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| Title: | Kracke, Edward A., Jr. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1927-1976 |
| Size: | 8.5 linear feet (17 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Edward A. Kracke Jr. (1908-1976) was a professor of East Asian studies at the University of Chicago, and an expert on early Chinese political institutions during the Sung dynasty (906-1279 A. D.). After briefly working for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department as an expert on political developments in the Far East during the Second World War, he joined the University of Chicago in 1947, where he was instrumental in developing its program in Far Eastern studies. The collection comprises Kracke's correspondence with other noted scholars in Asian history; drafts of and notes related to his writing, presentations and research, mostly on the subject of the Sung dynasty; Kracke's teaching materials and students' work; and correspondence and other materials related to his work in various professional and Asian studies organizations. |
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Edward A. Kracke Jr. was a professor of East Asian studies at the University of Chicago, and an expert on early Chinese political institutions during the Sung dynasty (906-1279 A. D.). After joining the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago, he was instrumental in developing its program in Far Eastern studies; when he retired in 1973, they had been brought together as the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Edward A. Kracke Jr. was born in New York City on 22 January, 1908. He received his A. B. cum laude in Fine Arts in 1932 and a Master's degree in History in 1935, both from Harvard University. That same year, he married Joan Hocking, the daughter of the Harvard idealist philosopher William E. Hocking. They had two children together: Waud Hocking and Ernesta Henrietta. Also in 1935, Kracke travelled to Paris to study early Chinese and Central Asian History with Étienne Balazs, a leading sinologist, at l'École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, now known as the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales. Afterward, he went to Peiping (Beijing) to study Chinese language and history, receiving assistance and advice from the reputed Chinese historian William Hung. He then returned to Harvard, where he worked with the prominent scholars Edwin O. Reischauer, John K. Fairbank and Serge Elisséeff and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Japanese language.
In 1942, Kracke joined the staff of the Far East Division, Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in Washington, D.C. He headed the Japanese Political Section, producing reports on political conditions in Japan, Formosa (Taiwan), and Korea, January 1944 to October 1945. When OSS was abolished in 1946, Kracke was reassigned to the Department of State's Division of Far East Intelligence. However, he stayed in the position for less than half a year, resigning in order to devote himself to turning his dissertation into a book. In 1946, he came to the University of Chicago, initially as a visiting professor. He would remain there for the next 27 years, becoming a full Professor in 1970.
Kracke did not publish prolifically, producing only one monograph, Civil Service in Early Sung China, which was based on his dissertation and was published in 1953. Most of his publishing was in the form of articles in academic journals. His work examined the organization and functioning of the Chinese government in the first century of the Sung dynasty, and what Kracke called "controlled sponsorship" in its system of promotion.
Kracke taught a number of courses in Chinese history and culture at the University of Chicago. He was intensely involved in the development of Far Eastern studies at the University of Chicago and in North America, in general. At the University of Chicago, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Far Eastern Civilizations 1957-1963 and Chairman of the Committee on Far Eastern Studies 1970-1971. He also served as the Director of the Center for Far Eastern Studies 1961-1964 and again in 1971-1972. Outside of the university, Kracke was actively involved in many scholarly and Asian studies organizations, namely the American Council of Learned Societies (1933-1972), the American Oriental Society (1962-1974, serving as president 1972-1973), the Harvard Visiting Committee on Far Eastern Studies (1960-1965) and the Chicago Literary Club (1956-1976).
Kracke retired from the University of Chicago in 1973, becoming Professor Emeritus. After a long illness, he died 8 July 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts.
This collection comprises the years 1927-1976, ranging from Kracke's time as a student at Harvard through his work for the Office of Strategic Services, and his 27 years as a professor of East Asian studies at the University of Chicago.
Series I, Academic Correspondence, 1936-1976, comprises Edward A. Kracke's academic correspondence with colleagues and graduate students at the University of Chicago, and with scholars working in the field of Asian studies in other American universities, Asia and Europe. The correspondence with graduate students mostly relates to their dissertations and comprises several people who went on to become experts on China, in their own right, while the correspondence with other scholars relates mostly to the theme of the Sung dynasty and Far Eastern studies, more broadly. Notably, this series includes Kracke's correspondence with several leading sinologists during the McCarthy investigations – including the Harvard professor John K. Fairbank, whom Senator McCarthy branded pro-communist. This series is organized alphabetically by correspondent's last name.
Series II: Publishing, Presentations and Research, contains published works of Edward A. Kracke, as well as correspondence and notes related to his monograph Civil Service in Early Sung China (1953) and his articles published in scholarly journals. It also contains papers and talks delivered within and outside the University of Chicago, book reviews written by Kracke, and correspondence and notes related to publications Kracke consulted on or contributed to – mostly on the subject of the Sung dynasty. Finally, it includes research papers and administrative matters related to academic conferences Kracke participated in both as a presenter and organizer, lectures given by Kracke, and his personal notes and research materials on various topics in Chinese and Japanese history.
Series III, Teaching and Organizational, documents courses taught by Edward A. Kracke at the University of Chicago and papers, proposals and drafts written by his students, as well as correspondence and administrative matter from the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures (later reorganized as the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations). This series also comprises Kracke's involvement with the University of Chicago's Committee on Far Eastern Studies, and several professional, East Asian and other organizations.
Series IV: Personal, includes curricula vitae, correspondence related to his work for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department during and immediately after the war, Kracke's personal notes and lists, and materials related to his retirement and passing away.
Series I: Academic Correspondence, 1936-1976 |
This series comprises Edward A. Kracke's academic correspondence with colleagues and graduate students at the University of Chicago, and with scholars working in the field of Asian studies in other American universities, Asia and Europe. The correspondence with graduate students mostly relates to their dissertations and comprises several people who went on to become experts on China, in their own right, while the correspondence with other scholars relates mostly to the theme of the Sung dynasty and Far Eastern studies, more broadly. Notably, this series includes Kracke's correspondence with several leading sinologists during the McCarthy investigations – including the Harvard professor John K. Fairbank, whom Senator Joseph McCarthy branded pro-communist. This series is organized alphabetically by correspondent's last name.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | A, general, 1936-1961 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Aoyama, Sadao, 1964-1972 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Aubin, Françoise, 1965-1971 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | B, general, 1953-1972 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Balasz, Étienne, 1950-1964 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Bodde, Derk, 1940-1975 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Buote, Edward L., 1959-1969 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | C, general, 1947-1972 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Carlson, Marianne, 1965-1974 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Chaffee, John, 1973-1976 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Chang, Hajji Yusuf, 1960-1971 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Choe, Yong-ho, 1969-1970 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Cleaves, Francis W., 1940-1974 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Cooney, John D., 1947-1975 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Creel, Herlee, 1952-1973 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | De Grand, Linda K., 1965-1966 |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | D, general, 1957-1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | E, general, 1950-1959 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Eide, Elling O., 1965 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Elisséeff, Serge, 1935-1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | F, general, 1940-1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Fairbank, John K., 1950-1967 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Finegan, Michael, 1971-1976 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | G, general, 1954-1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Gardner, John B., 1961-1964 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Gardner, Sidney, 1937-1940 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Goodrich, Luther Carrington, 1947-1972 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Graves, F. Mortimer, 1941-1960 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | H, general, 1942-1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Hartwell, Robert Milton, 1957-1967 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Hightower, James Robert, 1947-1967 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Ho, Ping-ti, 1954-1971 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Hsieh, Shan-yuan, 1967-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Hucker, Charles O., 1949-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | I, general, 1947-1964 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | J, general, 1954-1964 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | K, general, 1946-1971 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | L, general, 1956-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Lacey, John A., 1949-1974 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Lee, Joseph H., 1962-1968 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Liu, James T. C., 1955-1971 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Lo, J. P., 1955-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | M, general, 1935-1970 |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | MacGregor, Samuel C., 1950-1957 |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | McClellan, Edwin, 1958-1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | McKnight, Brian E., 1961-1967 