Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia
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Other form(s) of name
- H.H. Mu Library
- Far Eastern Library
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Description area
Dates of existence
1933-
History
Bishop William C. White purchased the collection forming the original library in 1933 from the family of late Chinese scholar, Mu Hsüeh-hsün, former secretary to the German legation in Peking. Bishop White himself contributed part of the money towards the purchase, the rest was funded by John C. Ferguson, Sigmund Samuel, and Sir Robert Mond.
The collection was known as the Far Eastern Library until 2017 when the collection was renamed The Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia.
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ON00259
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
4/4/2023 E. Thomas (Creation)