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Dr. Tung-li Yuan and the Library of Congress: A Four-Decade Relationship

Posted by: Cameron Penwell

Dr. Tung-li Yuan (1895-1965) made profound contributions to the development of modern librarianship in China and Chinese bibliographic studies in the West. For over four decades, his career was closely intertwined with the Library of Congress, as an intern, a collaborative partner while leading the National Library of Peiping, and a librarian.