BIBLID 1026-5279 (2001) 90:1 pp. 97-114 (2001.6) 9 7 1949 K e y w o r d s East Asian Libraries in the United States U.S. Library of Congress H a r v a r d - Yenching Library East Asian Libraries of the Princeton U n i v e r s i t y East Asian Libraries of Columbia University East Asian Libraries of Chicago University Chinese rare books E-mail: cshum@fas.harvard.edu
98 2001.6 70 4, 000 3, 500 1,100 394 250 65 20 138 1776 1776 19 1867 50 Smithsonian Institution 1868 1869 4 2 7 [1]
99 1925 1 926 1 928 1904 Lauisiana Purchase Exhibition 1908 5, 040 1894 934 130 1869 6 1416 [2] 1915 1926 D r. Walter T. Swingle [1] [2] 1998 5 [1]
100 2001.6 68, 000 1,500 1929 D r. Joseph F. Rock 1933 118 1934 Arthr W. Hammel [3] 8,000 Irvin Van Gillis 1 875-1948 20 40 75,000 1937 30 40 50 [4] 40 1, 500 [5] 6 0 [3] [4] [5] [1] 12 6 1987.6 1-2
101 1, 000 1962 72 1974 1879 Caleb Cushing 2,500 John Fryer 129 7 7 1915 1 3, 0 0 0 70 320 600 11 30 140 150
102 2001.6 14 4 17 30 107 200 30 2 6 1,479 6,014 600 700 1, 600 800 3,100 5,359 95% 1,439 226
103 1, 400 2, 000 77 180 1, 047 30 138 50 15 2 0 8 1792 300 2,200 1, 700 32 11 32 16
104 2001.6 50 138 820 [6] 40 522 5,020 64 1 13 1894 [7] 1, 200 60 [6] [7] 3 1 1970.1 44-45
105 1890 30 20 1804-1816 1908 24 20 1949 Richard Irwin 45 3 19 2 51 41 2 2
106 2001.6 6 15 480 733 190 [8] 3, 500 4, 000 800 8, 000 6,066 5,400 1949 [8] 2001
107 60 1,000 80 1 4,000 3, 750 6 1943 2,939 23 9 68 2,376 463 1933 1851 2, 600 3, 858 [9] 4, 090 30 2, 600 600 370 300 1591 1625 [9] 3 2 = 6 1985.12 369-378
108 2001.6 2, 700 700 1,560 17,000 1, 400 Joseph Rock 830 143 146 80 900 1,041 1 60 300 1960
109 1985 1987 1988 6,000 1879 237 2,500 1986 23 29 1, 600 1984
110 2001.6 1 9 9 0 2, 800 9 277 330 16, 000 50 90
111 1957 1,775 35 1974 1, 136 32 1973 138 5 1999 1, 433 152 2,500 300 1 997 2 000 100 200 80
112 2001.6 5 1994 1996 1999 6 12, 000 14, 000 13 1991 Research Library Group R L I N J. S. Edgren A L A / L C
113 1795 16, 000 16, 000 67
1 1 4 BIBLID 1026-5279 (2001) 90:1 pp. 97-114 NATIONAL CENTRAL LIBRARY BULLETIN 2001 no.1 (2001.6) The Collections and Future of Ancient Chinese Literature in Major East Asian Libraries of the U.S. Chun Shum Abstract This article provides a detailed description on collections in the East Asian Libraries located in the United States, especially in the area on rare book collections of those libraries. The author discussed and compared various editions, manuscripts and transcriptions on books from the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The authors also pointed out that these East Asian Libraries may be series on specific subjects to reach the goal of sharing resources and information among themselves. Keywords East Asian Libraries in the United States U.S. Library of Congress Harvard- Yenching Library East Asian Libraries of the Princeton University E a s t Asian Libraries of Columbia University East Asian Libraries of Chicago University Chinese Rare Books Chun Shum Curator of the Rare Books Collection, Harvard-Yenching Library of the Harvard College Library E-mail: cshum@fas.harvard.edu