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Historian of Early China, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1998 Regional Oral History Office University of California The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California University History Series Department of History at Berkeley David N. Keightley HISTORIAN OF EARLY CHINA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, 1969-1998 With an Introduction by David Johnson Interviews Conducted by Frances Starn in 2001 Copyright @ 2003 by The Regents of the University of California Since 1954 the Regional Oral History Office has been interviewing leading participants in or well-placed witnesses to major events in the development ofNorthern California, the West, and the Nation. Oral history is a method of collecting historical information through tape-recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. The tape recording is transcribed, lightly edited for continuity and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewee. The corrected manuscript is indexed, bound with photographs and illustrative materials, and placed in The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, and in other research collections for scholarly use. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account, offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is reflective, partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. All uses of this manuscript are covered by a legal agreement between The Regents of the University of California and David N. Keightley dated July 16,2001. The manuscript is thereby made available for research purposes. All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. No part of the manuscript may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the Director of The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, 486 Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720, and should include identification of the specific passages to be quoted, anticipated use of the passages, and identification of the user. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: David N. Keightley, "Historian of Early China, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1998," an oral history conducted in 2001 by Frances Starn, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2003. Copy no. TABLE OF CONTENTS--David N. Keightley PREFACE i INTRODUCTION by David Johnson iv INTERVIEW HISTORY vii BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION I PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION Early Years in England English Schools The Habit of Writing American High School School Sports II AMHERST COLLEGE, 1949-53, AND A FULBRIGHT YEAR IN FRANCE, 1953-54 Parental Expectations: Engineering Becoming an English Major Campus Politics Amherst's English Program A Fulbright at the University of Lille, 1953-54 Cycling through Europe Coming to Terms 111 AN EARLY CAREER IN PUBLISHING AND WRITING, 1954-62 Editorial Work at Row Peterson An M.A. in Modem European History at NYU, 1956 Misadventures with the State Department and a French Engagement Working as an Editor at World Publishing End of the Engagement A Serious Accident Freelance Writing in New York City IV GRADUATE WORK AT COLUMBIA AND TAIWAN, 1963-1969 Choosing a Frontier: China Moving Back in Chinese History Studying Chinese and Researching in Taiwan and Japan Arguing with Karl August Wittfogel Oracle Bones: the Beginning The Importance of One Book The Vietnam War and Dissent--in Taiwan and the United States A Letter to the New York Times Marriage A Job Offer fiom Berkeley Studying Early China from a Distance V LIFE AND WORK IN BERKELEY, WITH TIME IN CHINA Moving West with a New Family in 1969 Early Teaching at Berkeley Culture Shock: Leaving New York and Moving to Berkeley A Northside Apartment and Collegiality Changing Student Enrollments in Early China Courses New Courses Teaching Graduate Students Political Unrest on Campus and Beyond Young Turk--or Not? Problems at the East Asian Library Memorable Conferences An Unexpected Expedition to the People's Republic of China A Visitor at Peking University in 1981 Continuing Problems for Sinologists The Yuppie Bikers Changes in the Field of Chinese Studies The Chinese Brain Drain Archaeology in Taiwan Regionalism Increasing in China Ancestral Bones Looting of Excavations New Cultural Nationalism in China Status of the Archaeologist in China VI CHAIR OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT: 1992- 1994 Funding Difficulties Foreshadowed The Associated Graduate Student Employees Strike A Heart Attack Intervenes Some Consequences of the Strike and of the Heart Attack The Argument for Statewide Rationalization of Teaching Attempting to Maintain the Department's Size and Quality Hiring a Korean Historian Quality of Curriculum and Interdisciplinary Teaching Thoughts on Funding Cuts and VERIP Demands of Chairmanship Lack of Institutional Memory in the History Department VII REFLECTIONS ON GENIUS, CHANCE, AND ORIGINS MacArthur Years: 1986-199 1 New Models for the Origins of Chinese Culture Pinyin versus Wade-Giles Spelling The Origins of Writing in China The Oracle Bones and Their Inscriptions Oracle Bone Scholars The Harbsmeier Dictionary Project The Problem of Continuing Accessibility of Emerging Artifacts The Origins of Conhcian Spirituality VIII ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL Cracking the Oracle Bones Practicing Pot-making Shang Dynasty Ancestor Worship: A Lasting Influence History in the Archaeological Records Comparison of Early Chinese and Greeks Happy Accidents Forthcoming Works Ancient China and Modem China The Significance of China Taiwan and the People's Republic of China The Asian Art Museum's Brundage Collection IX AFTERTHOUGHTS ABOUT TAIWAN, BERKELEY, WAR, AND LIFE Life in Taibei in the Sixties Teachers: the Gifted and the Eccentric The Academia Sinica Acupuncture More About Life in Berkeley, After Barnarditis Parenting in California Singing, Poetry, and Teaching Training Graduate Students The Ancestral Landscape Geographical Determinism Changes in the Berkeley Student Body Teaching and Writing in Retirement The Continuing Role of War in Life and Work . The Influence of Climate; of Loss The Need for a New East Asian Library Building TAPE GUIDE INDEX APPENDIX UNIVERSITY HISTORY SERIES LIST PREFACE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AT BERKELEY ORAL HISTORY SERIES The Department of History at Berkeley oral history series grew out of Gene Brucker's (Professor of History, 1954-1991) 1995 Faculty Research Lecture on "History at Berkeley.'' In developing his lecture on the transformations in the UC Berkeley Department of History in the latter half of the twentieth century, Brucker, whose tenure as professor of history from 1954 to 1991 spanned most of this period, realized how much of the story was undocumented. Discussion with Carroll Brentano (M.A. History, 1951, Ph.D. History, 1967), coordinator of the University History Project at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, history department faculty wife, and a former graduate student in history, reinforced his perception that a great deal of the history of the University and its academic culture was not preserved for future generations. The Department of History, where one might expect to find an abiding interest in preserving a historical record, had discarded years of departmental files, and only a fraction of history faculty members had placed their personal papers in the Bancroft Library.' Moreover, many of the most interesting aspects of the history--the life experiences, cultural context, and personal perceptions--were only infrequently committed to paper.2 They existed for the most part in the memories of the participants. Carroll Brentano knew of the longtime work of the Regional Oral History Office (ROHO) in recording and preserving the memories of participants in the history of California and the West and the special interest of ROHO in the history of the University. She and Gene Brucker then undertook to involve Ann Lage, a ROHO interviewededitor who had conducted a number of oral histories in the University History Series and was herself a product of Berkeley's history department (B.A. 1963, M.A. 1965). In the course of a series of mutually enjoyable luncheon meetings, the project to document the history of the Department of History at Berkeley evolved. In initial discussions about the parameters of the project, during which the varied and interesting lives of the history faculty were considered, a crucial decision was made. Rather than conduct a larger set of short oral histories focused on topics limited to departmental history, we determined to work with selected members of the department to conduct more lengthy biographical memoirs. We would record relevant personal background--family, education, career choices, mamage and children, travel and avocations; discuss other institutional affiliations; explore the process of creating their historical works; obtain reflections on their retirement years. A central topic for each would be, of course, the Department of History at Berkeley--its governance, the informal and formal relationships among colleagues, the ' The Bancroft Library holds papers from history professors Walton Bean, Woodbridge Bingham, Herbert Bolton, Woodrow Borah, George Gumidge, John
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