Summary Information

Title: Romyn Hitchcock papers,
Creator: Romyn Hitchcock, 1851-1923.
Inclusive dates: 1841-1900,
Bulk dates: 1882-1900 (bulk).
.3 cubic ft.
Correspondence, lecture notes, monographs, government bulletins and other pamphlet material, newspaper clippings, and maps.
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.

Call number: 2174
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library