Andrew L. Markus papers, 1971-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Markus, Andrew Lawrence
Title
Andrew L. Markus papers
Dates
1971-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.98 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Collection Number
4541
Summary
Papers of University of Washington professor of Japanese language and literature.
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. Contact Special Collections for details.

Languages
English, Japanese
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

Dr. Andrew Lawrence Markus was a professor of Japanese language and literature at the University of Washington with a special interest in the literature of the Late Edo period (1781-1867). Beginning in 1982, Markus taught for four years at the University of Kansas, although he did not become an assistant professor until he received his Ph.D. in 1985. His courses included lower- and upper-level classes in the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department. Markus also served as college-wide freshman-sophomore curriculum advisor, 1984-1986, and on several departmental committees.

In 1986 Markus became an assistant professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington, where he taught until his death in 1995. At the University of Washington, he continued to teach lower- and upper-level courses; he also directed independent studies. Markus was a member and sometimes chairman of a number of departmental committees. He was the departmental undergraduate advisor, 1987-1993, and graduate program advisor, 1993-1995. In addition to these duties, he served on Ph.D. supervisory and reading committees.

Markus's research in Late Edo period literature led to public presentations and participation in many conferences. He was a member of the American Oriental Society, Association for Asian Studies, Association of Teachers of Japanese, Early Modern Japan Network, and Sino-Japanese Studies Group.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers chiefly document Markus's teaching, research, writing, and personal letters. Course materials consist of lecture notes from some, but not all, of his classes at the University of Kansas and the University of Washington. There are no papers relating to advisory positions and committee work. Speeches and writings contain drafts and/or final versions of many of his writings. Conference materials are filed with the paper presented at the conference. Markus also kept a personal bibliography of his research work. About half of the bibliography cards were labeled by Markus to correspond to specific works. Includes coursework done at Harvard as well as unpublished manuscripts and personal letters.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Andrew L. Markus Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 4541-001, Andrew L. Markus papers, 1975-1995
  • Accession No. 4541-002, Andrew L. Markus papers, 1971-1995

Acquisition Information

Lawrence Markus

Separated Materials

On July 17, 1997, eleven boxes of material from accession -001 were transferred to the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington. Ten boxes contained photocopied material relating to Markus's research. Course packets from some of Markus's classes at the University of Washington were also transferred. One box contained duplicates of papers located in the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries. A box containing additional research material selected by the librarian was transferred to the East Asia Library, University of Washington, on the same date.

Appraisal Notes

Professors Robert Khan and Motoo Kobayashi of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature reduced the size of the collection of accession -001 to 19 boxes before it was received by Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 4541-001: Andrew L. Markus papers, 1975-1995Return to Top

4.84 cu. ft. (8 boxes)

Scope and Content: Lecture notes, writings, notes, and bibliographic cards, 1975-1995. Primarily documents Markus' teaching and research.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated through the East Asia Library by Dr. Lawrence Markus, Andrew Markus's father, in October 1995.

Bibliographic Source: Lawrence Markus

Arrangement: Arranged into 7 series:
  • Curriculum vitae, 1994-1995
  • General correspondence, 1988-1994
  • Course materials, 1987-1990, undated
  • Speeches and writings, 1975-1995
  • Notes, 1980, 1991-1993, undated
  • Address book, undated
  • Bibliography cards, undated

