Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936 (bulk 1911-1936).
- 700 items. 5 2 containers plus oversize.
- Arranged in five series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1818-1936; Series 2: Subject File, 1927-1936; Series 3: Speeches and Writings File, 1911-1935; Series 4: Miscellany, 1913-1936; and Series 5: Oversize, 1928.
Open to research.
Correspondence, speeches, poems and other writings in Japanese, newspaper clippings, subject files, printed matter, drawings, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Burnett's associations and activities in Japan. Documents the founding of the Nippon Jindo Kai (Japan Humane Society), Burnett's work with the Nippon Renmei Shonendan (Boy Scouts of Japan), social life in Tokyo and at the Imperial Court, and her general interest in furthering relations between the U.S. and Japan. Correspondents include Kentarō Kaneko, Yasumichi Katō, Takeko Kujō, Nobuaki Makino, Miyoko Saitō (wife of Japanese ambassador to the U.S., Hiroshi Saitō), and Eiichi Shibusawa.
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Author, poet, and wife of Col. Charles Burnett, U.S. military attaché in Japan. Born, 1884. Died, 1957.
Collection material in English and Japanese.
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