2. Family Correspondence, 1890-1994
Conditions Governing Access
Inazo and Mary Nitobe's correspondence is very fragile, and the originals should not be handled. Acid-free copies are filed in a separate folder for access. In addition, most of the Nitobe correspondence has been microfilmed. Access is through microfilm when available. Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Scotton Elkinton (1830-1905) was the father of Mary Elkinton Nitobe; Joseph Elkinton (1859-1920) was his son and her brother; and Joseph Passmore Elkinton (1887-1971) was the son of Joseph Elkinton (1859-1920). David Cope Elkinton (b. 1915) is the son of Joseph P. Elkinton. Yoshio Nitobe (1892-1935) and Kotoko Nitobe (1890-1985), adopted children of Inazo and Mary Nitobe, were married in 1917 and had two children, Takeko and Maketo. Takeko married Eilyn Katoh, and they had a daughter, Yukiko.
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