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | McKnight, Brian E., 1968-1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | McKnight, Brian E., 1973-1976 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Michaud, Paul M., 1951-1960 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Mirsky, Jonathan, 1964-1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Mote, Fritz W., 1959-1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | N, general, 1948-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | O, general, 1956-1971 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Olsson, Karl F., 1971-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | P, general, 1952-1973 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Peterson, Charles, 1960-1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Pulleyblank, E. G., 1958-1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | R, general, 1950-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Reischauer, Edwin O., 1947-1973 |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | S, general, 1949-1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | Schirokauer, Conrad, 1961-1974 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Severns, M. L., 1962-1973 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | T, general, 1947-1973 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Tao, Jing-shen, 1970-1972 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Taylor, Romeyn, 1954-1971 |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Teng, Ssu-yü, 1947-1976 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Twitchett, Denis, 1958-1975 |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | U, general, 1956-1972 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Unidentified correspondents, 1946-1971 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | V, general, 1959-1974 |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | W, general, 1943-1971 |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Winkelman, John H., 1963-1974 |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Wittfogel, Karl August, 1940-1961 |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | Wright, Arthur F., 1951-1973 |
Series II: Publications, Presentations, and Research |
The works of Edward A. Kracke, as well as correspondence and notes related to his monograph Civil Service in Early Sung China (1953) and his articles published in scholarly journals. It also contains papers and talks delivered within and outside the University of Chicago, book reviews written by Kracke, and correspondence and notes related to publications Kracke consulted on or contributed to – mostly on the subject of the Sung dynasty. Finally, it includes research papers and administrative matters related to academic conferences Kracke participated in both as a presenter and organizer, lectures given by Kracke, and his personal notes and research materials on various topics in Chinese and Japanese history.
This series is organized into six subseries:
Subseries 1: Published Works, contains correspondence and notes related to his monograph Civil Service in Early Sung China (1953) and his articles published in scholarly journals. Files are organized chronologically.
Subseries 2: Papers and Talks, contains typescripts of various papers and talks given by Kracke, 1940-1973. Files are organized chronologically.
Subseries 3: Book Reviews, contains correspondence regarding, requests for, and notes related to book reviews written by Kracke for scholarly publications, 1942-1972. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 4: Collaborations and Consulting, contains correspondence and notes related to publications Kracke collaborated or consulted on. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 5: Academic Conferences and Lectures, contains correspondence regarding conferences and lectures Kracke participated in as an organizer and speaker, as well as drafts of papers presented by Kracke, 1959-1972. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 6: Notes and Research Materials, contains Kracke's personal notes and research on various subjects in Chinese and Japanese history. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 1: Published Works |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Civil Service in Early Sung China, correspondence, 1951-1953 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Civil Service in Early Sung China, reviews and letters of congratulations, 1953 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Civil Service in Early Sung China, second edition correspondence, 1965 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Typescript, Translation of Sung Civil Service Titles and Government Organ Names, 1957 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Translation of Sung Civil Service Titles and Government Organ Names, notes, circa 1957 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Chapter, "Sung K'ai-feng: Pragmatic Metropolis and Formalistic Capital," in Crisis and prosperity in Sung China, ed. John Winthrop Haeger. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1975, notes, circa 1975 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Family vs. Merit in Chinese Civil Service Examinations under the Empire," Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, September, 1947, notes and correspondence, circa 1947 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | List of those to receive copies of Kracke's published works, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Letters of permission to reprint his articles, 1967-1970 |
