wason's bequest, especially correspondence between Mrs. Charles Wason and the Arthur H. Clark Company, correspondence between Mrs. Wason and Gussie Gaskill, drawing and photographs of the library at the Wason home, and articles, reports and clippings about the collection. Three handwritten notebooks by T.F. Crane listing the Wason Collection, ca. 1922. Files from Thomas Hahn, Wason Curator until 2006, include materials about the Encyclopedia Maxima, Hu Shih, ships' logs, a portrait of Mao by Andy Warhol, other acquisitions, and exhibitions. Miscellaneous items relating to the Wason Collection include letters, description, and notes about the Ming Treasure Note, 1934; and letter about and translation of a Boxer Rebellion poster, 1921.

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Crane, Thomas Frederick, 1844-1927

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Professor of Romance language and literature, dean and acting president at Cornell University. From the description of Thomas Frederick Crane papers, 1888-1926. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073364 ...

Wason, Charles William, 1854-1918

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Electrical engineer. Charles W. Wason studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University from 1872-1876 and was involved in the Cornell Boat Club and Navy. After leaving Cornell in 1876 he became an electrical engineer and later became prominent in the railroad industry. He donated the Wason Chinese Library, a collection of 9,000 volumes, to Cornell when he died in 1918. From the description of Charles William Wason papers, 1870-1876. (Cornell University Li...

Gaskill, Gussie Esther, 1898-

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Gussie Gaskill served as Librarian of the President White Historical Library and Curator of the Wason Collection at Cornell University. From the description of Gussie Gaskill papers, [ca. 1920-1984]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63933944 ...

Wason, Charles William, 1854-1918

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Electrical engineer. Charles W. Wason studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University from 1872-1876 and was involved in the Cornell Boat Club and Navy. After leaving Cornell in 1876 he became an electrical engineer and later became prominent in the railroad industry. He donated the Wason Chinese Library, a collection of 9,000 volumes, to Cornell when he died in 1918. From the description of Charles William Wason papers, 1870-1876. (Cornell University Li...

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Cornell University. Library. Wason Collection

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The Wason Collection was bequeathed to Cornell University in 1918 by Charles William Wason. It began as a collection of English-language works on China and the Chinese. Its scope and size have since been greatly enlarged, and it is now the only major East Asian collection in the country to include all Western language materials in the areas covered in a special collection together with the materials in the languages of those areas. From the description of Wason Collection records, 19...