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James Main Dixon papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5126
Abstract
James Main Dixon was a Scottish teacher and author, and an important scholar of the Scots language. In addition to teaching at his alma mater, St. Andrews University, Dixon spent almost 12 years in Japan from 1880 to 1992 where he was a professor of English and a translator of Hojoki; he also taught Hidesaburo Saito, one of the first Japanese writers of English grammar. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1885. Between 1892 and 1901 Dixon taught English...
Dates:
1912-1926
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Shannon McCune papers
Collection
Identifier: 3013
Abstract
Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune was an American geographer born in Korea to Presbyterian missionaries. This collection comprises primarily photographs, negatives, and slides as well as research, essays, and various publications relating to the geography and cartography of Japan and Korea. It also contains some maps and realia.
Dates:
1868 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1990
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
K.S. Oh family papers
Collection
Identifier: 3313
Abstract
The K.S. Oh family papers is a small collection comprised of biographical and genealogical materials of the Oh family, primarily relating to professor of dermatology and medical missionary Kung Sung, as well as his grandson and creator of the materials Tai K., and Tai's parents and niece, among other relatives. The materials consist of correspondence, clippings, articles, printed materials, and a few photos and negatives.
Dates:
1908 - 1999
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library