Whitney, Clara A.

Biographical Note

• 1860, Aug. 30: Born, Newark, N. J., daughter of Anna L. Whitney and William C. Whitney
• 1875: Arrived with parents in Japan, settling in Tokyo
• 1875 - 1889 : Lived in Tokyo, Japan, with parents, teaching English to wealthy Japanese girls and carrying out missionary activities
• 1880 - 1881 : Whitney family returned to the United States by way of Europe, spending several months in London, England
• 1882: Family lived in Philadelphia, Pa. Whitney family returned to London, England, where Clara’s father, William C. Whitney, died in August, after which the family returned to Japan
• 1883: Death of her mother, Anna L. Whitney, in Japan
• 1886: Married Kaji Umetarō, son of Japanese naval officer Katsu Kaishū
• 1900: Left Japan, settling in Pennsylvania with her six children, writing about Japan to supplement income sent by her husband, Kaji Umetarō, who remained in Tokyo
• 1936, Dec.: Died, Media, Pa.

From the guide to the Clara A. Whitney Papers, 1872-1975, (bulk 1873-1887), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)