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Biographical material

 Sub-Series — Box: 1

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Secondary material regarding Inazo Nitobe and his wife, Mary Patterson Elkinton Nitobe, arranged chronologically. Includes:
  1. “Calendar of Events in Nitobe's Life.” (microfilmed)
  2. 1890-91, Philadelphia Inquirer. “Nitobe wedding”
  3. 1891/1/1, Accounts of Nitobe-Elkinton Wedding (microfilmed)
  4. 1891/1/14, "A Home in the Orient”
  5. 1911/10/19, Address of welcome by Arnold B. Chace to Dr. Inazo Nitobe at Sayles Hall (microfilmed)
  6. 1929/1/4, Announcement of appointment of Yoshio Nitobe, son of Inazo Nitobe, as editor of The Japan Times and Mail
  7. 1929/1/19, "Two Detectives Shot by Gunman Following Raid On Home of Dr. Nitobe.”
  8. 1932, "For the Convenience of the Press....” Reprinted from The Japan Times.
  9. 1932/6/11, Haverford News, Article announcing Nitobe's honorary Degree of Law
  10. 1933, Accounts of travels of Inazo and Mary Nitobe to North America
  11. 1933/10/15, Articles regarding the death of Inazo Nitobe.
  12. 1933/10/17, "Inazo Nitobe,” by Howard Elkinton (microfilmed)
  13. 933/10/18, Address at Memorial Services in Vancouver, by Yasaka Takaki. Also, a revised copy. (microfilmed)
  14. 1933/11/10, "America and Goodwill Viewed by a Japanese." Address delivered by Yasaka Takaki at the Good Will Congress of the World Alliance for International Friendship through the Churches.
  15. 1933/11/12, "Dr. Inazo Nitobe - His Career,” by Elizabeth Green, in Pacific Affairs, Nov.-Dec. Number, pp.545-550. Also “An Appreciation”, by Yasaka Takaki.
  16. 1933(?), Dr. Inazo Nitobe” translation of article in The Friend (Japan).
  17. 1934/10, "A Biography of Inazo Nitobe,” by Mitsuru Ishii, summarized in English by Toshiro Shimanouchi. (microfilmed)
  18. 1938/9, Articles regarding the death of Mary Nitobe
  19. 1938/9/26, Mary Patterson Elkinton Nitobe's life story, composed and read by Minnie P. Bowles (microfilmed)
  20. 1940/1/11, "Dr. Nitobe,” reminiscences by Katherine Willard Eddy, Executive Secretary, Women's Bible Class, Riverside Church, New York.
  21. 1941/11/5, "Religion of Dr. Nitobe,” memorial address by T. Yanaihara, at Friends Meeting House. English translation by Yuri Hayashi of the last chapter (pp.103-128) of T. Yanaihara's Uchimura Kanzo and Nitobe Inazo, 1948, published by Nisson Shobo.
  22. 1942/1/18, "Recollections of Inazo Nitobe,” by Blanche Weber Shaffer (2 copies, microfilmed.) Inscribed “To Passmore Elkinton for his birthday from Blanche Shaffer, January 18, 1942.”
  23. 1944, Extract from The Time for Decision, by Sumner Wells, p. 273
  24. 1944/11/12, "The Peace Movement in Japan,” by Gilbert Bowles, in The Friend, pp. 165ff.
  25. 1948/5/1, "Memories of Dr. Nitobe Return at Azalea Time,” by Sukeo Kitasawa
  26. 1948/9/1, "Early Life of Dr. Nitobe,” by Sukeo Kitasawa, in Nippon Times.
  27. 1949/12/1, "The Recollections of Dr. Inazo Nitobe,” by Y. Takagi, in The New Age
  28. 1952/12/1, "Dr. Nitobe and His Time,” by Sukeo Kitasawa, in Bulletin of Tokyo Christian Woman's College
  29. 1952/3/27, [A Wish by Passmore Elkinton to complete a Memoir of Dr. Nitobe] in Iwate Nippo (article in Japanese).
