Watson, Burton (1925-2017), 1971-1972, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2002-2003, 2005, undated

Consists of correspondence between Burton Watson (華滋生) and David Hawkes, also includes letters from Burton Watson to Rachel and John Minford. Arranged chronologically.

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes.Feb. 2, 1971 - Groundhog day. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On trying to leave Columbia, teaching summer school in Hawaii, and news about Noboru, Wixted (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. Oct. 10, 1971. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On the application of Guggenheim, life in Japan, news about Noboru, Wixted, and recent status update (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. July 12, 1972. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On returning to America from Japan, news about Noboru, Wixted, Gary, and McGovern (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. January 4, 1976. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On not being able to go to a conference on translation in Hong Kong, leaving Columbia, working on translation from Japanese, news about Noboru, and recent life (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. June 14, 1976. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On the arrangement with Penguin and Oxford, translation of Chinese works in Japan, doing a selection from the Tso chuan, news about Gary Snyder, Yoshikawa, Ogawa, and Hiraoka (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. January 28, 1981. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On returning to Columbia and teaching in the spring term of 1979, working with Hiroaki Sato, news of Yoshikawa's death, news about Gary Snyder, Noboru, Anne Birrell, Wixted, and Glen (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. October 11, 1983. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On attending the Orientalist Conference in Tokyo and Kyoto, reading the first three volumes of The Story of the Stone, visiting China, and publishing an anthology as suggested by Columbia University Press (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. January 9, 1985. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On news about Noboru, including a translation of Li Sao (離騷) in The Columbia book of Chinese poetry, a trip to China at the request of the Buddhist organization, and going to New York (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. December 2, 1985. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On returning to New York in late August (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogram from Burton Watson to David Hawkes. January 21, 1990. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On leaving Japan to CUHK as a visiting translator, planning to leave Hong Kong and back to New York in early July to teach course at Columbia, and news about Gary Snyder (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton Watson to Rachel and John Minford. April 22, 2002. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On selecting five 8-line poems by the Song poet Lu You for translation (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton Watson to Rachel and John Minford. May 8, 2002. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On Lu You translations and contact of Matsudaira Chiaki (1915-2006) (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton Watson to Rachel and John Minford. February 26, 2003. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On a short biographical note of Burton Watson (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton Watson to Rachel and John Minford. March 23, 2003. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On a proof of poems that translated for the book for David Hawkes (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton to David. November 29, 2003. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On receiving a copy of Liu Yi and the Dragon Princess from David, going to send out a copy of Du Fu book to David, and news about Wixted (Note 2)

－Letter from Burton to David. March 18, 2005. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On receiving a copy of Letters from a Godless Grandfather, and attending a zazen group (Note 2)

－Portrait of Burton DeWitt Watson (華滋生). 1 photograph : black and white ; 14 x 10 cm (printout) (Note 2)