Subseries 2: Papers and Talks |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Typescript of a radio talk, "Civil Service Today and China Yesterday," circa 1940 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Typescript, "Personal Guaranty as a System for Promotion of Civilian Officials in China, 960-1060," circa 1940 |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | Typescript of a talk given at the Rotary Club of New Hampshire, "China's strengths and weaknesses" and correspondence, 1941 |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | Typescript, "A Sung Encyclopedia and a Dual Sung Feng-Chi," 1942 |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | Typescript of a talk given at the Far East Seminar, University of Chicago, "The Confucian Factor in the History of Chinese Culture," 1946 |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | Typescript, "Notes on Chinese History Teaching and Research in the U.S.," circa 1950 |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | Typescript, "The Expansion of Educational Opportunity in the Reign of Hui-Tsung of the Sung and its Implications," circa 1950 |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | Typescript, "Traditional Political Institutions of China" and "Traditional Social and Economic Institutions of China," 1952 |
| Box 6 Folder 18 | Typescript, "The Petitioner's Bell and Drum in Eurasian Fable and Practice," 1952 |
| Box 6 Folder 19 | Typescript of a talk given at a University of Chicago seminar, "Urbanism and the Great City in Chinese Culture," 1954 |
| Box 6 Folder 20 | "Era of Regional Quotas," 1955 |
| Box 6 Folder 21 | Typescript of a translation of "A Record of the Peach-Blossom Fountain," by T'ao Ch'ien (T'ao Yuan Ming), 1955 |
| Box 6 Folder 22 | Typescript of a talk given at the University of Chicago, "Chinese Political Theory," 1958 |
| Box 6 Folder 23 | Typescript of talk given at the Chicago Literary Club, "From San Marco to Manzi," 1958 |
| Box 6 Folder 24 | Typescripts, short articles for Encyclopedia Britannica, 1958 |
| Box 6 Folder 25 | Typescript, "Public Opinion and Proto-Democratic Institutions in Sung China," 1959 |
| Box 6 Folder 26 | Typescript of talk given at the Chicago Literary Club, "Princely Fellow and Little Man, A.D. 1067," 1963 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Typescripts, contributions to the Cambridge History of China, 1966-1967 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Typescript of talk given at the Sung II Conference in Feldafing, Germany, "K'ai Feng in 1126," 1971 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Typescript of a talk for the American Oriental Society, "Early Visions of Justice for the Humble in East and West," 1973 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Typescript, "Sung Kai Feng: Pragmatic Metropolis and Formalistic Capital," 1973 |
Subseries 3: Book Reviews |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Book reviews correspondence, 1942-1961 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | Book reviews correspondence, 1962-1975 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Book reviews, notes and drafts, 1941-1947 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Book reviews, notes and drafts, 1948-1952 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | Book reviews, notes and drafts, 1955-1966 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Off-prints of book reviews, 1947-1966 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Requests for book reviews, 1948-1972 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | Unpublished critiques of various articles, 1953-1972 |
Subseries 4: Collaborations and Consulting |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Atlas of Hangchow China, correspondence, 1957-1964 |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | Atlas of Hangchow China, correspondence and notes, 1973 |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Cambridge History of China, correspondence, 1966-1967 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Cambridge History of China, notes, circa 1969-1970 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Comparative Studies in Sociology and History, correspondence, 1956-1962 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Encyclopedia Britannica, off-prints, 1967 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Encyclopedia Britannica, general correspondence, 1946-1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Encyclopedia Britannica, Ou Yang Hsiu, correspondence, 1961-1967 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Encyclopedia Britannica, 'Sung T'ai Tsu," correspondence and notes, 1971-1972 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | HCP Biographical Index, notes, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Journal of Asian Studies, formerly the Far Eastern Quarterly, 1947-1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Journal of Asian Studies Anniversary Volume, correspondence, 1971 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Legacy of China, correspondence, 1962-1970 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Monographs of the Association of Asian Studies, 1953-1957 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie, 1956-1966 |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | Sung biographical index, notes and correspondence, circa 1965 |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Sung manual, notes and correspondence, 1954-1959 |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | Sung manual, notes and correspondence, 1960-1966 |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | Sung manual, notes and correspondence, charts and drafts, circa 1957 |
| Box 8 Folder 17 | Wen-Chi Index, notes and correspondence, circa 1968 |
Subseries 5: Academic Conferences and Lectures |
| Box 8 Folder 18 | American Historical Association panel, December 1957 |
| Box 8 Folder 19 | Conference on Chinese Civilization in Liberal Education, November 1957 |
