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WAUUA19_10_2940MichaelFranzH.xml Guide to the Franz H. Michael Papers 1948-1984 Michael (Franz H.) Papers Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)

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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 2940 Michael, Franz H Franz H. Michael papers 1948-1984 1948-1964 2.29 cubic feet, including 7 sound cassettes (6 boxes) Collection materials are in English. Papers of a professor of Far Eastern studies at the University of Washington.

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.

Arranged in two accessions:

Franz H. Michael papers, 1948-1964 Oral history interview with Franz H. Michael, 1984

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.

The papers are open to all users.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Restrictions may exist on the reproduction of sound cassettes in Accession No. 2940-002.

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Accession No. 2940-001: Franz H. Michael papers, 1948-1964 2.08 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 10 series:

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.

1/1 2940-001 Biographical Information undated General Correspondence 1/2 2940-001 American Oriental Society 1951-1952 1/3 2940-001 Association for Asian Studies 1957-1963

Biographical/Historical Note: Formerly the Far Eastern Association.

Scope and Content: Includes conference ephemera.

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 2/15 2940-001 A 1948

Scope and Content: Correspondence with prospective students from China and their respective universities, and with various agencies for the University of Washington Libraries collection.

2/16 2940-001 B 1950-1958

Scope and Content: Correspondence about compensation from Germany, his father's library, and departmental affairs.

2/17 2940-001 C 1952-1965

Scope and Content: Correspondence with miscellaneous persons.

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 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 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 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 undated

Scope and Content: Includes correspondence.

4/6 2940-001 Newspaper, Daily Publicity undated 4/7 2940-001 Book Reviews undated 4/8 2940-001 Student Papers undated Course Materials 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 undated

Scope and Content: Includes student papers.

5/2 2940-001 Seminar on Modern Japan undated

Scope and Content: Includes student papers.

Subject Series 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 1963-1965

Scope and Content: Concerning planning for conference, Lake Tahoe, June, 1965.

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.

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 5/21 2940-001 American Institute of Pacific Relations, Pacific Northwest Division. Trustees Board 1949-1956

Scope and Content: Includes correspondence, minutes, and annual reports.

Accession No. 2940-002: Oral history interview with Franz H. Michael, 1984 .21 cubic feet (1 box) 7 sound cassettes (60 minutes each)

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.