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100	1		_aLe Gendre, Charles William, _d1830-1899.
245	0	0	_aCharles William Le Gendre papers, _f1866-1893 _g(bulk 1866-1875 and 1891-1892).
300			_a1,800 _fitems.
300			_a14 _fcontainers plus _a2 _foversize.
300			_a6 _flinear feet.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aCorrespondence, memoranda, dispatches, reports, Chinese and Japanese documents, and other papers relating chiefly to Le Gendre's diplomatic career in the American foreign service and in the Japanese and Korean governments. Documents his service as American consul at Amoy (Xiamen Shi), China (1866-1872); advisor in the Japanese foreign service and in a diplomatic post representing Japan in Taiwan (1872-1875); and advisor in the Korean government (1890-1899). Subjects include American interests in the Far East, Oriental civilizations, establishment of peaceful relations with Taiwan, and Korean trade relations. Includes Le Gendre's journal (4 volumes), with drawings and photographs, in which he recounts his travels among aborigines in Taiwan. Also includes a multivolume work by an unknown author, chiefly in French, pertaining to the development of various civilizations, the spread of races, and Asian history.
545	0		_aArmy officer and diplomat.
546			_aCollection material in English and French, with Chinese and Japanese and other Asian languages.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009095
650		0	_aCivilization, Oriental.
650		0	_aConsuls _zChina _zXiamen Shi.
650		0	_aDiplomatic and consular service, American _zChina.
650		0	_aDiplomatic and consular service, Japanese.
650		0	_aDiplomatic and consular service, Japanese _zTaiwan.
650		0	_aEthnology.
650		0	_aTaiwan aborigines.
650		0	_aWorld history.
651		0	_aAsia _xHistory.
651		0	_aEast Asia _xForeign relations _zUnited States.
651		0	_aJapan _xForeign relations _y1868-1912.
651		0	_aJapan _xForeign relations _zTaiwan.
651		0	_aKorea _xCommerce.
651		0	_aTaiwan _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aTaiwan _xForeign relations.
651		0	_aTaiwan _xForeign relations _zJapan.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1865-1898.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zEast Asia.
656		7	_aArmy officers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aDiplomats. _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009095
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009095.3
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