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Lafcadio Hearn letters, 1893-1894
1 boxA group of fifteen letters from Hearn to Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935), professor of Japanese and Philology at the Imperial University in Tokyo and Hearn's closest Western friend in Japan. The letters cover a tremendously varied range of subjects including Hearn's opinion of his own writing, his methods of work and use of language; his discontent as a teacher at the government college at Kumamoto; his views on religion, philosophy, and music; Japanese customs, mythology, art, and language; the Oriental character vs. the Occidental; and critical opinion of Paul Boerget's LE DISCIPLE and of Lewis Carroll.
John Franklin Goucher papers, 16??-1962, bulk 1880-1922
14 linear feetCorrespondence; minutes; and reports regarding missions and Christian colleges in China, India, Japan, and Korea, 1880-1922; also manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia from his estate.