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F.E.L. DEPT BUSINESS-Untitled folder, 1968-1971, undated

 File — Box: 37, Folder: 29
Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_1_Subseries_37_Folder_29
-Phase I. 1 sheet. Holograph. Includes:

 1) East Asian Studies at Harvard: Student Reform Proposals. November 1968. Typescript (photocopy). With duplicate copy. With handwritten notes (Note 2)

 2) Letter from Penny to Pian. November 24, 1968. Typescript, signed. With handwritten notes (Note 2)

 3) Progress report and questionnaire. 1968. Typescript (mimeographed). Filled. (Note 2)

 4) Progress Report on the Students in the Beginning Chinese Courses. Typescript (mimeographed). Filled. Attached a filled progress report and questionnaire (Note 2)

 5) Comments on Students' Reform Proposal. Dec 2 1968. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 6) Desirata for Mandarin Primer revision. Typescript (carbon copy) (Note 2)

 7) Draft Proposals at Large. 8 Dec 68. 9 sheets. Photocopy. With handwritten notes (Note 2)

 8) TL. Typescript. Notes on draft proposal (Note 2)

 9) 8 points on improving language programs. Typescript (carbon copy). With handwritten notes (Note 2)

-Phase II. 1 sheet. Holograph. Includes:

 1) Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to S.Y.L. Lin and Isabelle Mao. Dec. 12, 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript (carbon copy). Explaining the reasons on changing the basic text of the Chinese courses from the Mandarin Primer to some other text

 2) Memorandum from J. R. Hightower to Mr. Bishop, Brooks, Cheng, Cleaves, Fang Fletcher, Hanan, Maeth, Mei, Yang, Yü, Mrs. Lin, Mao, and Pian. December 16, 1968. Typescript (mimeographed). Asking for a meeting to discuss the proposal in Rulan Pian's letter to change the textbook in Chinese Aab, 102, B, and 101 (Note 2)

 3) Memo from E. W. Wagner to Members of the Department. December 16, 1968. Typescript (mimeographed). Subject: The Structure of Things and Delineation Thereof. Attached a draft proposals at large. December 1968 (Note 2)

 4) Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to J.R. Hightower. Dec.20,1968. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). Confirming the agreement on excusing Mrs. Pian from teaching and duties

 5) Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Bruse A. Humphrey. Feb 18, 1969. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). Deciding to use no longer the textbook, Mandarin Primer, for the elementary Chinese Courses

 6) Report of Subcommittee. 6 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 7) Report of Subcommittee. J.R. Hightower, S.L. Lin, I. Mao, T.L. Mei. 3 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 8) The De Francis text; first report. Submitted by Tsu-Lin Mei. November 17, 1969. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 9) Report on De Francis, II. Submitted by Tsu-Lin Mei. May 19, 1970. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 10) Report on Chinese Language (Elem. Levels) Instruction at Harvard. Submitted by James. R. Hightower, Shou-ying Lin, Isabelle Mao, Tsu-Lin Mei. June 28, 1971. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

 11) Project proposal. Tsu-Lin Mei. 10/29/70. 2 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

-Survey of other schools. 1 sheet. Holograph. Includes:

 1) Tentative Schedule for Chinese 101-102. Typescript (photocopy). With handwritten notes

 2) Language Lab Copy. Typescript (photocopy). Includes Chinese 1-2, Chinese 3-4 and schedules

 3) Six of one & half a dozen of the other. Typescript (photocopy). Romanized text

 4) Distinctions in the use of "Want" (English) and "Yàu" (Chinese). 2 sheets. Typescript with handwritten notes (photocopy)

 5) Remoteness in Time. Typescript (photocopy)

 6) Time o'clock. Typescript and handwritten notes (photocopy)

 7) Specification. Typescript (photocopy). Sentences in English and Romanized text

 8) Sentence Structure in Spoken Chinese. Typescript (photocopy)

 9) Basic Structure of a Chinese Sentence. Typescript and handwritten notes (photocopy)

 10) Resultative Verbs. 2 sheets. Typescript (photocopy)

 11) Resultative Verb Endings. Typescript (photocopy)

 12) Missing Particles. Typescript (photocopy)

 13) A map. Holograph (photocopy) (Note 2)

 14) Problems of Location. Typescript and handwritten notes (photocopy)

 15) Dzai Nǎr? Typescript and handwritten notes (photocopy)

 16) Aspects of Chinese Verbs. Typescript (photocopy)

 17) Sixty Common Radicals。手稿 3 張(影印本)

-Ways & means & reactions. 1 sheet. Holograph. Includes:

 1) Committee; Schedules; Meeting agenda. 5 sheets. Typescript (photocopy). With handwritten notes

 2) Notes on Mandarin Primer and 'Yale'. 2 sheets. Typescript (photocopy)

 3) Oriental Studies. T. K. Kao. Jan. 30. 1969. 3 sheets. Typescript (carbon copy). Revision of the Mandarin Primer. Attached 2 sheets of memo from F. W. Mote to Frank A. Kierman and Chinese teaching staff. Subject: My Interests in and Viewpoint Concerning the Revision of the Mandarin Primer (Note 2)

 4) Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Yu-kung Kao. March 12, 1969. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). Enquiring about the materials for language lab drills

 5) 致 Iris 信函。二月十七日。手稿。有關改書一事 (Note 2)

 6) Comments on Norman's revised MP. 1 sheet. Typescript. With handwritten notes

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to E.W. Wagner. July 2, 1971. 2 sheets. Typescript, signed (photocopy). Writing the meeting with Mrs. Lin. Includes a memo from RCP to EWW (Note 1)

Dates

  • 1968-1971, undated

Language of Materials

Chiefly in English

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Note 1: Contains personal data or sensitive information; access restricted

Conditions Governing Use

Note 2: Copyright restrictions may apply

Extent

1 file(s)

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Part of the CUHK Library Archival Collections Repository

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