Letters written by Edward Thomas Williams, 1882-1926

Letters written to Williams

Letterpress copy books

v. 1, 1888-1896. Letters written while missionary to China, stationed at Nanking.

v. 2, 1901-1908. Letters written mainly while Chinese secretary of the American Legation at Peking. Some include reports on disturbances, currency, educational reform, etc.

Personalia

Invitations

Obituaries

Manuscripts of his writings

Unpublished Recollections

"Richard Trowbridge," unpublished novel

Various essays on China relating to its history, taxation, food, etc.

Manuscripts of his writings on politics, social life, customs, folklore, art, religion, education, philosophy, etc. of China, Japan, and the far east; and on the Paris Peace Conference.

Reprints of articles.

Unpublished journal of voyage from San Francisco to Shanghai, 1887.

Diaries, 1893-1924.

v. 1, 1893-1895. Concerns his missionary activities in China.

v. 2, 1908-1923. Includes notes on visits to Chinese industries.

v. 3, 1909.

v. 4, 1911 and 1922.

v. 5, 1912. Concerns political events following the abdication of the Manchus.

v. 6, 1913-1914. Many entries relate to early period of the Chinese Republic.

v. 7, 1918-1919. Concerns his participation in the Paris Peace Conference.

v. 8, 1921-1922. Concerns his participation in the International Conference on the Limitation of Armaments

v. 9, 1924.

Album commemorating recognition of the Republic of China by the United States, May 6, 1913.

Notebook with English-Chinese vocabulary, kept by Williams.

Guest Book, 1913-1915.

Account books, 1887-1928

v. 1, 1887-1890

v. 2, 1911-1913

v. 3, 1927-1928. Also contains notes and statistics on China, Japan, etc.

Decorations

P.P.I.E. gold medal of honor, 1915.

Order of Jade, 1936. Awarded by Chinese government

Chia Ho, with jewels, 19[20?] Awarded by Chinese government.

Documents published by various department of the U.S. government and by the Chinese government.

Documents published by various departments of the U.S. government.

U.S. Department of State press releases, circulars, etc., 1898-1937.

Maps

Newspaper clippings

Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 1921-1922

Scrapbooks of newspapers clippings, 1880-1937

Photographs - transferred to Pictorial Collections, 1978

Passports, appointments, membership certificates, awards, academic degrees, two scrolls by Tzu Hsi, and article by Williams (in Silver Jubilee of the Republic of China).

2 scrolls [rolls]

