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Franz H. Michael papers, 1948-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Michael, Franz H
- Title
- Franz H. Michael papers
- Dates
- 1948-1984 (inclusive)19481984
1948-1964 (bulk)19481964 - Quantity
- 2.29 cubic feet, including 7 sound cassettes (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2940
- Summary
- Papers of a professor of Far Eastern 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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The papers are open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- 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
Franz H. Michael was a professor of Far Eastern political science and Chinese history, and assistant director of the Far Eastern and Russian Institute at the University of Washington.
Michael was born and educated in Germany and attended the Universities of Hamburg, Berlin, and Freiburg. At Berlin he received his Sinological degree, and at Freiburg his doctor's degree in political science and law. In 1933, he became an attaché in the German foreign service but left Germany in the same year after Hitler's seizure of power. From 1934 to 1938, Michael taught at the National Chekiang University in Hangchow, China, and went on the inland march with this university after the start of the Japanese attack in 1937. In 1939, he came to the United States and became a research associate at the Johns Hopkins University. In 1942, Michael joined the staff of the University of Washington, where he was, during the war, in charge of an army specialized training program. In 1947, he undertook a journey to China for the university with the object of visiting Chinese universities, buying books for the Far Eastern Library at the university, and exploring the Chinese Mongol and Tibetan frontier areas.
Michael is the author of several books and numerous professional articles.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, minutes, curriculum materials, reports, speeches, and writings relating to Michael's teaching and research in the Far Eastern and Russian Institute, University of Washington, and his activities with the Far Eastern Association (later Association for Asian Studies) and the Pacific Northwest Division, American Institute of Pacific Relations. The collection also includes an oral history interview with Michael relating to the development of Chinese studies in the United States and to various aspects of modern Chinese history.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on the reproduction of sound cassettes in Accession No. 2940-002.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in two accessions:
- Franz H. Michael papers, 1948-1964
- Oral history interview with Franz H. Michael, 1984
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2940-001: Franz H. Michael papers, 1948-1964Return to Top
- Biographical information
- General correspondence
- Reports
- Speeches and writings by Michael
- Student papers
- Course materials
- Subject series
- Far Eastern Association, Nominating Committee correspondence
- Far Eastern Association, Program Committee records
- American Institute of Pacific Relations, Pacific Northwest Division, Trustees Board records
Scope and Content: Correspondence, curriculum materials, reports, and speeches and writings, 1948-1964.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users. Records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.
Restrictions on Use: The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Gift of University of Washington, International Studies, 9/17/1979; and Franz H. Michael, 1/1/1980, 9/17/1979.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 2940-001 | Biographical Information |
undated |
General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/2 | 2940-001 | American Oriental Society |
1951-1952 |
1/3 | 2940-001 | Association for Asian Studies
Biographical/Historical Note:
Formerly the Far Eastern Association.
Scope and Content:
Includes conference ephemera.
