The recommenders of Foundational Books in Library Service included many memories of the authors. I post about some as we prepare for the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association. Please add more as you think of people in our field who made a difference to you.
Dr. Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin (Chinese: 錢存訓; pinyin: Qián Cúnxùn; 11 January 1910 – 9 April 2015) was a Chinese-American bibliographer, librarian, and sinologist who served as a professor of Chinese literature and library science at the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago.
He was also curator of the University of Chicago East Asian Library from 1949 to 1978. He is known for studies of the history of the Chinese book, Chinese bibliography, paleography, and science and technology, especially the history of paper and printing in China.
Dr. Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin risked his life to smuggle tens of thousands of rare books outside of Japanese-occupied China during World War II.
Dr. Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin was a prolific author. He wrote Written on Bamboo and Silk: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions (University of Chicago. 1962, 2013).
More:
Cheng, James K.M. (1987). "Fifty Years Embracing the Wall of Books: The Life and Career of Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin." Committee on East Asian Libraries Bulletin. 1987 (82): 29–38. (attached).
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin - Wikipedia
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Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Distinguished University Professor
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University of South Florida
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