EXTENSIONS of RE:MARKS the EAST ASIATIC LIDRARY at the General Library, the Largest Proportion and U.S
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2034 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS January 23, 1973 Burzak, Jay E. Freeman, Mark P. Linnehan, Willlam F. Pickelsimer, Thoman, Mark C. Voss, James P. Butcher, Donald R. Galati, David A. Long, Jerry E. Douglas E. Thomiszer, Walliser, Thomas A. Carter, Brett M. Gapco, Brian S. Lotito, James C. Pillifant, Cleve B. Thomas H. Watson, William P. Clark, John T., III Gardner, Emerson N., Lund, Daniel E. Pollitt, Mark M. Thompson, David L. Wilson, Timothy T. Clark, William M. H. Jr. Martinez, Arthur Propst, Rodney N. Tucker, Robert K. Wismer, Lance Collyer, Kenneth L. Gardner, Michael W. McAfee, John M. Roach, Jay W. Vanhaute, Edward B. Yoder, Billy Q. Cormani, James M. Gisolo, Gary G. McCabe, John M. Roan, Richard W. Cummins, Thomas J. Goldenstein, John P. McCormick, John Roth, Rlcnara R. Cuny, Terrence J. Good, Alvin L. McGinnis, Edward E. Schmid, Joseph H. Curfi.ss, Daniel E. Grossman, Stanley L. McGuigan, Edward A. Schmidt, Richard F., CONFIRMATIONS Dahlen, Glenn E. Groves, David A. Metcalf, Michael B. Jr. Dalton, Joseph F., Jr. Hennebeck, Lawrence Minerich, Jon T. Schmitt, Robert L. Executive nominations confirmed by Deremiah, Richard E. M. Mulholand, James M. Schneider, Steven L. the Senate January 23, 1973: Dinehart, Duane A. Hicks, Harry H., Jr. Murphy, Daniel J. Schwartzel, Joseph H. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Dinwiddie, Brian S. Hofi'er, Nicholas J. Mutzig, Steven M. Shipman, Larry K. William W. Erwin, of Indiana, to be an Dohring, Paul E. Jackson, Roger L. Naster, Mark H. Shirk, James L. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Dotterrer, David G. Jackson, Wesley T. Natonski, Richard F. Smith, Floyd R., Jr. Clayton Yeutter, of Nebraska, to be an Dunnigan, James A. Jones, Henry L. Naughton, James P. Sonnenberg, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Elliott, John R. Karnath, Michael W. Nelsen, Rex E. Steven B. John A. Knebel, of Virginia, to be General Ellis, Dan S. Kay, Thomas G. O'Brien, Edward J. Sorley, James M. Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. Elwood, Hugh T. Koger, Thomas H. O'Hara, William F., Jr. Stevens, Stanley W. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Everman, Vincent P., Leader, Charles A., III Parlova, Erling M. Stolz, Richard A. Jr. Leavis, James M. Patrick, Wayne A. Stone, Jacob F., Jr. William P. Clements, Jr., of Texas, to be a Field, Alan J. Lemoine, John A. Peck, Ronald W. St;rong, John M. Deputy Secretary of Defense. Fleming, Ronald R. Lennox, Dyer T. Peterson, Harris- Suenaga, Jerry L. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Forney, James C. Lever, Brian P. Clichy, Jr. Swanson, Clifi'ord R. James R. Schlesinger, of Virginia, to be Fraser, William B. Lilienthal, John M. Peterson, Mark A. Tatone, Don W. Director of Central Intelligence. EXTENSIONS OF RE:MARKS THE EAST ASIATIC LIDRARY AT the General Library, the largest proportion and U.S. Government agencies in the area BERKELEY of them in Chinese. The history of this col which are concerned with the Far East. It is lection may be traced back to one hundred also available for reference for the consulates years ago, when a far-sighted regent of the of foreign countries located in San Francisco, University of California, Edward Tompkins, the corporations and companies in the area HON. ALAN CRANSTON gave a gift to the University to endow the which trade with the Far East, or are con OF CALIFORNIA first professorship of Oriental Languages, cerned with scientific and technical research IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES deeming it "of the utmost consequence" to developments in such countries as Japan. the State of California to provide instruction Scholars, native and foreign, pursuing a Tuesday, January 23, 1973 in the languages of East Asia. The first holder wide variety of fields of study, have access to Mr. CRANSTON. Mr. President, the of the professorship, John Fryer, had been in the research materials in this library. The countries of the Far East are assuming the Imperial government service of China East Asiatic Library circulates about 30,000 greater importance in American foreign where he collected many books and materials. volumes annually among the faculty and stu Later, with his bequest, his Chinese collec dents of the University of California, as well policy day by day. Interest in this area tion was left to the university. In 1916, an as to visiting scholars from other institutions on the part of both leaders in Washing other endowment was given by Horace Car here and abroad, alumni, businesses and cor ton and the general public has grown pentier for the purchase of oriental books. porations. Students from Japan, Taiwan, accordingly. President Nixon's trip to Other gifts were made to the library, and Hong Kong, Korea and elsewhere in the Far China is only one of the many examples there developed a steady exchange of library East are able to keep in touch with current of growing American contact with this materials between the University of Califor events and scholarly developments in their part of the world. nia and institutions of learning in the Far home countries through the use of newspa I am particularly proud that one of East. pers, periodicals and books on loan at this the finest East Asian libraries in the Between 1948 and 1950, speciaLgrants made library. A total of some 2200 serials (the possible extensive acquisitions of desired t~ greater part of them Japanese) are currently country is located in the State of Cali tles and purchases of private collections. A received at this library. fornia. The East Asiatic Library of the book-buying expedition to China resulted Funds for the East Asiatic Library have University of California at Berkeley is in the acquisition of some 30,000 volumes in traditionally been received from the State well-known for its excellent collection. Chinese for the East Asiatic Library. In 1950, of California and budgeted through the Gen As of July 1972, the library's collection after months of negotiation and arrange eral Library of the University. However, there had grown to 340,000 books, including ments in Japan, the entire Mitsui Library of has been no increase in the amounts 150,000 in Japanese alone. 100,000 volumes was purchased. Later, an budgeted for the East Asiatic Library dur outstanding private collection of Korean ma ing the past decade, and there is little hope By serving students, teachers, diplo terials was acquired, and other significant ac at this time of there being any increase to mats, corporations, and Government quisitions in the ensuing years have added meet today's rapidly rising costs. The library agencies, the East Asiatic Library con to the library's holdings. As of July, 1972, the system of the university has suffered a 16 o/c tributes to the growth of knowledge and total number of volumes in the East Asiatic drop in book purchasing power. Since the understanding between our country and Library had reached a figure of 340,000. East Asiastic Library must make most of its the countries of East Asia. The East Asiatic Library serves the depart purchases abroad, it is particularly hard hit. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent ments of Oriental Languages, Linguistics, If the level and rate of acquisition should Comparative Literature, Art History, Archi continue to drop, the up-to-dateness and that a brief resume of the history and tecture, Political Science, Economics, Sociol the excellence of this library will be perma holdings of the East Asiatic Library at ogy, Anthropology and Biological Sciences, as nently and irrevocably damaged. Prices of Berkeley, prepared under the direction of well as the Schools of Law, Education and Japanese books have risen 400% since 1955. the librarian, Mr. Raymond Tang, be Business Administration. In addition, it is Because of the complex polltical situation, printed in the RECORD. used by research scholars of the Center for prices of Chinese books have soared. Korean Chinese Studies, the Center for Japanese and book prices increased three-fold between There being no objection, the resume 1964 and 1969. was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, Korean Studies, and users from other campuses of the University of California The objective of the East Asiatic Library as follows: throughout the state. is to maintain the highest possible quality THE EAST AsiATIC LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY The East Asiatic Library has been desig of acquisitions to uphold its standard of ex OF CALIFORNIA nated by the National Diet Library of Japan cellence as a research library, and to increase as the second depository-after the Library its rate of acquisition in order to keep pace The East Asiatic Library of the University with the output of scholarly works in the of California at Berkeley came into being in of Congress-in the United States for Japa nations of the Far East. At present the 1947 for the purposes of conserving, collect nese government documents. The National library holds more than 150,000 volumes in ing and making readily available the materi Central Library of Taiwan and the National Japanese, and as Japan is the third largest als in the university's General Library in the Assembly Library of Korea place it on high publisher in the world, it will be imperative languages of China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, est priority for the receipt of government and to continue to build this part of the collec Mongolia and Tibet. At that time there were official documents. Therefore, this library has tion-the largest collection of Japanese ma about 75,000 volumes in those languages in become a vital resource for the use of private terials among American university libraries. Januarr·y 23, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 2035 With the relations between United States national organization of Americans of it would be a council of three members and Japan so crucial in our world today, a Hungarian descent and comprise the ex appointed by the President with the ad library of this magnitude plays a strategic pertise of many scholars, former diplo vice and consent of the Senate, and it role.