UCLA Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

The collection consists of 129 rarely seen, unknown or little-known Chinese literary works from Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The majority of the titles in the collection were previously owned by some famous collectors​, ​including: Wu Yinsun (吳引孫, 1851-1921), an official, scholar and collector who owned the well-known collection developed and housed in the Ce Hai Luo 測海樓; Tao Xiang (陶湘, 1870-1939), a well-known collector and publisher of exquisite editions of books and was active in Republican era; Chen Rong (陳融,1876-1953), an high official, scholar and collector who was active in Guangzhou and the house of his collection is still standing to …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

The Collection contains interviews with 55 Catholic missionaries who served in various parts of China between 1904 and the 1950s. In 1967, David Obst, then a graduate student in Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, traveled to Taiwan to advance his Chinese language proficiency. During a hiking trip that May, he met Father Carl, a missionary from Lyon, France, who had lived in Tibet for 30 years before being expelled to Taiwan in 1949. Two weeks later, David returned with a tape recorder to capture Father Carl’s recollections. When asked whether there were others with similar experiences, Father …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

Kabuki, a classical form of Japanese performing arts, was developed in the cities of Edo (Tokyo) and Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto), and performed also in several other cities in early modern Japan. It became one of the most popular theatrical entertainments from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth centuries. Posters and programs for kabuki performances called "banzuke'' were printed in woodblock: such as "tsuji-banzuke," posters, "yakuwari banzuke," cast lists, and "ehon banzuke," illustrated scenes. The third type was also called "ezukushi" in Kamigata. The kabuki banzuke collection held at the UCLA Library consists of 101 bound sets of yakuwari banzuke …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

The Tule Lake Japanese Language Library (Tsūri Rēki Nihongo Toshokan ツーリレーキ日本語圖書館) was conceptualized, created, and administered by incarcerated Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants at the Tule Lake Internment Camp in Newell, California (Block 46, Barracks 8) between November 26, 1943 and November 30, 1945 during WWII. It housed roughly 7,000 volumes and at its peak had a circulation of over 17,000 volumes loaned per month and fostered intellectual activity, social engagement, and a quiet space for reflection. The majority of the collection was donated by those who had come to Tule Lake with only what they could carry, with some …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

The Tom Leung Archival Collection of the Chinese Royal Society in the Early Twentieth Century was a private archival collection of Dr. Tom Leung (谭良), which contains about three hundred letters related to the activities of the Royal Society (保皇会) in North America. The archival collection includes over ten letters of Kang Youwei (康有为) and Liang Qichao (梁启超), written during the Royal Society movement in early twentieth century. Dr. Tom Leung, a student and supporter of Kang Youwei, was the head of the Royal Society in North America, and this collection was donated by Louise Leung Larson, the daughter of …

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

A collection of 204 declassified satellite images of major cultural regions in China. These images are from the United States Corona Satellite program, which was a reconnaissance imaging program that focused on photographing the Soviet Union and China Flight missions span from the early 1960s to the middle 1970s. These images were obtained from United States Geological Survey (USGS) by Dr. Li Min with the support of a UCLA Office of Instructional Development teaching enhancement grant for designing and teaching the class "Archaeological Landscapes of China" in Anthropology and Asian Languages and Cultures.

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library

A collection of books published from 1627-1862 for the study of Japanese book history.

Institution: UCLA, Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library