EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Summary: This series contains a mix of materials retained by Griffis, as was his habit, as both memorabilia and sources for research. The first folders listed contain materials saved from his work at the Kaisei Gakko in Tokyo (earlier called the Daigaku Nanko) from 1872 to 1874 or directly relating to that period; among other items they include autograph slips of his students in the Second and Third scientific classes (many of whose work appears in the STUDENT ESSAYS); an official script of a speech given at the Kaisei Gakko by the Meiji Emperor; and the contract, with translation, of Edward Cornes, a colleague of Griffis's. (The last item was presumably sent to Griffis at a later date as source material on the Yatoi.) Similarly valuable items reflecting on this period may be found among the NOTEBOOKS, the STUDENT ESSAYS, and in the Exhibition Boxes of the collection.

Later folders hold materials collected by Griffis in connection with his general interests in Japanese education, such as statistical tables and school catalogues. Similar, if less substantial items may be found in EPHEMERA. Other materials bearing on Japanese education may also be found in PRINTED MATERIALS. In this series, items are listed in chronological order.