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 Collection
Identifier: MC 1494

Arthur D. Waley Papers

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1912–1961

Abstract

Correspondence, chiefly letters received (1938-1962); letter to Clive Bell (1917); drafts of published works dealing primarily with Chinese civilization; notes on Asian languages; unpublished fictional pieces; published articles; corrected page proofs of several books; pamphlets relating to Asian subjects, and letters (1918-1962) of friends and associates, together with papers of Beryl de Zoete (1884-1962): letters received (1912-1961), notes and drafts of writings on folk dance and the drama; typescript copies of English translations of articles in French and Italian; journals (1939-1940, 1954); address and appointment books; and miscellaneous printed items dealing with folk dance and other topics.

Extent

8.75 Cubic Feet (23 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 oversize scrolls, including printed matter)

Language of Materials

English

General

Note: For those doing work on Beryl de Zoete: be sure to check through box 9 with notebooks, etc., address books, etc. of famous literary people.

Title
Inventory to the Arthur D. Waley Papers
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
David Kuzma
Date
February 2003
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.
Sponsor
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.