| Box 8 Folder 20 | Conference on Political Power in Traditional China, September 1959 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Conference on Asian Economic History, October 1959 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | "The Development of Chinese Bureaucracy," delivered at the University of Minnesota, February 1962 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Association of Asian Studies, Sung Panel, March 1963 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | Conference on the Traditional Chinese State, May 1963 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Conference on Social Thought and Institutional Change, notes and correspondences, September 1965 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | Conference on Social Thought and Institutional Change, minutes, 1965-1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | Conference on Social Thought and Institutional Change, budget, 1965-1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Conference on Social Thought and Institutional Change, publication of papers, 1965-1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Conference on Social Thought and Institutional Change, research assistants, 1965-1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Curriculum planning consultation and lecture at the University of Florida, February 1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | International Congress of Orientalists, August 1967 |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | American Historical Association meeting, December 1967 |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | Sung II Conference at Feldafing, Germany, correspondence and notes, August 1971 |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | Sung II Conference at Feldafing, Germany, publication of papers, correspondence, 1971-1972 |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | Sung II Conference at Feldafing, Germany, publication of papers, correspondence, 1973-1975 |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | "The Social and Legal Status of the Tenant Farmer During the Sung," by Ichisada Miyazaki, edited by Kracke for publication in the Sung II volume, circa 1972 |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Declined conference invitations, 1956-1972 |
Subseries 6: Notes and Research Materials |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | 11th and 12th century Chinese historical figures, notes, undated |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | 19th century Chinese examination system, notes |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | 19th century Chinese gentry, notes |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | American universities' departments of sinology, notes and statistics, circa 1940-1952 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Bibliographies and book orders, circa 1935-1965 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Bibliographies and periodical lists, circa 1958-1963 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | Chinese architecture, notes, maps and photographs, circa 1927-1937 |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Chinese art, notes, circa 1937 |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | Chinese economy, notes with accompanying map, circa 1952 |
| Box 10 Folder 10 | Chinese language, character cards and notes, circa 1946-1964 |
| Box 10 Folder 11 | Chinese literature, notes |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | Chinese materials and research aids service center, Catalogs, 1965 |
| Box 10 Folder 13 | Chinese materials and research aids service center, Catalogs, 1966 |
| Box 10 Folder 14 | Chinese materials and research aids service center, Catalogs, 1967 |
| Box 10 Folder 15 | Chinese materials and research aids service center, Catalogs, 1968 |
| Box 10 Folder 16 | Chinese religion and philosophy, notes, circa 1939-1941 |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Chinese urbanization, notes |
| Box 10 Folder 18 | Far Eastern maps, circa 1933-1938 |
| Box 10 Folder 19 | Far Eastern war maps, notes |
| Box 10 Folder 20 | Geography of the Far East text with accompanying maps, undated |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Harvard class notes, 1931-1935 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Harvard class notes on medieval Japanese and Chinese art, 1931 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Historical charts of Central Asia, undated |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Japan, general notes, circa 1943 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Japanese political factions |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Sung, notes, undated |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | Sung libraries, notes |
| Box 11 Folder 8 | "The Petitioner's Bell and Drum in Eurasian Fable and Practice," notes, circa 1964 |
| Box 11 Folder 9 | Theory of civil service, notes, circa 1946 |
| Box 11 Folder 10 | Unidentified research notes, circa 1940-1967 |
Series III: Teaching and Organizational |
Courses taught by Edward A. Kracke at the University of Chicago and papers, proposals and drafts written by his students, as well as correspondence and administrative matter from the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures (later reorganized as the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations). This series also comprises Kracke's involvement with the University of Chicago's Committee on Far Eastern Studies, and several professional, East Asian and other organizations.
This series is organized into five subseries:
Subseries 1: Courses on Chinese History and Culture, contains syllabi, bibliographies and other reference material related to courses taught by Kracke at the University of Chicago. Files are organized numerically by course code.
Subseries 2: Students' Work, contains papers, assignments and drafts of work by Kracke's undergraduate and graduate students. Files are organized alphabetically by student's last name.
Subseries 3: Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures/Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations, contains administrative materials and correspondence within the department, circa 1958-1971. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 4: Committee on Far Eastern Studies, contains administrative materials and correspondence of the committee, circa 1958-1971. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 5: Organizations, contains correspondence and informational materials related to professional, Asian studies and non-academic organizations Kracke was a member of, 1933-1972. Files are organized alphabetically.
