James B. Palais papers, 1934-2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Palais, James B., 1934-2006
Title
James B. Palais papers
Dates
1934-2006 (inclusive)
Quantity
26 cubic feet (26 boxes)
Collection Number
5578
Summary
Academic papers accumulated by University of Washington Korean Studies Professor James B. Palais
Repository
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

Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Historian of Korea and University of Washington professor of international studies and of history.

James B. Palais was born on March 8, 1934. He received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1955, an M.A. from Yale University in 1960, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1968. He taught in the history departments of Norfolk State College (1966-1967) and the University of Maine (1967-1968) before coming to the University of Washington in 1968 as a professor of Korean history in the Far Eastern and Russian Institute. Beginning in 1969, he held dual appointments in the Institute for Comparative & Foreign Area Studies (later the School of International Studies) and in History, until his retirement in 2001.

Palais' book "Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions" earned the John Whitney Hall book prize as the best book on Japan or Korea in 1998 from the Association for Asian Studies. Palais also published "Occasional Papers on Korea" from 1974 to 1977, and the "Journal of Korean Studies" from 1979 to 1984. From 1988 to 2005 he edited the monograph series "Korean Studies". At the time of his death, Palais was general editor for the Cambridge University Press "History of Korea". Palais died on August 6, 2006.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Palais collection contains a broad array of materials that cover the entirety of his academic career from his student days at Harvard University to his final projects at the University of Washington. The most numerous materials include 1) correspondence with students, colleagues, editors, and publishers, 2) reading notes, 3) teachings materials, 4) letters to newspaper editors and politicians, and 5) English translations of Classical Chinese, Korean, and Japanese texts.

1) Correspondence

Dr. Palais’ papers include many files of letters to and from his students, colleagues, and students who later became colleagues. While there was no time to read through all of these files, a cursory examination revealed letters concerning research and publication projects, the Korea Foundation and the question of whether or not scholars should accept Korean Foundation funding, letters of recommendation, comments on dissertations, papers, and book manuscripts, and discussions with editors and publishers concerning the development of now standard texts in Anglophone Korean studies literature. In addition to illuminating the trajectories of Palais’ and other scholars’ intellectual and sometimes political development, these letters have the potential to show the extent of Palais’ influence in Korean studies in North America and beyond. While there is a notion commonly in circulation among Korean Studies scholars, particularly in Korea, that Palais and his students constitute a “Palais Mafia” (팔레 마피아), even a cursory reading of the correspondence between Palais and his past students/colleagues suggest nuanced relationships characterized by more intellectual dissent, discussion, and freedom than the term “mafia” would suggest. Indeed, Palais’ letters have the potential to show both the strengths and the limits of his influence within Anglophone Korean studies. While the Palais letters contain a great deal of information valuable in understanding the development of Korean Studies in the United States, it is of utmost importance to take into consideration the fact that they also contain a great deal of confidential material. Among the most sensitive materials are letters of recommendation for students and tenure candidates, many of whom are not only still living but are currently key figures in their respective fields. Letters of recommendation are written and read in the expectation of full confidentiality. Should this confidentiality be violated referees may hesitate to freely evaluate candidates while those who read recommendations may no longer take them to be complete and honest assessments. The utmost care and consideration must be taken in any future decisions concerning when or even whether to digitize these and other letters of the Palais collection.

2) Reading Notes

Palais took extensive reading notes, almost all of which are typed. In several occasions his reading notes reach hundreds of pages in length for single monographs. In some cases the notes appear to be so detailed that they paraphrase or perhaps even translate the source text. There was little to time to examine these notes in detail but they could potentially be of value to those interested in the development of Palais’ thought and the influence of other scholars on his research. While Palais’ detailed reading notes could be the basis of translations, the source materials are by now so old, having been published from 1930s to the 1970s, that many of them are by now obsolete.

3) Teaching Materials

While we presently enjoy an ever greater number of well-researched English-language articles and monographs on Korean history and Korean Studies in general, Palais taught at a time when there was very little available in English. The collection of teaching materials, including bibliographies, outlines, lecture notes, syllabi, slides, maps, exam questions, and writing assignments amassed over more than 35 years is truly an accomplishment and is still constitutes an important collection of pedagogical materials. Of course, some of the materials are dated but they could still be of great benefit to those teaching Korean history at the undergraduate and graduate levels in English. Significant work will be required to organize these materials as they are scattered throughout the collection and are not arranged in any particular order but if they were to be digitized and made widely available they would surely be of great benefit to teachers of Korean history throughout the world.