Processing Info: Processed in April 1997 by Laurel Fewel.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Curriculum vitae
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 4541-001
Curriculum vitae
1994-1995
Series 2: General correspondence
1988-1994
Box/Folder Accession
1/2 4541-001
Personal
1988-1990
1/3 4541-001
Professional
1990-1994
Series 3: Course materials
1987-1990, undated
Box/Folder Accession
1/6 4541-001
Asian 202
undated
1/7 4541-001
Asian 404
1990
1/8 4541-001
Class descriptions
undated
1/9-10 4541-001
EALC 136/152 - "Introduction to the Japanese Tradition"
undated
1/11 4541-001
EALC 590 - "Everyday Life in Heian Japan"
1985
1/12-14 4541-001
EALC 590 - "Everyday Life in Tokugawa Japan"
undated
1/15 4541-001
Genji Monogatari notes
1980
1/16-17 4541-001
Glossary of elements in kanbun kundoku
1990
1/18 4541-001
Hojoki vocabulary
undated
1/19 4541-001
Hyakka Kiko Den - translation
undated
1/20 4541-001
Introduction to Japanese kanbun
undated
1/21-22 4541-001
Japan 321
1987
1/23 4541-001
Japan 473
1989
1/24 4541-001
Kanbun segment materials
undated
1/25 4541-001
Kanji etymologies
undated
1/26-27 4541-001
Language notes
undated
1/28-30 4541-001
Lecture notes
undated
1/31 4541-001
Poetry notes
undated
1/32 4541-001
Text notes
undated
Series 4: Speeches and writings
1975-1995
Box/Folder Accession
2/1-12 4541-001
Account of the Prosperity of Edo
1991, 1995, undated
2/13-17 4541-001
Asakusa Kannon, Ryogoku Bridge
1993, undated
2/18 4541-001
Asamagatake Omokage Zoshi
undated
2/19 4541-001
Awa no Naruto
1988
2/20 4541-001
Book acknowledgment
1990
2/21 4541-001
Carnival of Edo: Misemono Spectacles from Contemporary Accounts
1983
2/22-23 4541-001
Cherry Blossoms along the Sumida
undated, 1991
2/24 4541-001
Collecting a Bill
1975
2/25-29 4541-001
Conceptions of Chinese Drama in Tokugawa Japan
1993, undated
2/30-33 4541-001
Daiso Lending Library of Nagoya
1989-1990, undated
2/34 4541-001
Dazai's Shinshaku Shokodu Hanashi and Its Prototypes in Saikaku
1977
2/35-36 4541-001
Discovery of Gold in Michinoku
1977
3/1-3 4541-001
Gesaku Authors and the Ansei Earthquake of 1855
1988, 1994, undated
3/7 4541-001
Hanjo Koki (Terakado Seiken)
1991-1992, undated
3/8-14 4541-001
Housemaid's Ballad
1994-1995
3/15-18 4541-001
Itinerary of a Useless Man: Terakado Seiken's Literary Prosecution and Exile
1991, undated
3/19 4541-001
Kabuki and Its Social Background
undated
3/20-22 4541-001
Kimura Mokuro and His Kokuji Shosetsu Tsu
1990, undated
3/23 4541-001
Kinryusan or Sensoji Temple
1993
3/24 4541-001
(Kinsei Kaidan) Shimoyo no Hoshi
1988
3/25-26 4541-001
Ninth Book of The Kokinwakashu: Poems of Travel
1977
3/27-30 4541-001
Prostitutes and Prosperity in the Works of Terakado Seiken
1995, undated
3/31-33 4541-001
Representations of Genji Monogatari in Edo Period Fiction
1981-1983
3/34-35 4541-001
Ryutei Tanehiko
1980-1981
3/36-39 4541-001
Shogakai: Celebrity Banquets of the Late Edo Period
1989-1990
4/1-2 4541-001
Sudden Disaster in Early Modern Japan
1993
4/3-4 4541-001
Taiheishi
undated
4/5-6 4541-001
Tang Ruins Poetry
1978
4/7 4541-001
Tenpo Period and Reforms
undated
4/8-9 4541-001
Time in Pre Modern Japan
1994
4/10-12 4541-001
Tips for Travelers: Advice for Wayfarers from Late Edo Travel Literature
undated, 1994
4/13 4541-001
Translations
1976-1977
4/14-15 4541-001
Tsubouchi Shoyo's Tosei Shosei Katagi and Shosetsu Shinzui
1977-1978
4/16 4541-001
Tsurezuregusa and Makura no Soshi
1978
4/17-23 4541-001
Two Gokan Adaptations of Chikamatsu's Shinju Yaiba Wa Korino Tsuitachi
undated, 1987-1994
4/24 4541-001
Winter of Hardship on Heavenly Mt. Yoshino
1975
4/25 4541-001
World as His Plaything: Takebe Ayatari and the Bohemian Impulse in the Mid-Edo Period
1987
4/26 4541-001
Writing and Revision of Okitsu Yagoemon no Isho
1976
Series 5: Notes
1980, 1991, 1993, undated
Box/Folder Accession
4/27 4541-001
Arakida Rei (1732-1806)
undated
4/28 4541-001
Banzuke scandal
undated
4/29 4541-001
Book of the Lunyu
undated
4/30 4541-001
Changes in the marriage system
undated
4/31 4541-001
Chugoku Bungakushi
1980
4/32-33 4541-001
Index to classical Japanese poetry
undated
4/34 4541-001
Ishikawa Masamochi: Miyako no teburi
undated
4/35 4541-001
Japanese readings
undated
4/36 4541-001
Kinsei mononohon Edo sakusha burui
undated
4/37 4541-001
Koto Hyakuei
undated
4/38 4541-001
Mountain Whale/Roasted Sweet Potatoes
undated
4/39 4541-001
Nagai Hiroo (Terakado Seiken)
1991
4/40 4541-001
Play attendance references
undated
4/41 4541-001
Seiken chidan (Terakado Seiken)
undated
4/42 4541-001
Seiken, Terakado
undated
4/43 4541-001
Teiken Gano (Terakado Seiken)
1993
4/44-45 4541-001
Unidentified notes
undated
4/46 4541-001
Willow in Autumn (Ryutei Tanehiko)
undated
4/47 4541-001
Zatsugeki Meishoku - works cited
undated
Series 6: Address book
Box/Folder Accession
4/48 4541-001
Address book
undated
Series 7: Bibliography cards
Box Accession
5-8 4541-001
Bibliography cards
undated

Accession No. 4541-002: Andrew L. Markus papers, 1971-1995Return to Top

1.14 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Bound scrapbooks of correspondence from Markus to his parents, including some photographs; student works by Markus including his dissertation; and an unpublished textbook on classical Japanese by Markus.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Lawrence Markus via Paul Atkins, UW Department of Asian Languages & Literature

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
1 4541-002
Faculty Annual Report
1993-1994
1 4541-002
Elements of Classical Japanese unpublished textbook
1994
1 4541-002
Coursework for Harvard classes
1972-1974
1 4541-002
"The Apocalypse of John" translation
1969
1 4541-002
Japanese 321 syllabus
1994
1 4541-002
Sources of information, acquiring an MA and PhD
approximately 1994
1 4541-002
Harvard Letters
1971-1975
1 4541-002
Harvard Senior Thesis
1975
1 4541-002
Yale Letters
1975-1978
1 4541-002
Japan Letters
1978-1980
1 4541-002
Yale Letters
1980-1982
1 4541-002
Kansas Letters
1982-1986
1 4541-002
Washington Letters
1986-1995
1 4541-002
Conceptions of Chinese Drama December 1993 version
1993

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College teachers--Kansas--Lawrence--Archives
  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Japanese literature--Edo period, 1600-1868--Research
  • Japanese literature--Study and teaching (Higher)--Kansas--Lawrence
  • Japanese literature--Study and teaching (Higher)--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Japanese teachers--Kansas--Lawrence--Archives
  • Japanese teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Literature teachers--Kansas--Lawrence--Archives
  • Literature teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Markus, Andrew Lawrence--Archives

Corporate Names

  • University of Kansas--Faculty
  • University of Washington--Faculty

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington. University Archives