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 File — Box: 15, Folder: 9

WEG's Fukui Journal,, 1871-1877

Dates

  • 1871-1877

Scope and Contents

Journal begins in January 1871 [Yokohama?], published portion begins with March 1871.

Accounts of WEG's walking tours, people met, books and studies, weather.

Book includes annotations [by WEG at a later date and by KGJ] not included in printed version.

Following 1871 entries are financial accounts, lists of correspondents, articles written [for American papers], books read, tea parties, necrology, books needed, etc.

Enclosed are also typed copies of letters [by KGJ]

Other pages have quotations and commonplaces, lists of lecture topics, notes for classes and/or articles, "Outline of the Science of Chemistry" [divided into chapters], list of yatoi and other foreigners in Japan with addresses.

Then the journal begins again with January 1, 1872.

Broken by similar lists as hitherto, the journal continues through March 27, 1877 [sometimes out of order].

More notes include notes to Tokyo Guide [q.v.], lists of articles written for periodicals, notes for sermons, recollections, accounts, addresses, books read, correspondence, etc.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English