T. A. Bisson Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of a scholar in international relations of the Far East. Included are correspondence, Yenan (1937) records, photographs, newspaper clippings, books collected by Bisson, and reprints of his works.
Dates
- 1928-1980
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Thomas Arthur Bisson was born in New York, New York in 1900. He received a B.A. in history at Rutgers University in 1923 and an M.A. in the teaching of history at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1924. He taught at the University of California in Berkeley, the Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, and Renison College at the University of Waterloo. He published works on the international relations of the Far East, the history and civilization of Japan and China, and the United States Far Eastern policy. He died in 1979.
Extent
6 linear feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- China -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Japan -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reprints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Yan'an Shi (China) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the T. A. Bisson Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Author
- Richard Robey
- Date
- February 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
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207-581-1686