|
1957-1963 |
1/4 | 2940-001 | Burton, Robert A. |
1956 |
1/5 | 2940-001 | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
(Stanford, California) |
1962 |
1/6 | 2940-001 |
China Quarterly
|
1960-1964 |
1/7 | 2940-001 | Collier Books |
1961-1963 |
1/8 | 2940-001 | Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. |
1963 |
1/9 | 2940-001 |
Encyclopedia Britannica
|
1958-1960 |
1/10 | 2940-001 | Eto, Shinkichi |
1962-1963 |
1/11 | 2940-001 | Fairbank, John King |
1950-1963 |
1/12 | 2940-001 | Fernald, Helen E. |
1951-1952 |
1/13 | 2940-001 | Gasster, Michael |
1958-1963 |
1/14 | 2940-001 | General Electric |
1958-1963 |
1/15 | 2940-001 | George Washington University |
1963-1964 |
1/16 | 2940-001 | Grewe, Wilhelm |
1958-1962 |
1/17 | 2940-001 | Harvard University Press |
1958-1962 |
1/18 | 2940-001 |
Journal of Asian Studies
|
1962-1963 |
1/19 | 2940-001 | Li, Choh-ming |
1959-1963 |
1/20 | 2940-001 | London, Kurt L. |
1962-1963 |
1/21 | 2940-001 | Ma, Smarlo |
1958-1959 |
1/21 | 2940-001 | MacFarghar, Roderick
General Notes:
See
China Quarterly
|
|
1/22 | 2940-001 | Michael, Walter P. |
1958-1962 |
1/23 | 2940-001 | Miller, Robert |
1956-1961 |
1/24 | 2940-001 | Myers, Ramon H. |
1959-1963 |
2/1 | 2940-001 |
The New Leader
|
1958-1962 |
2/2 | 2940-001 |
Pacific Historical Review
|
1948-1952 |
2/3 | 2940-001 | Princeton University Press |
1955-1956 |
2/4 | 2940-001 | Raeff, Marc |
1956 |
2/5 | 2940-001 | Rock, Joseph F. |
1953-1957 |
2/6 | 2940-001 | Rupen, Robert A. |
1956 |
2/7 | 2940-001 | St. Anthony's College (Oxford, England) |
1958 |
2/8 | 2940-001 | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency |
1948-1952 |
2/9 | 2940-001 | U.S. National Archives |
1947-1948 |
2/10 | 2940-001 | Vira, Raghu |
1959-1964 |
2/11 | 2940-001 | University of Washington President |
1948 |
2/12 | 2940-001 | Wilhelm, Helmut and Maria |
1954-1955 |
2/13 | 2940-001 |
World Politics
|
1954-1955 |
Miscellaneous |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
2/15 | 2940-001 | A
Scope and Content:
Correspondence with prospective students from China and
their respective universities, and with various agencies for the University of
Washington Libraries collection.
|
1948 |
2/16 | 2940-001 | B
Scope and Content:
Correspondence about compensation from Germany, his father's
library, and departmental affairs.
|
1950-1958 |
2/17 | 2940-001 | C
Scope and Content:
Correspondence with miscellaneous persons.
|
1952-1965 |
2/18 | 2940-001 | Congratulatory Letters |
1956-1964 |
2/19 | 2940-001 | Invitations to Speak or Visit |
1956-1958 |
Reports |
|||
1957 Trip to the Far East and Europe |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
2/20 | 2940-001 | Sabbatical Application Correspondence |
1957 |
2/21 | 2940-001 | Trip Information: Itinerary and
Correspondence |
1956-1957 |
2/22 | 2940-001 | Trip Reports and Correspondence |
1957 |
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
2/23 | 2940-001 | Report on the Joint Meeting of the Far Eastern
Association and the National Committee on Oriental Collections in the United
States and Abroad on Bibliographic and Library Problems, held at Yale
University, April 7, 1949 |
1949 |
Speeches and Writings by Michael |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
3/1 | 2940-001 | I China |
undated |
3/2 | 2940-001 | II Imperial China |
undated |
3/3 | 2940-001 | III Modern China |
undated |
3/4 | 2940-001 | China and the United States |
undated |
3/5 | 2940-001 | China's Tradition and Soviet Communism |
undated |
3/6 | 2940-001 | Kruschev and Mao |
undated |
3/7 | 2940-001 | Kruschev's Disloyal Opposition |
undated |
3/8 | 2940-001 | Recent Events in Communist China |
undated |
3/9 | 2940-001 | The Role of Law in Traditional, Nationalist, and
Communist China |
undated |
3/10 | 2940-001 | The Sino-Soviet Alliance |
undated |
4/1-2 | 2940-001 | Taiping Rebellion |
undated |
4/3 | 2940-001 | 19th Century China Planning Seminars -
Outlines |
undated |
4/4 | 2940-001 | Klanker Club Speech (untitled) |
undated |
4/5 | 2940-001 | Miscellaneous Speeches
Scope and Content:
Includes correspondence.
