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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)19692005
- Quantity
- 26 cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5578
- Summary
- Academic papers accumulated by University of Washington Korean Studies Professor James B. Palais
- 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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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
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
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 | |
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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.
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5 | 5578-001 | Student papers
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Restricted.
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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.
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5 | 5578-001 | Correspondence concerning Korean language books in the
University of Washington East Asian Library |
5 | 5578-001 | Correspondence concerning the Korea
Foundation
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Restricted.
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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.
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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
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Restricted.
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10 | 5578-001 | Graduate student papers/research
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Restricted.
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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
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Restricted.
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10 | 5578-001 | Correspondence with Harvard University Press |
10 | 5578-001 | Correspondence with colleagues
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Restricted.
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11 | 5578-001 | Research papers/correspondence with graduate
students/colleagues
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Restricted.
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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
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Restricted.
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11 | 5578-001 | Student course evaluations
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Restricted.
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11 | 5578-001 | General information on student funding
sources |
12 | 5578-001 | Graduate student files
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Restricted.
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13 | 5578-001 | Graduate student files
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Restricted.
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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.
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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
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Restricted.
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18 | 5578-001 | Personal correspondence
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Restricted.
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18 | 5578-001 | Letters of recommendation
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Restricted.
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19 | 5578-001 | Graduate student/colleague files
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Restricted.
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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.
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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
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Restricted.
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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.
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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
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 | |
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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.
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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.
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3 | 5578-002 | Personal legal documents
Restrictions on Access:
Restricted.
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3 | 5578-002 | Student papers
Restrictions on Access:
Restricted.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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 |
1 | 5578-003 | 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. |
1 | 5578-003 | Palais paper entitled, “State and Society in China and
Korea,” presented at the 1982 Northwest Seminar on China, Japan, and
Korea |
1 | 5578-003 | 1982 Palais paper entitled, “Land Ownership in Korea:
10th – 12th Centuries” |
1 | 5578-003 | 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.
|
2 | 5578-003 | Photograph of a young Palais in military uniform
(1950s?) |
3 | 5578-003 | Slides, likely for teaching |
4 | 5578-003 | Photographic portfolio of alleged agents infiltrating
progressive/dissident Korean church groups in 1985 |
4 | 5578-003 | Letter from congressman Joel Pritchard concerning human
rights in South Korea |
4 | 5578-003 | Handwritten reading notes |
4 | 5578-003 | Handwritten translations of passages from the Kojong
sillok concerning the soldiers’ revolt of 1882 (imo kullan) |
4 | 5578-003 | Class material from Chinese class at Harvard,
1960-1961 |
4 | 5578-003 | Palais seminar(?) paper entitled, “The Transfer of
Korea’s Tributary Status from the Ming to the Ch’ing, 1594-1636” |
4 | 5578-003 | Palais dissertation, Part I |
4 | 5578-003 | Palais notes from Korean history class at
Harvard |
4 | 5578-003 | Note cards |
4 | 5578-003 | Reading notes |
4 | 5578-003 | Academic journal article reprints |
4 | 5578-003 | Teaching materials |
4 | 5578-003 | Paper/chapter entitled, “Tonghak Rebellion,” dated 1998.
|
4 | 5578-003 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
4 | 5578-003 | Paper entitled, “The Early Koryŏ chŏnsikkwa system and
the Equal Field Model” |
4 | 5578-003 | Paper entitled, “The Partnership between Korea and the
United States” |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (creator)