A-Z Miscellany

Alsberg, Carl Lucas, 1877-1940

Letter, May 21, 1934

Anderson, George Everett, 1869-1940

Letter, Nov. 24, 1913

Arnold, Julean Herbert, 1875-

Letter, July 11, 1912

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930

Letter, May 1, 1919

China Commerce Club of California

Letter, Dec. 6, 1918

Clark, Champ, 1850-1921

Letter, Apr. 6, 1911

Coffee, John Main, 1897-

Letter, May 10, 1939

Colegrove, Kenneth Wallace, 1886-

Letter, Feb. 19, 1929

Dollar, Robert, 1844-1932

see China Commerce Club of California

Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959

Letter, Aug. 30, 1909

Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-

Letter, June 1, 1927

Grose, George Richmond, 1869-1953

Letter, Oct. 1, 1924

Hinckley, Frank Erastus, 1871-1950

Letter, Oct. 17, 1934

Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945

Letter, June 12, 1919

Lineberger, Walter Franklin, 1883-1943

Letter, June 10, 1925

Lobingier, Andrew Stewart, 1862-1939

Letter, Nov. 19, 1928

McClatchy, Valentine Stuart, 1857-1938

Letter, Aug. 2, 1924

McCormick, Frederick, 1870-1951

Letter, Dec. 11, 1928

Patchin, Philip Halsey, 1884-1954

Letter, Oct. 18, 1934

Phillips, William, 1878-

Letter, July 24, 1911

Rowe, Leo Stanton, 1871-1946

Letter, Nov. 3, 1921

Saunders, Kenneth James, 1883-1937

Letter, Aug. 2, 1922

Straight, Willard Dickerman, 1880-1918

Letter, Feb. 25, 1914

Sze, Sao-ke Alfred, 1877-1958

Letter, May 15, 1936

Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

Letter, June 12, 1915

Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953

Letter, May 16, 1936

U.S. Library of Congress

Letter, Dec. 21, 1917

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Letter, Mar. 30, 1915

Adee, Alvey Augustus, 1842-1924

see U.S. Dept. of State

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

see U.S. Dept. of State

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946

3 letters, 1922

Barrows, David Prescott, 1873-1954

2 letters, 1929-1934

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

2 letters, 191[2?]-1915

California. University. President

8 letters, 1918-1941. Written by B. I. Wheeler, R. G. Sproul, and M. E. Deutsch. Enclosure to letter, July 1, 1918: letter to Wheeler from Warren Olney, June 29, 1918.

California. University. Regents

4 letters, 1921-1925. Written by R. G. Sproul and C. J. Struble.

California. University, Berkeley. Library

3 letters, 1928-1929. Written by Harold L. Leupp.

Carr, Wilbur John, 1870-1942

see U.S. Dept. of State

Crowell (Thomas Y.) Company

4 letters, 1927-1934. Concern Williams' book, China Yesterday and Today.

Deutsch, Monroe Emanuel, 1879-1955

see California. University. President

Freemasons. California. Henry Morse Stephens Lodge, no. 541

2 letters, 1933-1940

Greene, Roger Sherman, 1881-1947

2 letters, 1912-1939. Letter dated 1939 written while chairman, American Committee for Non-Participation in Japanese Aggression.

Harado, Tasuku, 1863-

2 letters, 1920-1921

Harper and Brothers

4 letters, 1922-1928. Concern Williams book, Short History of China.

Harris, Norman Dwight, 1870-

2 letters, 1924-1927

Hornbeck, Stanley Kuhl, 1883-

3 letters, 1934-1936

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

see U.S. Dept. of State

Johnson, Nelson Trusler, 1887-1954

2 letters, 1929-1937

Kerner, Robert Joseph, 1887-1956

2 letters, 1937-1939

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

see U.S. American Commission to Negotiate Peace and U.S. Dept. of State

Lessing, Ferdinand Diedrich, 1882-1961

2 letters, 1939

Leupp, Harold Lewis, 1877-1952

see California. University. Berkeley. Library

Lockhart, Frank P., 1881-1949

see U.S. Dept. of State

MacMurray, John Van Antwerp, 1881-

6 letters, 1912-1925

Miller, Ransford Stevens, 1867-1932

see U.S. Dept. of State

Nicolay, Helen, 1866-1954

see Washington, D.C. All Souls Sunday School

Olney, Warren, 1870-1939

see California. University. President

Polk, Frank Lyon, 1871-

see U.S. Dept. of State

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

see U.S. Dept. of State

Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-

see California. University. President and California. University. Regents

Stephens, Henry Morse, 1857-1919

2 letters, 1919

U.S. American Commission to Negotiate Peace

3 letters, 1919. Include letters from Robert Lansing.

U.S. Dept. of State

17 letters, 1907-1937. Written by Elihu Root, Robert Bacon, R. S. Miller, A. A. Adee. W. J. Carr and others.

Washington, D. C. All Souls Sunday School

3 letters, 1919. Letter dated May 11 written by Helen Nicolay.

Willcox, Walter Francis, 1861-

4 letters, 1927

Wilson, Huntington, 1875-

see U.S. Dept. of State

Wittfogel, Karl August, 1896-

3 letters, 1934. With these: Letter dated Aug. 17, 1933 written by M. Winternitz asking help in securing Wittfogel's release from German prison.

Young, Wallace Jesse, 1880-1923

see U.S. Dept. of State