4) Letters to Newspaper Editors and Politicians

Palais was a man of passionate political and academic stances. As is already well-known, he was a vocal critic of the Pak Chŏnghŭi regime and was particularly concerned with issues of democracy and freedom of expression. His dedication to his beliefs led him to frequently write letters to American and Korean politicians and to the editors of major American newspapers. Of particular interest are his letters concerning Kim Taejung’s kidnapping in 1973. Palais’ letters are excellent illustrations of his politics in general and his opposition to military rule in South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

5) English Translations

Palais translated numerous primary source materials for his research on the Taewŏn’gun and Yu Hyŏngwŏn. The most important of these is his translation of Yu Hyŏngwŏn’s Pan’gye surok. Time limitations made a full investigation impossible but it appears that the translation, more than 2000 typed pages, is very nearly complete. There were some minor gaps but the translation is not located entirely in one box so there may be other sections in other boxes. While the translation itself is nearly complete it is far from ready for publication. It must be remembered that Palais translated this text for his own personal use. The result is that the manuscript is heavily highlighted and covered in extensive marginalia. Moreover, the chapters are not in order and are instead grouped according to theme. In many cases Palais translated particular passages and then grouped them with passages from other chapters according to subject matter rather than Yu Hyŏngwŏn’s original order. Palais’ dissection of the text is interesting in and of itself as an indicator of the way in which he thought about Yu’s writings but a great deal of work will be necessary to prepare the text for publication, whether in print or digitally. There are a number of other translations of primary source materials, some of them handwritten, that could be of interest to scholars of late Chosŏn intellectual and institutional history and could perhaps be compiled into a reader on sirhak and other topics related to policy and reform in late Chosŏn but there was not enough time to examine these materials in sufficient detail to judge.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in 3 accessions

  • Accession No. 5578-001, James B. Palais papers
  • Accession No. 5578-002, James B. Palais papers
  • Accession No. 5578-003, James B. Palais papers

Processing Note

Dr. James B. Palais was a scholar of Chosŏn institutional and intellectual history and a pioneer in Korean Studies in the Anglophone world. Upon his death in 2006 the library of the University of Washington, his home institution for more than thirty years, received a collection of his papers from his home and office contained in 45 cardboard boxes. Currently the collection remains unprocessed. In the summer of 2011, an initial appraisal of these materials was made. The sheer amount of material and the often highly disorganized nature of the papers made it impossible to examine every document, but a general description of the contents of each of the 45 boxes of the collection was made. The physical condition of the collection is generally very good. Even the oldest of documents dating from the early 1960s is in an excellent state of preservation. There was not enough time to check the contents of the computer disks so their condition is unknown. Since the collection has not yet been processed, however, many of the papers are disorganized and in some instances their state of disarray suggests the boxes may have been packed in haste. A great deal of work thus remains to be done in processing the collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 5578-001: James B. Palais papers, between 1934 and 2006Return to Top

26.16 cubic feet (26 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, research data, course materials, writings, student files.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details.

