Papers of Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, 1933-1990 (inclusive), 1966-1981 (bulk).

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Papers of Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, 1933-1990 (inclusive), 1966-1981 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76977368

Contains papers covering an extensive period of Reischauer's life, including his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1961-1966), and his teaching career at Harvard (1950-1961 and 1966- ). Contains correspondence; memoranda; manuscripts, including drafts; articles; book reviews; reports, syllabi, student papers, examinations and other teaching materials; maps; minutes; photographs; and other papers. Includes general correspondence with individuals in the scholarly world as well as public and governmental spheres; correspondence relating to Reischauer's membership on the Board of Trustees of the Asia Foundation, and correspondence relating to Reischauer's tenure as editor of the Harvard University Press American Foreign Policy Series Library. Material from his service as ambassador includes scrapbooks, mementoes and newspaper clippings. The collection also includes autobiographical material, including a bibliography of his work. Reischauer's wide-ranging interests included Japanese and East Asian society, government and culture; foreign policy; media and film; teaching and scholarship, including research centers; the private sector, including university relations with foundations and the corporate world; funds and trusts; commissions, conferences and committees; and faculty and University affairs. A recurring theme is Reischauer's paramount concern with East-West relations, understanding and goodwill. Related publications and reference material available in repository. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

ca. 65 cubic feet in 192 containers of mss.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184588

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Reischauer, Edwin O. (Edwin Oldfather), 1910-1990

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Reischauer was professor of Japanese history at Harvard, 1950-1961, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1961-1966. He served as director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1956-1961; he became University Professor at Harvard in 1966. From the description of Papers of Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, 1933-1990 (inclusive), 1966-1981 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76977368 Epithet: Professor of Far Eastern Languages Harvard University British L...