Repository: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title: Evelyn S. Rawski Papers
Creator: Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida
Collection Number: UA.90.F114
Extent: 1.7 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Date: 1960-2022
Abstract: Dr. Evelyn Sakakida Rawski is a Distinguished University Professor of History at the University Pittsburgh, focusing primarily on the history of China. This collection includes unpublished papers and talks authored by Dr. Rawski pertaining to various aspects of Chinese history, as well as research files for several of her books.
Language: The material in this collection is in English and Chinese.
Author: Zachary Brodt
Publisher: ULS Archives & Special Collections
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Processing Information

This collection was processed by Zachary Brodt in February 2023.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Evelyn S. Rawski in January 2023.

Biography

Dr. Evelyn Sakakida Rawski is a Distinguished University Professor of History at the University Pittsburgh, focusing primarily on the history of China, particularly the Qing dynasty.

Rawski was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from Cornell University in 1961. The following year she earned a master's degree in East Asian Regional Studies from Radcliffe before attending Harvard University where she earned a doctorate in History and Far Eastern Languages in 1968. After graduation she joined the University of Pittsburgh history department.

Rawski has published books on sixteenth and eighteenth-century Chinese agricultural development, elementary literacy, and the emperors and imperial institutions of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1911. She has co-edited conference volumes on popular culture, Chinese death ritual, and ritual music, and co-authored a book on eighteenth century Chinese society. Her co-edited work also includes two museum catalogues featuring exhibitions of Qing imperial art. Rawski's 2015 book, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, uses Chinese, Japanese, and Korean primary sources and secondary literature to analyze China's geopolitical, diplomatic, and cultural relationships with Japan and Korea in the 1500-1800 period.

Rawksi has held leadership positions in several professional organizations, committees, and journals including president of the Association of Asian Studies from 1995 to 1996.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into the following seven series:

Series I. Correspondence

Series II. Syllabi

Series III. Unpublished Papers

Series IV. Talks

Series V. Research

Series VI. Photographs and Memorabilia

Series VII. Education

Scope and Contents

This collection includes unpublished papers and talks authored by Dr. Evelyn Rawski pertaining to various aspects of Chinese history. Also included are research files pertaining to her books The Last Emperor and Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits. Additionally, files containing syllabi for several courses taught by Rawski at the University of Pittsburgh and photographs of conference participants are present in the collection.

Preferred Citation

Evelyn S. Rawski Papers, 1960-2022, UA.90.F114, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

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Access Restrictions

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Related Materials

Cho-yun Hsu Papers, 1970-2008, UA.90.F97, University Archives. Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Subjects

Corporate Names

University of Pittsburgh. Department of History -- Faculty

Personal Names

Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida

Geographic Names

China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
China -- History -- Study and teaching (Higher)

Genres

Faculty papers
Research notes
Correspondence

Container List

Series I. Correspondence, 1979-2022

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence concerning several of Rawski's writing projects, including the book Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century and the Chinese translation of the book The Last Emperors. Also included are letters pertaining to Rawski's role on the advisory board of the journal Chinese Sociology and Anthropology.

Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century, 1979-1986

Containers: box 1, folder 1

Naquin, Susan, 1979-2022

Containers: box 1, folder 2

Manuscript Reviews, 1986-1990

Containers: box 1, folder 3

Chinese Sociology and Anthropology, Journal Advisory Board, 1992-1995

Containers: box 1, folder 4

Zilin, Zhou, 2006

Containers: box 1, folder 5

Series II. Course Syllabi, 1997-2014

Scope and Contents

Included in this series are syllabi for undergraduate and graduate courses pertaining to East Asia, capitalism, imperialism, and other topics taught by Rawski. Also included are syllabi for a graduate seminar titled "Texts and Contexts," which Rawski co-taught with colleagues.

