TREASURES FROM CHINA
According to Dr. Arthur \V. Hummel, chief of the Oriental Division of the Library of Congress, thousands of volumes of Chinese books and -manuscripts, some of them unique copies of ancient literary works which have remained iii obscurity for centuries, are now pouring into the United States every tndnth. They are coming mainly from' Manchu estate in north-west China., Rather than that they should fall into Japanese hands, they are now being sold by their present owners at low prices to foreigners who can be trusted to value them as embodiments of Chinese culture. The Library of Congress in Washington is securing many such volumes through its agent ic. China, and the libraries of several American universities are ,also profiting from this unprecedented opportunity. It is hoped that, when it becomes possible for the libraries of China to be reconstructed, many of the treasures now being sent out of the country will be available to students in their original home in the form of reprints and photostats.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 54, 31 August 1940, Page 21
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170TREASURES FROM CHINA Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 54, 31 August 1940, Page 21
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