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Nitobe, Inazō, 1862-1933

 Person

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Esther A. and Lloyd Balderston papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1185
Abstract

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

Elkinton Family Pictures

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-PA-060
Abstract

This collection consists of 15 boxes of photograph albums, black and white photographs, negatives, portraits, and loose photographs, dating from approximately 1856-1987. It includes images of the Elkinton, Bucknell, Grove, and Dunham families.

Dates: 1856 - 1987

Elkinton, Waring Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1239
Abstract This collection includes information about multiple generations of the Elkinton and Waring families. It is concentrated on two generations: firstly, that of Howard West Elkinton (1892-1955) and Katharine Wistar Mason Elkinton (1892/3-1961), his wife, and secondly, that of their daughter, Theodora Elkinton (1927-) who married Thomas Waring (1921-2001). It is a story of life choices made by these Quakers: for Howard and Katharine Elkinton, to serve under the American Friends Service Committee...
Dates: 1815-2006

Esther B. Rhoads collection on Quakers in Japan (digitized)

 Digital Record
Identifier: HC.MC-950-156d
Dates: 1897 - 1935

Inazo Nitobe papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-140
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the papers of Inazo Nitobe, and includes two 5,000 Japanese yen notes; three letters, addressed to Anna Hartshorne, Anna Brown, and Henry Brown; and a postcard featuring a portrait photo of Inazo Nitobe.

Dates: 1890, 1897

Inazo Nitobe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-107
Abstract 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

Esther B. Rhoads collection on Quakers in Japan

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-156
Abstract

This collection is comprised of three folders of materials related to Quakers in Japan, and specifically focuses on information about Anna C. Hartshorne, an American Quaker, and Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese Quaker, collected by Esther B. Rhoads.

Dates: 1897-1935

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Collection 6
Digital Record 1
 
Subject
Japan 3
Japan -- History 3
Society of Friends -- Japan 3
Authors, Japanese 2
Quakers 2