Eli T. Sheppard
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Nan Thompson Ernst
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008089
Title: Eli T. Sheppard Papers
Span Dates: 1872-1924
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1872-1880)
ID No.: MSS39743
Creator:
Sheppard, Eli
T.
Extent: 300 items;
2 containers;
0.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English and
Chinese
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Diplomat and lawyer.
Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, and printed matter pertaining
primarily to Sheppard's work as a United States consul in Tienstin, China, and
as an adviser in international law to the Japanese foreign office.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Sheppard,
Eli T.
Organizations
Japan.
Gaimushō.
Subjects
Americans--China.
Commercial law.
Consuls--China--Tianjin.
Diplomatic and consular
service, American--China.
Locations
China--Foreign relations--United States.
China--Foreign relations.
Japan--Commerce.
Japan--Foreign relations.
United
States--Foreign relations--China.
Occupations
Diplomats.
Lawyers.
Provenance:The papers of Eli T. Sheppard, attorney and diplomat, U.S. consul at
Tientsin, China (1871-1876), and advisor in international law to the Japanese
foreign office (1876-1880), were given to the Library of Congress in 1931 and
1932 by his granddaughter, Louise K. Hilbert. Professor Payson J. Treat of
Stanford University donated additional papers in 1960.
Processing History:The papers of Eli T. Sheppard were arranged and described in 1995. The
finding aid was revised in 2008. A description of the 1960 addition to the Eli
T. Sheppard Papers appeared in Library's
Quarterly Journal of Acquisitions, May 1961, p. 139.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Eli T. Sheppard
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Eli T. Sheppard Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Eli T. Sheppard span the years 1872-1924, with the bulk
of the material dated 1872-1880. The collection includes correspondence,
memoranda, reports, writings and notes on Americans in China, and printed
matter. The papers focus on consular and diplomatic affairs in China,
1872-1876, and on protocol or legal matters arising from the commerce between
Japan and other nations, 1876-1880. Sheppard resigned his appointment to the
Japanese foreign office in 1880 and moved to San Francisco. He published
several treatises upon consular service and extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Additional papers of Eli T. Sheppard are held by the
Bancroft Library in Berkeley California, and by
Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
This collection is arranged chronologically according to Sheppard's
employment, followed by miscellaneous papers.
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United States Consul, Tientsin,
China
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Letters to Sheppard |
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1872, Low, Frederick Ferdinand
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(2
folders)
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1873, Low, Frederick Ferdinand, and Samuel
Wells Williams
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1874
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Avery, Benjamin P.
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Low, Frederick
Ferdinand
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Seward, George F.
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Williams, Samuel
Wells
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1875
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Avery, Benjamin P.
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Seward, George F.
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Williams, Samuel
Wells
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1876, Seward, George F., and Samuel Wells
Williams
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Miscellany |
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"The American Centennial
Anniversary at Tientsin, 4th July, 1876,"
North-China Daily News, reprint,
1876, 13 July
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Upton, Emory, "Plan of
Organization of a Military Academy for China," and related papers,
circa 1875-1922
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Japanese Foreign Office
Papers
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"The Formosan Difficulty -- Mr.
Okubo's Mission," extract of report by Sheppard,
n.d.
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Legal memoranda prepared by or
for Sheppard
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Originials |
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1877
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1878-1880, n.d.
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(4
folders)
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Typed transcripts,
1876-1879
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(3
folders)
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Miscellaneous letters concerning
Extra Territoriality (Tokyo, 1879), pamphlet by
Sheppard,
1879-1880
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"Regulations for the Use of His
Imperial Japanese Majesty's Consular Service," draft report,
n.d.
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Miscellany |
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"General Grant in the Orient,"
typescript essay by Sheppard,
n.d.
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Presidential Campaign of 1872: Opening Speech in Support
of General U. S. Grant, translated into Chinese by John A. Bingham,
published at Tientsin, China,
n.d.
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Treat, Payson J., letter to, with
notes concerning Americans in China,
1924, n.d.
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