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Quakers -- Japan

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Esther A. and Lloyd Balderston papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1185
Overview

Materials documenting the life of Esther Balderston Jones during her time as a missionary in Japan (1914-1924) and from her father, Lloyd Balderston, about family history and geneology.

Dates: 1885-1961
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Bean, Cox, Brinton, and Cary family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1349
Overview

This collection contains papers and documents from the Bean, Cox, Brinton, and Cary families.

Dates: 1782 - 2000
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Gilbert and Minnie Pickett Bowles Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1161
Overview

The papers document the lives of service of Quakers Gilbert Bowles (1869-1960) and Minnie Picket Bowles (1868-1958), Quaker missionaries and ministers in Asia and Hawaii for over 60 years, from 1896-1960.

Dates: 1890-1974
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

J. Passmore Elkinton lantern slides

 Collection — Othertype PA-197
Identifier: SFHL-PA-197
Overview

J. (Joseph) Passmore Elkinton was active in the Society of Friends in the Midwest and traveled to Japan and China on religious visits. His sister, Mary Passmore Elkinton, married the Japanese diplomat, Dr. Inazo Nitobe, in 1891. This collection contains lantern slides from J. Passmore's time in Japan.

Dates: 1900 - 1960
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Friends Girls' School, Tokyo letter

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-202
Overview

This collection contains a copy of a letter written to the Friends Girls' School in Tokyo from the American Friends Service Committee.

Dates: 1938
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Inazo Nitobe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-107
Overview Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) was a Japanese Quaker diplomat, agriculturist, and educator who sought to act as an emissary of understanding between Japan and Western nations. He was born in Morioka, Japan, in the waning days of feudal Japan and became a Christian during his studies in Sapporo. He was further educated at Tokyo University and in 1884 became one of the first Japanese students to study in the United States. He joined the Society of Friends in 1886, and in 1891, he married Mary...
Dates: 1890-1991
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections