Series: Correspondence

1892 January 30-1910

1911-1914 November 30

1914 December 3-1916 November 28

1916 December 1-1918 February 20

1918 February 21-December 5

1918, undated; 1919 January-May 14

1919 May 16-December 31

Undated but between 1913 and 1919; 1920-1921 December 31

1921, undated-1924 May 13; undated

Series: Files from the American Legation at Peking (Beijing)

1835-1908 November 28

1909 March 13-1913 June 4; undated

Series: Reinsch's Chinese Papers

Files Primarily Collected during His Ministerial Years

1878 February 20-1902 May 9

1902 August 7-1912 August 4

1912 August 5-1921[?]; undated

Post-Ministerial Chinese files, 1919 August 31-1924 May 20; undated

Unsorted clippings

Series: Writings

Articles and addresses (typescripts and manuscripts), 1902-1922; undated

Book manuscripts (by Reinsch?), undated

Manuscript: An American Diplomat in China

Articles and addresses (printed), 1900; 1906-1913 July; 1921; undated

Lectures and exercises, 1907 October-1913 May 13; undated

Notes and research materials, 1899-1921 November 19; undated

Certificates, 1869 March 2; 1906 May 18-1923 March 5

Student papers, 1904 February 14-1913 March 11; undated

Diary, 1906, by Mrs. Reinsch

Diary, 1917 January 2-December 31, by Paul Reinsch

Series: Scrapbooks

1891 June 5-1907 June 9

1900 September-1911 March 11

1903 July 12-1915 September 10

1912-1919 November 16

1915 January 2-1918 February

1919 November 17-1920 September 27

1920 October 1-1922 March 29

Series: Hawkins Additions

Excerpts from Mrs. Hawkins' diary, 1913
Scope and Content Note: These include references to the appointment of Dr. Reinsch as Minister to China and comments written by Mr. Hawkins (in 1963) concerning the Island of Santuao where he was serving in 1913.

Commentary by Horatio B. Hawkins relating to Alan Kent article
Scope and Content Note: Relating to an article in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, Winter, 1951, “Down from the Ivory Tower: Paul Samuel Reinsch, Minister to China,” by Alan E. Kent.

Outlines, questions, and notes for making tape recordings 5-14, grouped in the order in which they were used and bearing penciled references to Reinsch materials referred to

Tape recordings

An interview with Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins conducted by Mr. William Schereck of the Society staff
Scope and Content Note: Dealing chiefly with reminiscences and background information.

An interview with Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins by Dr. Paul Knaplund, emeritus professor of English history at the University of Wisconsin
Scope and Content Note: Dealing with the control of the Chinese customs service by foreign management, Dr. Reinsch's interest in the Sino-Japanese treaty, Japanese control of Formosa, the attitude of Reinsch toward the “Open Door Policy,” and other international affairs of the early twentieth century as they affected China.

Questions posed by Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins themselves and answered by them
Note: With this topical approach, they were able to discuss the life and work of Paul S. Reinsch as they remember and interpret it. See Box 21 for outlines, topics discussed, notes, and references to particular manuscripts in the papers.

An interview with Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins by Dr. William A. Williams, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin
Scope and Content Note: Concerning Mr. Hawkins' appraisal as to what Reinsch was trying to do in China, his attitude toward the Orient, and his influence on China's role in the world during World War I. Also discussed was the question as to how the Chinese, in all levels of society, felt about the United States in general and responded to Mr. Reinsch as Minister to China.

Series: Additional Reinsch Papers, 1903-1922