Subseries 1: Courses on Chinese History and Culture |
| Box 11 Folder 11 | Chinese 323, Life and Institutions of the Sung Period, planning and syllabi, circa 1964 |
| Box 11 Folder 12 | Chinese 334, Sung China: The Sway of Change, planning and syllabi, circa 1973 |
| Box 11 Folder 13 | Chinese 351, course materials, circa 1946 |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | Chinese 353, History of the Chinese Civil Service, planning and syllabi, circa 1948 |
| Box 11 Folder 15 | Chinese 381, Evolution of Chinese Government, planning and syllabi, circa 1969 |
| Box 11 Folder 16 | Chinese 409, Laboratory Course on Sung History, planning and syllabi, circa 1969 |
| Box 11 Folder 17 | Course and class lists, 1947-1957 |
| Box 11 Folder 18 | FEC 201, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, autumn quarter, reading lists and syllabi, 1959-1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 19 | FEC 202, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, winter quarter, reading lists and syllabi, 1959-1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 20 | FEC 203, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, spring quarter, reading lists and syllabi, 1969-1971 |
| Box 11 Folder 21 | FEC 201-203, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, handouts, circa 1959-1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 22 | FEC 201-203, Introduction to Chinese Civilization, planning, circa 1959-1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 23 | FEC 281, Introduction to Chinese Political and Social Institutions, planning and syllabi |
| Box 11 Folder 24 | Scholarship and Politics in the Sung, lecture notes, 1965 |
| Box 11 Folder 25 | Seminar on the Family in Far Eastern Civilizations, correspondence and bibliographies, 1952 |
| Box 11 Folder 26 | Urbanization and Cultural Change, course proposal and notes |
| Box 11 Folder 27 | Urbanization and Cultural Change, notes and syllabi, autumn 1955 |
| Box 11 Folder 28 | Urbanization in China, bibliographies |
Subseries 2: Students' Work |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | Berthrong, John, 1973 |
| Box 12 Folder 2-3 | Carlson, Marianne, circa 1971 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | Cha, Joseph, circa 1971 |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Cha, Joseph, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | Chaffee, John, circa 1971-1972 |
| Box 12 Folder 7-8 | Chaffee, John, 1973 |
| Box 12 Folder 9 | Chaffee, John, 1975 |
| Box 12 Folder 10 | Chang, Curtis, circa 1965 |
| Box 12 Folder 11 | Chang, Hajji Yusuf, 1961 |
| Box 12 Folder 12 | D'Allesandro, Darryle, 1962 |
| Box 12 Folder 13 | Dick, Glen, 1961 |
| Box 12 Folder 14 | DeGrand, Linda, 1965 |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | Dissertation proposals, circa 1964-1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | Dissertation proposals, circa 1966 |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | Finegan, Michael, circa 1973 |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | Hartwell, Robert, 1956 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | Hartwell, Robert, 1956-1958 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Hartwell, Robert, 1956-1964 |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | Hsu, Wen-hsieng, undated |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | Levich, E. W., 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | Lyell, William, 1960 |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | MacGregor, Samuel, 1952 |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | McKnight, Brian, 1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 12 | McKnight, Brian, 1974 |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | McKnight, Brian, 1975 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Michaud, Paul, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Mirsky, Jonathan, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Olsson, Karl, 1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Paper, Jordan, 1962-1963 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Poon, Ming-sun |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | Sargent, Howard W. |
| Box 14 Folder 7 | Schneider, Carol, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | Stanton, Shannah, 1962 |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | Students' project proposals, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 10 | T'ao, Tien-yi, circa 1970 |
| Box 14 Folder 11 | Taylor, Romeyn, 1952 |
| Box 14 Folder 12 | Waschke, Marvin, 1971-1973 |
| Box 14 Folder 13 | Winkelman, John, 1972 |
Subseries 3: Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures and Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations |
| Box 14 Folder 14 | Academic matters, projects and proposals, circa 1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 15 | Academic requirements, circa 1946-1955 |
| Box 14 Folder 16 | Annual report, 1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 17 | Budget, 1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 18 | Correspondence to Edward A. Kracke, 1946-1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 19 | Degree Requirements, 1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 20 | Meetings, 1951-1965 |
| Box 14 Folder 21 | Meetings, 1970-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 22 | National Defense Education Act, Title VI proposal, 1958 |
