USC East Asian Studies Center records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at the University of Southern California. Materials include administrative records such as meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, and planning documents; federal grant applications; and files relating to EASC's involvement developing the USC Library's East Asian collections. There are also some files related to the USC-UCLA Joint East Asia Language and Area Center.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-2010 (bulk 1970s-2000s)
Creator
- University of Southern California. East Asian Studies Center (Organization)
- USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Language and Area Studies Center (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
The East Asian Studies Center (EASC) was established at the University of Southern California in 1974 to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary work concerning East Asia. Its first director was Professor George Totten (1922-2009). One of the EASC initial goals was to develop the USC Library's East Asian collections. As part of its work, the EASC administers the USC-UCLA Joint East Asia Language and Area Center.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains records of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at the University of Southern California. Materials include administrative records, federal grant applications, and files relating to EASC's involvement developing the USC Library's East Asian collections. There are also some materials related to the USC-UCLA Joint East Asia Language and Area Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brett Sheehan, EASC, 2018.
Processing Information
Some processing by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's Challenge Grant. Additional description by Diann Benti in 2021.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the USC East Asian Studies Center records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2021 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1825 United States