Undergraduate Course Syllabi, 2007-2014

Containers: box 1, folder 6

Graduate Seminar Syllabi, 1997-2010

Containers: box 1, folder 7

Texts and Contexts, Graduate Seminar Syllabi, 2008, 2010

Containers: box 1, folder 8

Series III. Unpublished Papers

Scope and Contents

This series contains several undated and unpublished papers written by Rawski on various aspects of Chinese history.

"Demand as a Factor in the Economic History of Sixteenth Century China"

Containers: box 1, folder 9

"From Moral to Religious Education: The Several Lives of the San Tzau Ching"

Containers: box 1, folder 10

"Location as a Factor in the Composition and Mobility of Elites in Republican China," Revised, 1980

Containers: box 1, folder 11

"Population and Agricultural Systems: Chinese and American Frontiers in the Eighteenth Century"

Containers: box 1, folder 12

"The San Tzu Ching and Moral Instruction in Late Imperial China: The Strength of Confucianism in Popular Culture"

Containers: box 1, folder 13

"Sources of Silver for Monetization in Sixteenth Century China"

Containers: box 1, folder 14-15

"Rituals of Rulership in China During the Qing Dynasty"

Containers: box 1, folder 16

Series IV. Talks, 1986-2018

Scope and Contents

This series contains the text of several talks given by Rawski at various conferences and symposia during her career. Also included in several folders are relevant correspondence and conference information.

"Education and Mobility in Republican China," Regional Seminar in Chinese Studies, Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley, April 11-12, 1986

Containers: box 1, folder 17

"Property Rights in Land in Ch'ing China," Second International Conference on Sinology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, December 1986

Containers: box 1, folder 18

"Local Elites in Republican China: A Survey of Recent Work," U.S.-Japanese Historians' Conference, Occidental College, Los Angeles, August 16-19, 1987

Containers: box 1, folder 19

"Chinese Culture and the Ch'ing Court," Ohio State University, College of Humanities Symposium, March 3, 1989

Containers: box 1, folder 20

"The Qianlong Reign in Historical Context," Workshop on Qianlong era inscriptions on ceramics, British Museum, London (talk not given), March 1-2, 2010

Containers: box 1, folder 21

"Moving from Nation to Region: China in Northeast Asian History," Hu Shih Distinguished Lecture, Cornell University, October 1, 2015

Containers: box 1, folder 22

"Rethinking Major Themes in Asian History: A View from the Periphery," Presented at "Traveling Companions: Monks, Mongols, Manchus and Their Others: A Symposium Honoring Professor Ruth Dunnell's Academic Journey on the Occasion of Her Retirement," Kenyon College, April 28, 2018

Containers: box 1, folder 23

Series V. Research, 1979-2001

Scope and Contents

This series includes notes taken by Rawski as a participant of the 1979 American Delegation of Ming Qing Historians to China, the 1980 Sino-American History Symposium in Beijing, and a 1994 National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute on the Manchu Summer Palace. Also included are Rawski's extensive notes taken during several research visits to the First Historical Archives of China for her book The Last Emperors. There are also several files of images and notes pertaining to the 2001 Smithsonian Institution exhibition catalog for "Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits" which was authored by Rawski and Jan Stuart.

Research Notes, U.S. National Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Sponsored American Delegation of Ming Qing-Historians to the People's Republic of China, 1979

Containers: box 1, folder 24

Research Notes, Sino-American History Symposium, Beijing, October 26-November 1, 1980

Containers: box 1, folder 25

The Last Emperors Research, List of Items by Catalog Number, 1987-1991

Containers: box 1, folder 26

The Last Emperors Research, Archives Handouts

Containers: box 1, folder 27

The Last Emperors Research, Archives Microfilm Order Forms

Containers: box 1, folder 28

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1986-1987

Containers: box 1, folder 29

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, May 4-June 1, 1987

Containers: box 1, folder 30

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, May 15-June 15, 1988

Containers: box 1, folder 31

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, May 8-June 7, 1989

Containers: box 1, folder 32

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, May 10-June 4, 1990

Containers: box 1, folder 33

The Last Emperors Research Notes, First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1991

