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Collection material in English and Chinese
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Eli T. Sheppard, attorney and diplomat, United States 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.
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
Additional papers of Eli T. Sheppard are held by the Bancroft Library in Berkeley California, and by Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Eli T. Sheppard is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Eli T. Sheppard are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
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.
This collection is arranged chronologically according to Sheppard's employment, followed by miscellaneous papers.