Subseries 4: Committee on Far Eastern Studies |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Correspondence with the State Department regarding language fellowships, 1963-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Far Eastern library, statistics and memoranda, circa 1969-1969 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Ford Foundation, grant budgeting, circa 1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Ford Foundation, proposal, 1970 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Lectures and activities announcements, circa 1969-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 6 | Meetings, minutes and memoranda, 1958-1960 |
| Box 14 Folder 7 | Meetings, minutes and memoranda, 1961-1968 |
| Box 14 Folder 8 | Meetings, minutes and memoranda, 1969-1973 |
| Box 14 Folder 9 | Proposal for the development of a Far Eastern program, circa 1971-1973 |
| Box 14 Folder 10 | Research grants, 1960-1967 |
| Box 14 Folder 11 | Research grants, 1968-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 12 | Student aid and fellowship memoranda, 1959-1971 |
| Box 14 Folder 13 | Visiting lecturers' correspondence, 1958-1962 |
| Box 14 Folder 14 | Vitae of French Sinologists, undated |
| Box 14 Folder 15 | Vitae of candidates for positions in Far Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago, undated |
Subseries 5: Organizations |
| Box 15 Folder 16 | American Council of Learned Societies, correspondence and memoranda, 1933-1960 |
| Box 15 Folder 17 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, memoranda, notes and correspondence, 1962-1965 |
| Box 15 Folder 18 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, memoranda, notes and correspondence, 1966 |
| Box 15 Folder 19 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, memoranda, notes and correspondence, 1967 |
| Box 15 Folder 20 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, memoranda, notes and correspondence, January-June 1968 |
| Box 15 Folder 21 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, memoranda, notes and correspondence, September 1968-1969 |
| Box 15 Folder 22 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, Sung Sub-committee, 1963-1965 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on the Studies of Chinese Civilization, Sung Sub-committee, 1966-1972 |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | American Oriental Society, memoranda, notes, and correspondence, 1962-1966 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | American Oriental Society, memoranda, notes, and correspondence, 1971 |
| Box 16 Folder 4 | American Oriental Society, memoranda, notes, and correspondence, 1972 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | American Oriental Society, memoranda, notes, and correspondence, 1973-1974 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | American Oriental Society, notes and drafts for Kracke's presidential address, 1973 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | Chicago Literary Club, 1956-1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | Evanston High School Institute of Far Eastern Studies, correspondence, 1961-1967 |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | Foreign Service Institute, 1957-1959 |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | Harvard Alumni Association, 1958-1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 11 | Harvard Glee Club Alumni Association, 1950-1968 |
| Box 16 Folder 12 | Harvard Clubs of New York and Chicago |
| Box 16 Folder 13 | Harvard East Asian Research Activities, 1974-1976 |
| Box 16 Folder 14 | Harvard Faculty Search Committee, 1963 |
| Box 16 Folder 15 | Harvard Visiting Committee, 1948-1949 |
| Box 16 Folder 16 | Harvard Visiting Committee on Far Eastern Studies, 1960-1965 |
| Box 16 Folder 17 | Modern Language Association, 1959-1965 |
| Box 16 Folder 18 | Non-academic organizations, correspondence, circa 1948-1968 |
| Box 17 Folder 1 | Other academic organizations, correspondence, 1946-1968 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | Quandrangle Players, 1956-1963 |
Series IV: Personal |
Biographical information, including curricula vitae, correspondence related to his work for the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department during and immediately after the war, Kracke's personal notes and lists, and materials related to his retirement and passing away.
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Biographical information, circa 1973 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Book order receipts, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Catalog of Kracke's personal library, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | Completed vitae and vita requests, circa 1946-1968 |
| Box 17 Folder 7 | Letters of condolence to Mrs. Kracke |
| Box 17 Folder 8-9 | Military and state department services, 1942-1947 |
| Box 17 Folder 10 | Mrs. Kracke's Chinese language materials |
| Box 17 Folder 11 | Notes for speech at his farewell dinner, 1973 |
| Box 17 Folder 12 | Outline of Kracke's personal files, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 13 | Personal mementos, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 14 | Recommendations written by Kracke, circa 1961-1967 |
| Box 17 Folder 15 | Research proposals, undated |
| Box 17 Folder 16 | Family correspondence, circa 1954 |