Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Charles William Le Gendre papers, 1866-1893 |
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Span Dates | 1866-1893 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1866-1875 and 1891-1892) |
ID No. | MSS29850 |
Creator | Le Gendre, Charles William, 1830-1899 |
Extent | 1,800 items ; 14 containers plus 2 oversize ; 6 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English, French, and several Asian languages |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Army officer and diplomat. Correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, reports, Chinese and Japanese documents, and other papers relating chiefly to Le Gendre's service as American consul at Amoy, China, 1866-1872; as advisor in the Japanese government and in a diplomatic post representing Japan in Taiwan, 1872-1875; and as advisor in the Korean government, 1890-1899. Includes Le Gendre's journal, with drawings and photographs, in which he recounts his travels among aborigines in Taiwan. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009095 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78029850 |