Container(s) Description
Box Accession
1 5578-001
Yi Dynasty bureaucracy code sheets
2 5578-001
Yi Dynasty bureaucracy code sheets
3 5578-001
Note cards on various topics – disorganized
4 5578-001
Photocopied academic journal articles
4 5578-001
Teaching materials
4 5578-001
Newspaper clippings
4 5578-001
Draft letters to the editor
4 5578-001
Lecture notes
5 5578-001
Comments on students’ doctoral examinations
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
5 5578-001
Student papers
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
5 5578-001
Newsletters
5 5578-001
Departmental administrative correspondence
5 5578-001
Departmental administrative documents
5 5578-001
Documents pertaining to the Social Science Research Council Joint Committee on Korean Studies
5 5578-001
Correspondence with individual scholars
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
5 5578-001
Correspondence concerning Korean language books in the University of Washington East Asian Library
5 5578-001
Correspondence concerning the Korea Foundation
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
6 5578-001
Teaching materials
6 5578-001
Korean language pedagogical materials
6 5578-001
Paper entitled, “Korea: Failure by Default,” author unknown
6 5578-001
Miscellaneous correspondence
6 5578-001
Correspondence and miscellaneous documents concerning the University of Washington libraries
6 5578-001
Letters of recommendation
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
6 5578-001
Informational materials for students
7 5578-001
Photocopied reserve readings
8 5578-001
Photocopied reserve readings
9 5578-001
Photocopied academic journal articles
9 5578-001
Cambridge History of Korea materials
9 5578-001
Academic journals
10 5578-001
Correspondence with graduate students
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
10 5578-001
Graduate student papers/research
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
10 5578-001
English language press releases from North Korea
10 5578-001
Fulbright documents
10 5578-001
Palais’ letters of recommendation for tenure candidates
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
10 5578-001
Correspondence with Harvard University Press
10 5578-001
Correspondence with colleagues
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
11 5578-001
Research papers/correspondence with graduate students/colleagues
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
11 5578-001
Syllabi
11 5578-001
Newsletters
11 5578-001
Documents and correspondence concerning the University of Washington Press
11 5578-001
Administrative documents concerning visiting scholars at the University of Washington
11 5578-001
Correspondence with prospective students and student applicants
11 5578-001
Student grades
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
11 5578-001
Student course evaluations
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
11 5578-001
General information on student funding sources
12 5578-001
Graduate student files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
13 5578-001
Graduate student files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
13 5578-001
Teaching materials
13 5578-001
Documents related to the Luce Foundation
14 5578-001
Documents related to the Cambridge University Press
14 5578-001
Research proposals
15 5578-001
Newsletters
15 5578-001
Book reviews
15 5578-001
Correspondence concerning Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
15 5578-001
Documents related to the Association of Asian Studies and other organizations
15 5578-001
Graduate student/colleague files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
16 5578-001
Curricula vitae of other scholars
16 5578-001
Miscellaneous correspondence
17 5578-001
Conference proceedings
17 5578-001
Materials on East Asian Studies in the United States
17 5578-001
Documents concerning the Society for Korean Studies
17 5578-001
Faculty grants workshop materials
17 5578-001
Academic journals
17 5578-001
Photocopies of academic journal articles
17 5578-001
Teaching materials
17 5578-001
Reading notes
17 5578-001
Paper entitled, “The American Image of Korea in 1882: A Bibliographic Sketch” by Shannon McCune, presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1982.
17 5578-001
Photocopy of “Please Listen, America: The Struggle for Human Rights in South Korea” by Michael Kerr.
17 5578-001
Academic journal reprints
17 5578-001
Papers and publications of other scholars
17 5578-001
MA Thesis of Douglas George entitled, The Low-Rodgers Expedition: a Study in the Foundation of US Policy in Korea.
18 5578-001
Graduate student files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
18 5578-001
Personal correspondence
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
18 5578-001
Letters of recommendation
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
19 5578-001
Graduate student/colleague files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
20 5578-001
Extensive reading notes on Korean, Japanese, and Chinese history
21 5578-001
Reading notes on Chinese history
21 5578-001
Photocopied academic journal articles
21 5578-001
Departmental administrative correspondence
21 5578-001
Budgetary documents
21 5578-001
Graduate student files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
22 5578-001
Teaching materials
23 5578-001
Lecture notes
23 5578-001
Teaching materials
23 5578-001
Photocopied academic journal articles
23 5578-001
Graduate student files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
24 5578-001
Photocopied academic journal articles
24 5578-001
Kyujanggak microfilm request slips
24 5578-001
Typescript manuscript entitled, “Taewŏn’gun: Economic Policies”
24 5578-001
Conference proceedings
24 5578-001
Teaching materials
24 5578-001
Newspaper clippings
24 5578-001
Draft papers of other scholars
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
24 5578-001
Palais paper entitled, “The Transfer of Korea’s Tributary Status from the Ming to the Ch’ing, 1594-1636”
25-26 5578-001
Reading notes

Accession No. 5578-002: James B. Palais papers, between 1934 and 2006Return to Top

15 cubic feet (15 boxes)

Scope and Content: Various correspondence, book chapter drafts, small media (film reels), notecards, notebooks and files

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details.