|
undated |
4/6 | 2940-001 | Newspaper,
Daily Publicity |
undated |
4/7 | 2940-001 | Book Reviews |
undated |
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/8 | 2940-001 | Student Papers |
undated |
Course Materials |
|||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/9 | 2940-001 | Far East in the Modern World (F.E. 110,
310) |
undated |
4/10 | 2940-001 | Seminar on Modern China (F.E. 538) |
undated |
5/1 | 2940-001 | Seminar on Inner Asia
Scope and Content:
Includes student papers.
|
undated |
5/2 | 2940-001 | Seminar on Modern Japan
Scope and Content:
Includes student papers.
|
undated |
Subject Series |
|||
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/3 | 2940-001 | Cartography Project |
1951 |
5/4 | 2940-001 | Fulbright Grants |
1950-1953 |
5/5 | 2940-001 | Lattimore, Owen - Trial |
1953 |
5/6 | 2940-001 | Modern Chinese History Project report |
1958 |
5/7 | 2940-001 | Publications Exchange |
1952-1956 |
5/8 | 2940-001 | Soviet and Chinese Communism: Similarities and
Differences
Scope and Content:
Concerning planning for conference, Lake Tahoe, June,
1965.
|
1963-1965 |
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/9 | 2940-001 | Far Eastern Association, Nominating Committee
Correspondence |
undated |
Far Eastern Association, Program Committee
Records |
|||
General Correspondence |
1951-1954 | ||
Programs
Scope and Content:
All files include correspondence.
|
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/11 | 2940-001 | General |
1952-1953 |
5/12 | 2940-001 | Foundation Support |
1951-1952 |
5/13 | 2940-001 | Inner Asia |
1951-1952 |
5/14 | 2940-001 | Library |
1951-1952 |
5/15 | 2940-001 | Modern China |
1951-1952 |
5/16 | 2940-001 | Political and Social Problems in Modern
China |
1952-1953 |
5/17 | 2940-001 | Problems of Japan's Modernization |
1951-1952 |
5/18 | 2940-001 | Selected Topics on the Literature of Far Eastern
Countries |
1952 |
5/19 | 2940-001 | Southeastern Asia |
1951-1952 |
5/20 | 2940-001 | Village Administration |
1951-1952 |
Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/21 | 2940-001 | American Institute of Pacific Relations, Pacific
Northwest Division. Trustees Board
Scope and Content:
Includes correspondence, minutes, and annual reports.
|
1949-1956 |
Accession No. 2940-002: Oral history interview with Franz H. Michael, 1984Return to Top
Scope and Content: Sound cassette recording of an interview conducted by Ramon H. Myers with Franz H. Michael, December 1984. The interview relates to the development of Chinese studies in the United States, and to various aspects of modern Chinese history. Originals are at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Also includes a subject index to the three open-reel master tapes held by the Hoover Institution.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Source: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, 6/27/1996.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- German Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- German Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- International relations--Study and teaching (Higher)--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Pan-Pacific relations--Societies, etc
- Sinologists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Sinologists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Personal Names
- Fairbank, John King, 1907-1991
- Gasster, Michael, 1930-
- Michael, Franz H.--Archives
- Michael, Franz H.--Interviews
- Rock, Joseph Francis Charles,1884-1962
Corporate Names
- American Institute of Pacific Relations. Pacific Northwest Division
- Association for Asian Studies
- Far Eastern Association (U.S.)
- University of Washington--Faculty--Archives
- University of Washington--Faculty--Interviews
Geographical Names
- Asia--Study and teaching--Societies, etc
- China--Foreign relations
- China--Politics and government
- China--Study and teaching (Higher)--Washington (State)--Seattle
- China--Study and teaching--United States
- East Asia--Study and teaching--Societies, etc
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations
- Soviet Union--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiocassettes
- Indexes
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- correspondence
- curricula
- minutes
- oral histories
- reports
- writings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Myers, Ramon Hawley, 1929- (interviewer)
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)