TY  - GEN
AU  - Whitney,Clara A.
AU  - Whitney,Anna L.
TI  - Clara A. Whitney papers,
KW  - Katsu, Kaishū,
KW  - Whitney, William C.
KW  - Whitney family.
KW  - Katsu family.
KW  - Americans
KW  - Japan
KW  - Women
KW  - Asia
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - Europe
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - History
KW  - Meiji period, 1868-1912
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1868-1912
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 1600-1868
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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  Writings include a biographical sketch of her mother, an unpublished novel, articles and short stories for children, and a description of the household of her father-in-law, Japanese naval officer and statesman Katsu Kaishū.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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011127.3
ER  -