Container(s) Description
Box Accession
1 5578-002
Reading notes
1 5578-002
Draft footnotes for Palais’ doctoral dissertation
1 5578-002
Palais article entitled, “Records and Record Keeping in Nineteenth-century Korea”
1 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
2 5578-002
Teaching materials
2 5578-002
Fulbright materials, 1975-1976
2 5578-002
Materials related to Michael Kerr
2 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
2 5578-002
Personal correspondence
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
2 5578-002
Palais’ letter to the editor of the New York Times
2 5578-002
Correspondence related to the Cambridge History of Korea
2 5578-002
Palais’ draft manuscript entitled, “The Early Chosŏn Dynasty, 1392-1650: Military Reform”
2 5578-002
Draft materials for Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
2 5578-002
Documents related to the Society for Korean Studies
2 5578-002
Documents related to Sources of Korean Tradition
2 5578-002
Correspondence with the Library of Congress
2 5578-002
Correspondence with the University of Washington libraries
2 5578-002
Lecture notes
2 5578-002
Correspondence with publishers
3 5578-002
Miscellaneous correspondence
3 5578-002
Textbook draft chapters
3 5578-002
Documents related to The Cambridge History of Korea
3 5578-002
Correspondence related to health problems
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
3 5578-002
Personal legal documents
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
3 5578-002
Student papers
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
3 5578-002
Draft papers concerning Yu Hyŏngwŏn and slavery
3 5578-002
Teaching materials
3 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
4 5578-002
Note cards for glossary to Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
4 5578-002
Teaching materials
4 5578-002
Course evaluations
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
4 5578-002
Correspondence concerning The Cambridge History of Korea
4 5578-002
Correspondence with the University of Washington libraries
4 5578-002
Reading notes
4 5578-002
Conference materials
4 5578-002
History department handouts
4 5578-002
Miscellaneous correspondence
4 5578-002
Palais’ translation/notes for Kim Hongch’ang, 1996. “Chungse sangŏp paltal ŭi ironjŏk mohyŏng ŭi mosaek” in Kongŏphwa ŭi che yuhyŏng (II): Han’guk ŭi yŏksajŏk kyŏnghŏm, Tamsa Kim Chonghyŏn Kyosu Chŏngnyŏn Kinyŏm Nonmunjip Kanhaeng Wiwŏnhoe, ed. Sŏul: Kyŏn
5 5578-002
Extensive reading notes on Japanese and Korean secondary research from the 1930s to the 1960s.
5 5578-002
Translated passages from Yu Hyŏngwŏn’s Pan’gye surok taken from kwŏn 3, 7, and 25. Approximately 63 typed pages in total.
5 5578-002
Palais paper entitled, “Yu Hyŏngwŏn and the Principle of the Well-Field System: Private Property,” presented at the Northwest Regional Conference on Korean Studies, University of British Columbia, February 19, 1978.
5 5578-002
Drafts for Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
6 5578-002
Reading notes on general Korean history
6 5578-002
Teaching materials
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Hori Toshikazu, 1975. Kindensei no kenkyū. Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten. 415 typed pages.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Niida Noboru, 1960. Chūgoku hōseishi kenkyū. Tōkyō: Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. 98 typed pages.
7 5578-002
Extensive secondary research reading notes
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes of chapters 11, 12, 13 of a 1976 Korean language monograph on general Korean history. No author or title is indicated but the publisher is Ilchogak. 219 typed pages.
7 5578-002
Palais paper entitled, “Confucianism and Korean Society.” Folder is dated 1983. Draft and clean copy included. Draft copy entitled, “Confucianism as a Conservative or Progressive Force in Korean Society.”
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Pak Sihyŏng, 1961. Chosŏn t’oji chedo sa (chung). P’yŏngyang: Kwahagwŏn Ch’ulp’ansa. 315 typed pages, including notes.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Hyŏn Sangyun, 1949. Chosŏn yuhak sa. Sŏul: Minjung Sŏgwan.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes on Sŏng Nakhun, 1970. Han’guk yugyo sa. Sŏul: Koryŏ Taehakkyo Minjok Munhwa Yŏn’guso.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Pae Chongho, 1974. Han’guk yuhak sa. Sŏul: Yŏnse Taehakkyo Ch’ulp’anbu.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Yi Sangbaek, 1949. Yijo kŏn’guk ŭi yŏn’gu: Yijo kŏnguk kwa chŏnje kaehyŏk munje. Sŏul: Ŭryu Munhwasa. 195 typed pages.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/reading notes for Han Yŏngu, 1976. Chosŏn chŏn’gi ŭi sahoe sasang. Sŏul: Han’guk Ilbosa. 127 typed pages.
7 5578-002
Palais translation/notes for Han Yŏngu, 1973. Chŏng Tojŏn sasang ŭi yŏn’gu. Sŏul: Han’guk Munhwasa Yŏn’guso. 100 typed pages.
8 5578-002
Reading notes for Yi Pyŏngdo’s Kuksa taegwan, written in small notebook
8 5578-002
Reading notes on Tabohashi Kiyoshi’s Kindai Nissen kankei no kenkyū, written in small notebook.
8 5578-002
Reading notes/translation of portions of Chōsen shi, written in eight small notebooks.
8 5578-002
Vocabulary notes from Chōsen shi, and Yi Sŏn’gŭn’s Han’guk sa.
8 5578-002
Dozens of 5.25” computer disks holding files concerning slavery reading notes, bibliographies, and the book manuscripts of other scholars
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
8 5578-002
Cassette tape, unknown content
8 5578-002
Three rolls of microfilm, unknown content
8 5578-002
