Kan'ichi Asakawa papers 1894-1994 1894-1955

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Kan'ichi Asakawa papers 1894-1994 1894-1955

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The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, notes, photographs, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Kan'ichi Asakawa, a professor of Japanese history at Yale University and author of several books on Japanese history.

22.5 linear feet

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Asakawa, Kanʾichi, 1873-1948

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Kan'ichi Asakawa was born in Nihommatsu, Japan, on December 20, 1873. He graduated from Waseda University (B.L., 1895), Dartmouth College (B.L., 1899), and Yale University (Ph.D., 1902). He taught Japanese history at Yale (1906-1942, professor emeritus, 1942-1948), and served as curator of Chinese and Japanese Collections (1907-1948). Asakawa wrote several books and articles on Japanese history. He died in West Wardsboro, Vermont, on August 11, 1948. From the guide to the Kan'ichi As...