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Department of East Asian Studies Records
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Princeton University formed the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature in the spring of 1927. This was the precursor to the Near East Studies and East Asian Studies departments. To reflect its broadening scope of interests the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures changed its title to the Department of Oriental Studies in 1959-1960. In 1961, a growing number of classes in East Asian languages and culture led to the formation of an interdisciplinary program in that field. The East Asian section of Oriental Studies grew primarily in the areas that would remain at the core of the future Department of East Asian Studies: Chinese and Japanese language, history, and literature. The program drew heavily on the Gest Oriental Library. In 1969 full departmental status was bestowed upon both the Program in Near Eastern Studies and the Program in East Asian Studies, which resulted in the dissolution of the Department of Oriental Studies.
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This collection was processed by Valencia Johnson in September 2024. Finding aid written by Valencia Johnson in October 2024.
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- University Archives
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- Valencia Johnson
- Finding Aid Date
- 2024
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