Software disks
8 5578-002
3.5” computer disks containing student papers and notes for Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
8 5578-002
Numerous unmarked computer disks, content unknown
9 5578-002
Photocopied section of Sunhŭng An ssi chokpo, rolled.
9 5578-002
Printout of data on civil service exam passers (Chosŏn pangmok)
9 5578-002
Hand-copied passages from Sŭngjŏngwŏn ilgi, Kojong sillok, and Hwang Hyŏn’s Maech’ŏn yarok concerning the Taewŏn’gun period.
9 5578-002
Documents concerning Palais’ military service
9 5578-002
Reading notes
9 5578-002
Family documents
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
9 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
9 5578-002
Conference proceedings
9 5578-002
Newspaper clippings
9 5578-002
Student papers
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
9 5578-002
Teaching materials
9 5578-002
Downloaded and printed news articles
10 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
10 5578-002
Korean translation of Palais paper
10 5578-002
Correspondence concerning Sources of Korean Tradition
10 5578-002
Reading notes
11 5578-002
Correspondence concerning The Cambridge History of Korea
11 5578-002
Application materials to the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of The Cambridge History of Korea
11 5578-002
Correspondence concerning Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
11 5578-002
Correspondence concerning conference projects
11 5578-002
Newsletters
11 5578-002
Reading notes
11 5578-002
Correspondence concerning Sourcebook of Korean Tradition.
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
11 5578-002
Draft translations for Sourcebook of Korean Tradition
11 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
11 5578-002
Draft chapter from Harold Cook’s Korea’s 1884 Incident
12 5578-002
Correspondence concerning East Asia: a cultural, social, and political history.
12 5578-002
Correspondence concerning health problems
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
12 5578-002
Correspondence concerning The Columbia Companion to Korean History
12 5578-002
Correspondence with Cambridge University Press
12 5578-002
Drafts for The Cambridge History of Korea
12 5578-002
Correspondence concerning Rethinking Confucianism
12 5578-002
Newspaper clippings and photocopies
12 5578-002
1973 Palais letter to Henry Kissinger arguing for the release of Kim Taejung
12 5578-002
Palais letter to JW Fulbright arguing for the release of Kim Taejung
12 5578-002
1973 Palais letter to Ham Pyŏngjun urging the release of Kim Taejung
12 5578-002
Palais letter to the New York Times concerning Kim Taejung
12 5578-002
1974 Palais letter to the Washington Post critical of the Pak Chŏnghŭi government
12 5578-002
1974 Palais letters to members of the US congress critical of the Pak Chŏnghŭi regime
12 5578-002
Letter from Kim Taejung to Bruce Cumings
12 5578-002
Letter from Kim Taejung to Palais
13 5578-002
Extensive reading notes for secondary research
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Chŭngbo munhŏn pigo (28 typed pages)
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Yu Hyŏnwŏn’s Pan’gye surok taken from kwŏn 21-22
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Yi Ik’s Sŏnho sasŏl
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Yu Suwŏn’s Usŏ
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Yi Tŏksu’s Ch’ŏngjanggwan chŏnsŏ
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from An Chŏngbok’s Imgwan chŏngyo
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Pak Chega’s Chŏngyujip
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Yi Kyugyŏng’s Oju yŏnmun changjŏn san’go (ha)
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Chŏng Yagyong’s Mongmin simsŏ
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Sukchong sillok
13 5578-002
Palais’ handwritten translation of Ŏje kyunyŏkch’ŏng yunŭm (1752) (Kyujanggak no. 17252)
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Imsullok
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Ch’ŏlchong sillok
13 5578-002
Palais’ translation of selections from Kim Yunsik’s Unyangjip
13 5578-002
Palais’ handwritten translation of Hop’ae samok (Kyujanggak no. 12344)
13 5578-002
Palais’ handwritten translation of Hojŏk samok (Kyujanggak no. 12317)
13 5578-002
Palais’ handwritten translation of Chinnap mulsŏ mok (Kyujanggak no. 6050/1)
13 5578-002
Palais’ handwritten translation of Kyŏrho hwabŏp sech’ingyŏl (Kyujanggak 5127/10)
13 5578-002
Teaching materials
13 5578-002
Palais’ selected translations from “mibun” (?)
13 5578-002
Handwritten selected translations from “sahwan” (使喚?)
13 5578-002
Notes on the grain loan system from the Kojong sillok and Sŭngjŏngwŏn ilgi
14 5578-002
Palais’ draft translation of Yu Hyŏngwŏn’s Pan’gye surok, based on the 1958 Tongguk Munwhasa facsimile edition. Translation is more than 2000 typed pages and comprises most of the files in this box.
14 5578-002
Photocopied academic journal articles
14 5578-002
Bibliography
14 5578-002
Palais paper entitled, “Yu Hyŏng-won and the principles of the Well-Field System: Private Property” (Two copies, one dated April 7, 1978)
14 5578-002
Palais paper entitled, “Yu Hyong-won and the application of the Chinese political theory to Seventeenth-century Korea”
14 5578-002
Palais draft chapter entitled, “The Eclectic Approach to Land Reform”
14 5578-002
Reading notes
14 5578-002
Teaching materials
15 5578-002
Teaching materials
15 5578-002
Photocopy of an untitled thesis
15 5578-002
Documents concerning Palais’ acquisitions requests for the University of Maine library

