Charles William Le Gendre papers
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1800
Subjects: Politics and government; Commerce; American Diplomatic and consular service; Taiwan aborigines; Consuls; Japanese Diplomatic and consular service; World history; History; Foreign relations; Description and travel
Description: Correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, reports, Chinese and Japanese documents, and other papers relating chiefly to Le Gendre's 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.
Notes: Open to research.

Deposit, Mrs. William Le Gendre, 1933.

Army officer and diplomat.

English, French, and several Asian languages.

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