Containers: box 1, folder 34

"Reading the Manchu Summer Palace at Chengde: Art, ritual, and rulership in 18th Century China and Inner Asia," NEH Summer Institute, University of Michigan, June 22-July 29, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 35-36

Research Notes, Yoshida Shigeru Foundation Sponsored Visit to Shinto Shrines, Japan, July 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 37

"Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits," Exhibition, Artwork Slides, 2001

Containers: box 1, folder 38-39

"Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits," Exhibition, Portrait Lists, 2001

Containers: box 1, folder 40-41

"Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits," Exhibition, Photographs and Notes, 2001

Containers: box 1, folder 42-43

Series VI. Photographs and Memorabilia, 1961-2019

Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs of participants from several conferences and symposia attended by Rawski. Also included are photos from Rawski's University Professorship reception and a letter from the American Historical Association congratulating her for receiving their award for scholarly distinction.

Commencement Program, Cornell University, June 12, 1961

Containers: box 1, folder 44

Participant Group Photo, Sino-American History Symposium, Beijing, 1980

Containers: box 1, folder 45

Participant Photos, Second International Conference on Sinology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, December 1986

Containers: box 2, folder 1

Jinjiang Hotel Menu with Signatures of Shanghai CASS members Zhang Zhongli, Wang Dehua, Ding Richu, and Ma Yi, May 27, 1987

Containers: box 2, folder 2

Program and Photos, Second Conference on Modern Chinese Economic History, Academia Sinica, Taipei, January 5-7, 1989

Containers: box 2, folder 3

Photos, University of Pittsburgh Professorship Lecture and Reception, 1996

Containers: box 2, folder 4

Participant Photos, "Royal Power and Bureaucratic Systems in East Asia" Conference, Seoul, Korea, October 14-18, 1997

Containers: box 2, folder 5

American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction, Letter, July 2, 2019

Containers: box 2, folder 6

Series VII. Education, 1960-1967

Scope and Contents

The files in this series include papers written by Rawski and syllabi for courses she completed during her undergraduate and graduate studies at Cornell and Harvard, respectively. These courses pertain to economics and China and form the foundation for her professional career.

Undergraduate Paper, "The Ch'an Buddhist School of Painting in the Late Sung", February 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 7

Undergraduate Paper, Paper on the Creation of Communes

Containers: box 2, folder 8

Undergraduate Paper, "An Examination of the Factors That Influenced American Non-Recognition of Communist China in the Interim Between Its Consolidation and the Outbreak of the Korean Conflict," Government 418

Containers: box 2, folder 9

Undergraduate Paper, "An Examination of the Singer Thesis with Reference to China", 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 10

Undergraduate Paper, "The 'Harsh Officials' Section of the Ch'ien Han Shu," Chinese 111b

Containers: box 2, folder 11

Undergraduate Paper, "An Investigation into the Nature of Economic Theory," ECON 910

Containers: box 2, folder 12

Undergraduate Paper, "Shanghai in the May 30th Movement: The S.M.C. and the Chinese Merchant"

Containers: box 2, folder 13

Undergraduate Paper, "A Sociological Analysis of Dream of the Red Chamber," Anthropology 252, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 14

Undergraduate Paper, "Some Aspects of Confucianist and Legalist Thought in the Late Chou against the Social and Economic Conditions of the Time"

Containers: box 2, folder 15

Undergraduate Paper, "Theories of a Mature Economic System," ECON 911

Containers: box 2, folder 16

Undergraduate Course Notes, Sociology and Anthropology 251, Chinese Culture and Society I, 1960

Containers: box 2, folder 17

Undergraduate Course Notes, Anthropology 252. Chinese Culture and Society II, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 18

Graduate, Economics Comprehensive Exam Reading List, Harvard University, 1962-1964

Containers: box 2, folder 19

Graduate, List of Chinese and Japanese Works on Chinese History, April 1967

Containers: box 2, folder 20