American Studies Seminars in Japan records 1950-1981 (bulk 1950-1960) 1950-1960

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American Studies Seminars in Japan records 1950-1981 (bulk 1950-1960) 1950-1960

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The records consist mostly of correspondence but also include memoranda, reports, financial documents, syllabi, bibliographies, clippings, and several photograph albums. Some of the materials relate to seminars held in Kyoto, 1951-1952. There is one file on establishing an American Studies Program at Stanford, 1953. Collection includes extensive correspondence of Hideo Kishimoto, 1952-1960, with some typescript articles and talks. Other correspondents include Claude Buss, John D. Goheen, J. E. Wallace Sterling, George H. Knoles, George H. Kerr, Shinzo Kaji, Morton G. White, and Perry Miller.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Kaji, Shinzo.

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Kerr, George H., 1911-

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Sterling, J. E. Wallace (John Ewart Wallace), 1906-1985

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Knoles, George Harmon

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Miller, Perry, 1905-1963

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White, Morton Gabriel, 1917-....

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Kishimoto, Hideo, 1903-1964

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Goheen, John D.

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Professor of philosophy at Stanford University from 1950 to 1972. Goheen, who earned his Ph.D. at Harvard, taught at Harvard and Queens College (New York) before coming to Stanford. He was instrumental in setting up the university's study centers in Japan and Taiwan in the 1960s. From the description of John D. Goheen papers, 1936-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 701211556 Biographical/Historical Sketch John D. Goheen...

Buss, Claude Albert.

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