Papers of Romyn Hitchcock, a chemist and lecturer on the Orient, include correspondence, lecture notes, monographs, government bulletins and other pamphlet material, newspaper clippings, and maps. Collection is primarily concerned with Chinese-American diplomatic relations; spheres of influence; problems of Chinese immigration, including low wages, tong societies, and the Chinese Exclusion Act; and the geography, art, religion, and customs of China and Japan. Also, "Romyn Hitchcock: Two Years in Early-Meiji-Japan," Japanese book, published by Kashihara Archaeological Association, 2006, about Hitchcock.
