哈佛燕京学社与华中大学人文学科历史关系述略

On the Historical Relationship between Harvard-Yenching Institute and the Humanities of Huachung University

哈佛燕京学社系近代第一个专门推动中美大学之间开展学术合作的国际性学术机构,其宗旨是促进中美两国高校的中国学研究。除了其主要资助的六所教会大学外,哈佛燕京学社从1937年起始资助华中大学开展人文社会科学方面的研究,受其资助的教授们所取得研究成果得到哈佛燕京学社的高度认可。在西迁大理喜洲期间及战后重返武昌时期,虽因抗战影响而颠沛流离,但华中大学文史哲学科实力不降反升,影响不可谓不大,而受其资助的学者个人学术生涯则从中受益匪浅,大多成长为一代学术巨擘。本文拟对这一段鲜为人知的中美学术合作史作一初步钩沉,在铭记历史的同时,以期进一步推动当代中美人文社会科学的交流与互鉴。

From 1937, Harvard-Yenching Institute began to sponsor the research in humanities of Huachung University in addition to its six missionary universities in China. The scientific researches achieved by those sponsored scholars were not only well recognized by Harvard-Yanching Institute, but also promoted the humanities of Huachung University during its stay in Hsichow and after its restoration in Wuchang, and exerted profound influence on the relevant scholars in their careers. This paper is aimed at unveiling this unknown part of the history to bring about more Sino-US collaborations in humanities.