Abstract
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.
Dates
- 1841-1900,-1882-1900 (bulk).
Creator
- Hitchcock, Romyn, 1851-1923. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)
Physical Description
Correspondence, lecture notes, monographs, government bulletins and other pamphlet material, newspaper clippings, and maps.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, April 2004
- Art -- China.
- Art -- Japan.
- China -- Description and travel.
- China -- Emigration and immigration.
- China -- Foreign relations.
- Emigration and immigration.
- International relations.
- Japan -- Description and travel.
- Lecture notes.
- Maps.
- Religion -- China.
- Religion -- Japan.
- Sinologists.
- United States -- Emigration and immigration.
- United States -- Foreign relations.
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- April 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu