Whitney, Clara A. creator mixed material monographic eng jap 75 4 1.6 Chiefly diaries (1873-1884; 18 volumes) kept by Whitney reflecting her life in Japan with her parents, American educators Anna L. Whitney and William C. Whitney. Subjects include Japanese social life and customs, the role of Japanese women, political atmosphere of Meiji Japan, Japanese efforts at westernization, and the Whitneys' travels through Europe and Asia. Also includes correspondence, speeches, writings, clippings, photographs, and other papers. Writings include a biographical sketch of her mother, an unpublished novel, articles and short stories for children, and a description of the household of her father-in-law, Japanese naval officer and statesman Katsu Kaishū. Includes a diary (1873) and religious journal (1872-1875) of Anna L. Whitney. Open to research. Born Clara Alma Norton Whitney in 1860. Also known as Clara Whitney Kaji. Married Kaji Umetarō in 1886. Died 1936. Collection material in English with Japanese. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127 Katsu, Kaishū 1823-1899 Whitney, William C. (William Cogswell) 1825-1882 Whitney family Katsu family Americans Japan Women Japan Asia Description and travel Europe Description and travel Japan Description and travel Japan Foreign relations Japan History Meiji period, 1868-1912 Japan Politics and government 1868-1912 Japan Social life and customs 1600-1868 Japan Social life and customs 1868-1912 Whitney, Anna L. (Anna Lavinia), 1834-1883 mm 85061895 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127.3 Open to research. DLC 850926 20260227111722.0 mm 85061895