Accession No. 5578-003: James B. Palais papers, 1969-2005Return to Top

4 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Course materials, writings, research notes, photographs, computer files [NC 5/10/11] dates are approximate, based on the dates of his academic activity--collectiion is unprocessed

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details Deed of gift has not been received yet, so rights remain with the estate.

Acquisition Info: Bibliographic Source: Hyokyoung Yi

Container(s) Description
Box Accession
1 5578-003
Palais paper entitled, “Stability in Yi Dynasty Korea – Equilibrium and Marginal Adjustment,” presented at the Conference on Tradition and Change in Korea, Seoul, September 1, 1969
1 5578-003
Reading notes
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Notes on the lectures of others
1 5578-003
Miscellaneous correspondence
1 5578-003
Teaching materials
1 5578-003
Comments on student papers
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1 5578-003
Correspondence concerning The Cambridge History of Korea
1 5578-003
Bibliography for Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions
1 5578-003
Correspondence concerning the Korea Foundation
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1 5578-003
Palais paper entitled, “Confucianism and the Aristocratic/Bureaucratic Balance in Korea”
1 5578-003
Palais paper entitled, “Yu Hyŏng-wŏn and the Application of Chinese Political Theory to Seventeenth-century Korea,” presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Asian Studies, New York, March 26, 1977.
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Palais paper entitled, “State and Society in China and Korea,” presented at the 1982 Northwest Seminar on China, Japan, and Korea
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1982 Palais paper entitled, “Land Ownership in Korea: 10th – 12th Centuries”
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Palais paper entitled, “Confucianism and Modern Market Development”
1 5578-003
Outlines concerning sirhak, Yu Hyŏngwŏn, and slavery
1 5578-003
Palais lecture entitled, “Historical Studies in the West”
2 5578-003
More than 150 3.5” and 5.25” computer disks in complete disarray. Contents include software, teaching materials, advisee dissertation drafts, materials related to The Cambridge History of Korea, letters, drafts, dissertation comments.
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
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Photograph of a young Palais in military uniform (1950s?)
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Slides, likely for teaching
4 5578-003
Photographic portfolio of alleged agents infiltrating progressive/dissident Korean church groups in 1985
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Letter from congressman Joel Pritchard concerning human rights in South Korea
4 5578-003
Handwritten reading notes
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Handwritten translations of passages from the Kojong sillok concerning the soldiers’ revolt of 1882 (imo kullan)
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Class material from Chinese class at Harvard, 1960-1961
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Palais seminar(?) paper entitled, “The Transfer of Korea’s Tributary Status from the Ming to the Ch’ing, 1594-1636”
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Palais dissertation, Part I
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Palais notes from Korean history class at Harvard
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Note cards
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Reading notes
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Academic journal article reprints
4 5578-003
Teaching materials
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Paper/chapter entitled, “Tonghak Rebellion,” dated 1998.
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Miscellaneous correspondence
4 5578-003
Paper entitled, “The Early Koryŏ chŏnsikkwa system and the Equal Field Model”
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Paper entitled, “The Partnership between Korea and the United States”

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Subject Terms

  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Koreanists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Palais, James B., 1934-2006--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Han'guk Kukche Kyoryu Chaedan--History--Sources

Geographical Names

  • Korea--History--Sources

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington. University Archives (creator)