“Henry C. Fenn: American Chinese Language Authority & Early Western Traveler to China”
“Henry C. Fenn: American Chinese Language Authority & Early Western Traveler to China”
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NEW exhibit on Henry Fenn in the East Asian Reading Room
We are delighted to announce that, a new exhibit “Henry C. Fenn: American Chinese Language Authority & Early Western Traveler to China” has just been installed in the East Asian Reading Room (2nd floor on the Sterling Memorial Library). Henry C. Fenn (1894-1978) was a noted American authority on the Chinese spoken language who taught at the Yale Institute of Far Eastern Languages from the late 1940s to early 1960s and was also the Director of the Institute from 1952 to 1962. Born in Peiping (present Beijing), he was son of the Reverend Dr.
Feb. 27 -- Thomas Fenn, "Chinese Language and Culture: Remembering Henry C. Fenn"
Friday February 27
3:00-4:00 pm
Room 218, Sterling Memorial Library
Thomas Fenn, Director of the Center for the Study of Ancient Pyro-Technology
Chinese Language and Culture: Remembering Henry C. Fenn
New Japanese database: Gunsho ruijū
Thanks to all of you who supported the purchase of the database. We are happy to announce the new available databaseGunsho ruijū (群書類従) to Yale University community.
Trials for three Chinese studies databases
Yale University Library has been offered trials for the following three Chinese studies databases from East View:
Feb. 6 -- New book talk by Prof. Jessica Weiss (Political Science)
Time and Date: 3:00-4:00 pm, Friday February 6
Place: Room L01 A & B, Bass Library
New Exhibition: Treasures from Japan in the Yale University Library
We are delighted to announce the new exhibit Treasures from Japan in the Yale University Library at Beinecke Library from January 16th to April 2nd. Complementary exhibit catalogs are available at Beinecke Library Security Desk upon request. The catalog features articles written by Prof. Edward Kamens, Prof. Daniel Botsman, Ellen Hammond, Joshua Frydman and other researchers from Japan.
Reference desk hours in the East Asian Reading Room start TODAY!
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a relaxing holiday break.
Our Spring reference hours at the reference desk in the East Asian Reading Room start TODAY. The hours are 2-5 pm from Tuesday to Thursday, and 2-4 pm on Friday, with the exception of a few University holidays. Please feel free to stop by and ask us any questions you may have on your study and research.
Three New Resources for Chinese Studies
Happy New Year!
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