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John and Stella Burgess Papers
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John (Princeton Class of 1905) and Stella Burgess spent time in China with the Princeton-in-Peking Program (1909-1915) and at Yenching University (1919-1926). Stella Burgess was a poet and translator.
The collection consists of works, correspondence, photographs, a commonplace book, a genealogy, and printed matter of Burgess (Princeton Class of 1905) and his wife, Stella Fisher Burgess, poet and translator. The collection contains articles and speeches, many written during the years (1909-1915) they spent in China with the Princeton-in-Peking Program and, later, at Yenching University (1919-1926); a typescript of an unpublished autobiography by Burgess; and manuscripts of poems and stories by Stella Burgess. There are also photographs of the Burgess family and professional colleagues, such as Edward S. Corwin, and of Peking, Yenching University, and other Chinese scenes, as well as a genealogy of the Fisher family.
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Gift of the David S. Burgess.
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Folder inventory prepared by Alicia Corona '13 in 2011.
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- 2008
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Collection Inventory
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Page 205-344.
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Assisted by John Stewart Burgess.
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Authored by John Stewart Burgess.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess. 2 copies.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Includes photos of the Great Wall and Yenching University.
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Includes two issues of the Daily Princetonian, "The Men Mandarin", and an issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Also includes biographical information and notebook of Stella Burgess.
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Includes "International Relations and Sociology" and "The Westerner's Adjustment to Chinese Life".
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Includes "Eggs for Breakfast" and "On the Tungehou Road".
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Includes "The Egg Woman".
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Includes photos of John S. Burgess.
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Seven handwritten pages with corrections and one typescript of "The Westerner's Adjustment to Chinese Life". One carbon copy of chapter 16 "Learning to Think". One carbon copy of "Some Recollections of Princeton's Work in China". One carbon copy of typescript with corrections of "Four Days in Nanking". Also includes miscellaneous pieces of printed matter. All works authored by John S. Burgess.
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Consists of chapter 13 and 14, papers 173-191.
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Includes "Some Oberservations on Chinese Life", "The Dilemma of the Modern Family", "The Training of Social Workers in China", "The Christianization of Life in China", and "Presenting Divergent Theories".
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Chapter 1-8, page 1-172.
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Includes notes by John S. Burgess of 1921 trip to England. Pages of the autobiobraphy include 192-344.
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Includes letter from John C. Pelzel in 1955.
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Includes one photograph.
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Includes correspondence between John and Stella Burgess, Stella Burgess and her father, and several obituaries of John S. Burgess.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Includes another untitled work. All works authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Includes ancient Chinese sayings.
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Includes several photographs and a letter addressed to the Mr. and Mrs. Burgess.
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Includes account book.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Includes a letter dated 1908.
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Includes correspondence.
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Includes notes, correspondence, and Stella Fisher Burgess' spring term grades at the Tsukiji School 1896.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Authored by Stella Fisher Burgess.
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Move from Philadelphia to California.
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Includes 1905 graduation oration.
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Includes seminar photos dated 1948.
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Includes two booklets sent by Stella while in Tokyo to John. Also includes some photos from a later date.
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