  30. 1952/8, "Dr. Inazo Nitobe and Impressions of Japan,” by J. Passmore Elkinton (microfilmed)
  31. 1952/10/17, "Dr. Nitobe, `Bridge of the Pacific,' ” by Yasaka Takagi, in Nippon Times
  32. 1952/10/27, "In Memory of Dr. Nitobe on the Occasion of the Issuance of the Postage Stamp with his Portrait,” by Yasaka Takagi (microfilmed)
  33. 1952/11, "Japanese Men of Culture: Educator Inazo Nitobe,” by Passmore Elkinton in Japan and Stamps.
  34. 1952/12/20, "Inazo Nitobe” by Katherine Seeler in Friends Intelligencer.
  35. 1952/12/20, "A Quaker Scholar - Letter from the Past - 132”: article by Now and Then (Henry J. Cadbury) in same issue, p.731.
  36. 1958/12/20, "Dr. Inazo Nitobe” by Gilbert Bowles, in Friends Journal
  37. 1962/2/5, "Nitobe Memorandum” written by J. Passmore Elkinton, re: I. Nitobe's family crest
  38. 1982, Main Line Times [Article concerning the Morris Home]
  39. 1983/10/7, "Inazo and Mary Elkinton Nitobe: Roots, Romance, and Recollections,” a lecture delivered by, David Elkinton at Asian Center, University of British Columbia
  40. 1984, "Inazo and his Roots," (draft) by John F. Howe prepared for Nitobe-Ohiro Conference, University of British Columbia
  41. 1984, Friends Journal [Nitobe Portrait/Bank note]
  42. 1984/5/24, "Nitobe, League of Nations, and the Geneva Spirit” by Thomas Burkman
  43. 1984, Letter from the President of Johns Hopkins University concerning the planting of a memorial dogwood in Japan for Inazo Nitobe
  44. 1986/8/17, Program to Japanese Christian Church of Philadelphia, announcing a presentation of “Bridge across the Pacific.”
  45. 1988, Friends World News. “Bridge across the Pacific.”
  46. 2001, Interview of David C. Elkinton with Mr. Katamaya concerning Nitobe. (in Japanese)
  47. 2005, Proceedings of the Japan Studies Association of Canada Conference, 2004. “Rethinking Nitobe's Bushido: Text and Context,” by Tadanubu Suzuki
  48. undated, "A Tribute to the Late Dr. Inazo Nitobe” by Yasaka Takagi (microfilmed)
  49. undated, "The Foundations of Dr. Inazo Nitobe's Character” by Gilbert Bowles (microfilmed)
  50. undated, "'As I Remember It': Stories about Dr. Inazo Nitobe,” by Gurney Binford. (microfilmed)
  51. undated, [An Account of the Marriage of Inazo Nitobe and Mary Elkinton.] author unknown (microfilmed)
  52. undated, "Dr. Inazo Nitobe” by Tamon Mayeda. From his “Sanso Seishi”--Quiet Thoughts in a Mountain Villa.
  53. undated, [An Account of J.P. Elkinton's visit to Japan.]
  54. undated, "Memo” [regarding the educational philosophy of Inazo Nitobe.] by Tamon Mayeda.
  55. undated, "The Nitobe Memorial Lectureship.” (microfilmed)
  56. undated, "His Special Characteristics as an Educator” by Tatsuo Morito, an excerpt from “Dr. Nitobe as an Educator” in Recollections of Dr. Nitobe.
  57. undated, "Recollections of Mrs. Inazo Nitobe” by Kate Goodman Inazawa (microfilmed)
  58. undated, "Dr. and Mrs. Nitobe.”
  59. undated, [Dr. Nitobe's Contributions to the League of Nations]. Extracted from Nippon Times.

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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.

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