Talk:John Whitney Hall

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[edit] Speedy deletion

A few drafting mistakes in the initial phase of this article have now become irrelevant issues as this article has evolved. --Ooperhoofd (talk) 02:31, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] distantly relevant source material

Yale University's John W. Hall Lecture Series in Japanese Studies was established by his widow, Mrs. Robin Hall in memory of her husband.

  • Hall, John Whitney. "Obituary: Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (1910-1990): An Appreciation," The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Feb., 1991), pp. 225-228.
  • Hall, John Whitney, "Obituary: Ronald Stone Anderson (1908-1985)," Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 45, No. 1 (Nov., 1985), p. 209.
  • Mass, Jeffrey P. "John Whitney Hall 1916-1997," The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 57, No. 1 (Feb., 1998), pp. 306-310.
  • Nelson, "Obituary of Professor Mass," Japan Forum, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Sept., 2001), pp. 143-144.
  • Hall, John Whitney. "Terms and Concepts in Japanese Medieval History: An Inquiry into the Problems of Translation." Journal of Japanese Studies Vol. 9, No. 1 (1983): 1-32. Ooperhoofd 18:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Well, he got a news-story obituary (as opposed to a paid obit) in the NY Times. That's usually a pretty good sign of notability. If the Times thinks his death is notable enough for them to write it up, he's likely notable enough for Wikipedia. Realkyhick 03:14, 23 August 2007 (UTC)