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Collection Overview
Abstract
Professor of history at Calvin College. The collection includes: articles, papers, reviews, commentaries, resource materials, notes, correspondence, documents, booklets, projects, seminars, conference materials, lectures, course materials, publications, colloquiums, extensive research materials, plus the manuscript, research, bibliography, reviews, and other materials associate with the book entitled, "Asia in the making of Europe" by D. F. Lach and E. J. Van Kley. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Biographical Note
Edwin J. Van Kley was born in South Holland, Illinois on July 4, 1930. After he graduated from high school, Van Kley very much wanted to attend college, however he took an apprenticeship at R.R. Donnelly's Lakeside Press as a photo engraver. In 1951 Van Kley enlisted in the Navy serving as a dental technician during the Korean War. During his time in the Navy, Van Kley got the opportunity to visit many Asian ports. Van Kley became fascinated in East Asia, which would later play a prominent role in his future career.
After he completed his service with the Navy, Van Kley finally got the opportunity to pursue a college education. He enrolled in Calvin College where he met his bride-to-be, Elaine. After he graduated with his bachelor's degree in 17th century history in 1958, he married Elaine. Together they moved to Chicago where, Van Kley entered the University of Chicago and earned his M.A. and Ph.D.
In 1961 Van Kley returned to his alma mater, this time not as a student but rather as a faculty member. Van Kley served the college as professor of history, teaching courses on Asian and Modern European history. He also served as the chairman for the history department from 1977 to 1981 and once again in 1991-92. Along with his professor duties, he also was involved on many college committees. He served on the Library committee, Honors Program Committee, and Academic Standards Committee to name a few. One of Van Kley's largest undertaking was the four volume book entitled, "Asia in the Making of Europe which he co-authored with Donald Lach. After 33 years, Van Kley retired from Calvin College in 1995.
On a more personal level, Van Kley enjoyed traveling, cross country skiing, and mountain climbing to name a few of his hobbies. He enjoyed spending time with his three sons and grandchildren. He was also known as a spiritual leader to his friends, family, and colleagues. He was a member of Calvin Christian Reformed Church where he served as an elder and on the worship committee. On October 9, 2002 Edwin J. Van Kley passed away due to a battle with pneumonia.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 4: Research Material, Etc.
- Box 20
- Folder 1: Research Material "A"
- Folder 2: Research Material "B"
- Folder 3: Research Material "C"
- Folder 4: Research Material "D"
- Folder 5: Research Material "E-F"
- Folder 6: Research Material "G"
- Folder 7: Research Material "H"
- Box 21
- Folder 1: Research Material "I-K"
- Folder 2: Research Material "L-M"
- Folder 3: Research Material "N-P"
- Folder 4: Research Material "R"
- Folder 5: Research Material "S"
- Folder 6: Research Material "T-V"
- Box 22
- Folder 1: Research Material "W"
- Folder 2: Research Material "X-Z"
- Folder 3: Research Material - De Wereld Binnen Handbereik
- Folder 4: Research Material - Synopsis Chronologica
- Folder 5: Research Material - An account of the Empire of China
- Folder 6: Research Material - Communist China
- Folder 7: Research Material - Iberian and French Literature
- Box 23
- Folder 1: Course Material for History 204 - China's Response to the West and Imperial Japan
- Folder 2: Course Material for History 204 - Nanking Regime and the Rise of CCP and Opening of Japan
- Folder 3: Course Material for History 204 - Opium Wars and T'AI-Ping and Coming of the Europeans
- Folder 4: Course Material on WWII in East Asia and Its Aftermath
- Folder 5: Course Material on Japan since WWII
- Folder 6: Manuscript - Qing Colonial Enterprise
- Folder 7: Paper, "China in Western Thought and Culture" (By Donald Lach)
- Folder 8: Publications by Van Kley
- Item 1: Buddhism in Early Jesuit Reports
- Item 2: News from China; 17th Century European Notices of Manchu Conquest
- Item 3: The Fareast
- Item 4: The Seventeenth Century
- Item 5: Europe's Discovery of China and the Writing of World History
- Item 6: Chinese History in Seventeenth-Century European Reports
- Folder 9: Papers by Van Kley
- Item 1: "East and West"
- Item 2: "Multiculturalism and Early Modern European History"
- Item 3: "Some Thoughts on Christianity, History and Multiculturalism"
- Folder 10: Papers by Van Kley
- Item 1: "The Manchu Conquest of China in 17th Century Europe" Manuscript - Dutch Literature
- Folder 11: Papers by Van Kley
- Item 1: "The Manchu Conquest of China in Literature of 17th Century Northern Europe"
- Item 2: "Chronology and the Scriptures"
- Item 3: "What's New in History?"
- Folder 12: Article, An Interview with Edwin Van Kley --- 2001
- Folder 13: Remarks Given at Presentation of Book of Essays to Donald Lach --- 1986
- Box 24
- Folder 1: Donald Lach's Microfilm File
- Folder 2: Material on European Views of China (Photocopy) "Psyche: Or Love's Mystery"
- Folder 3: Material on European Views of China (Photocopy) Campion, The Works of…, Ed. Walter R. Davis
- Folder 4: Views of China (Photocopy) - Chapman, Plays, Parrott (ed), I
- Folder 5: Views of China (Photocopy) - The Pleasant Comedie of Patient Grissil, Dekker, Bowers (ed.) Vol.1
- Folder 6: Views of China (Photocopy) - Fletcher, Phineas
- Folder 7: Views of China (Photocopy) - Heywood, Dram, Wks
- Folder 8: Views of China (Photocopy) - The Complete Poetry of Ben Jonson, Ed. William B. Hunter Jr.
- Folder 9: Views of China (Photocopy) - Marston, Plays
- Folder 10: Views of China (Photocopy) - The Works of Thomas Middleton, by Thomas Middleton Vol. 7 Pp.291-307
- Folder 11: Views of China (Photocopy) -The Complete Works of Samuel Rowlands
- Folder 12: Views of China (Photocopy) -Webster, Lucas (ed.) 2 and 4
- Folder 13: Views of China (Photocopy) - Asian Religion in 17th Century Dutch Literature
- Folder 14: Views of China (Photocopy) - Dryden, The Works, Vol. 9: Sir Martin Mar-all
- Folder 15: Views of China (Photocopy) - Dryden, The Works, Vol. 12: Aureng Zebe
- Folder 16: Dryden, The Works, Excerpts from Vol. 1, 3, 4, 16
- Folder 17: Dryden, The Works, Vol. 12, Amboyna or The Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants
- Folder 18: Exemplary and Repulsive Asia: The Credibility of the Curious Traveller
- Folder 19: Article by E.V.K. - Buddhism in Early Jesuit Reports: The Parallel Cases of Tibet and China
- Folder 20: Proposal Narrative: Calvin College Asian Studies Program
- Folder 21: Correspondence re: Manuscript Editing
- Folder 22: Kanji Times --- Summer 1999
- Folder 23: History 304 Reading Packet
- Folder 24: E-mail - Implications of the Name DaQin in Chinese
- Folder 25: 125th Anniversary Spoelhof Commendation
- Folder 26: "Something to Be Reckoned With," by James Turner
- Folder 27: Relacao Anval Tomo Segundo, 1604 - 1606, (1 of 3)
- Folder 28: Relacao Anval Tomo Segundo, 1604 - 1606, (2 of 3)
- Folder 29: Relacao Anval Tomo Segundo, 1604 - 1606, (3 of 3)
- Box 25: Research Notes
- Box 26: Research Notes
- Box 27: Research Notes
- Box 28: Reference File Cards
- Box 29: Reference File Cards
- Box 30: Reference File Cards
- Box 31: Reference File Cards
- Box 32: Reference File Cards
- Box 33: Research Notes and Reference File Cards
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