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Tʹung Shen papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2220

Scope and content

Reminiscences entitled "An Autobiographical Study of a Chinese Family" concern the writer's boyhood experiences and attitudes in Soochow, Peiping, and rural China, 1911-1933, emphasizing family traditions, ancient ceremonies and superstitions, and the educational system, written while he was a graduate student at Cornell residing with Professor and Mrs. Dwight Sanderson of Ithaca, New York. Also includes photographs, and a monograph on ichthyology by Shen.

Dates

1938-1939.

Creator

Shen, Tʹung, 1911- (Person)

Biographical / Historical

. Cornell University Ph.D. 1939.

Extent

.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Description rules: Appm
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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