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James R. Townsend papers, 1964-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Townsend, James R. (James Roger)
- Title
- James R. Townsend papers
- Dates
- 1964-1990 (inclusive)19641990
- Quantity
- 1.00 cubic ft (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 5379 (Accession No. 5379-001)
- Summary
- Project files including research and lecture notes, correspondence, clippings, research proposals, conference papers, and drafts of several unpublished works on nationalism in Chin of a former professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies at the University of Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Presume open to all users.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James Townsend received his M.A. in International Relations in 1957 and his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1965 from the University of California at Berkeley. Townsend served as a visiting lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1966-1967) and assistant professor at Berkeley (1964-1968) before he arrived at the University of Washington in 1968. He taught at the Institute for Comparative and Foreign Area Studies as an associate professor of Political Studies between 1968 and 1974 and served as associate director for China and Inner Asia at the Institute from 1972 to 1975. Townsend also taught courses as a professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies (1974-1992) and guided a large number of doctoral students through their dissertation research and writing, serving on a number of dissertation committees. He also published a number of handbooks, textbooks, and articles in the field of nationalism in China and served on a number of national and international editorial boards and committees. He retired from his post as a professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in 1992 to battle cancer. James Townsend died on January 17, 2004.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Project files including research and lecture notes, correspondence, clippings, research proposals, conference papers, and drafts of several unpublished works on nationalism in China.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Project FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Nationalism - General |
1972-1983 |
1 | Nationalism -
Lectures/Letters |
1976-1987 |
1 | Original Draft of
Nationalism and the Chinese Revolution Part One: The Culturalism To Nationalism Thesis
|
1983 |
1 | Preliminary Draft of
Nationalism and the Chinese Revolution Part One: The Culturalism To Nationalism Thesis
|
1983 |
1 | Misc. Thesis Papers |
undated |
1 | Chinese Nationalism - Unfiled General
Notes/Outlines |
undated |
1 | Notes - Nationalism Post-49 |
undated |
1 | Nationalism in Revolution |
undated |
1 | Drafts of
Culturalism and Nationalism in the Chinese Revolution Part One: Nation, Class and Community in the Chinese Revolution
|
1976 |
1 | Drafts of
The Study of Chinese Nationalism
(3 files) |
1983-1990 |
1 | Draft of
The Study of Development: Some Introductory Questions and Observations
|
1983 |
1 | Citizenship in Contemporary
China |
1988-1989 |
1 | Draft of
Nationalism and Chinese Revolution Part II: Political Communities in Late Imperial China
|
1983 |
1 | Unpublished and Prepublication Papers
(3 files) |
1964-1983 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nationalism--China
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Townsend, James R. (James Roger)--Archives
Geographical Names
- China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976