This collection is available for use by readers during the Rare Book and Special Collections reference hours in the Kress Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University.
This Japanese photograph and postcard collection is composed of five different groups: photographs and postcards collected by Samuel McCune Lindsay (Series 1); photographs and postcards collected by J. W. T. Mason (Series 2); photographs donated by Katharine Becke (Series 3); Japanese Subjugation of Rehe Sheng (China) "Public Relations Photographs" (Series 4); and other postcards and photographs (Series 5). The majority of items were created and/or collected during the 1930s in Japan; however, the collection includes items created throughout the twentieth century as well as originating in neighboring countries such as China and Korea.
All series in this collection were previously catalogued separately in Japanese Woodblock Printed Books and Other Unique Japanese Materials at Columbia University compiled by Miwa Kai. Her catalog number for each series or item is listed as Kai Catalog No. in the series description or item description. The original organization was kept as much as possible, but descriptive terms were corrected to be consistent among all the series. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 5, items were rearranged in order of Japanese geographic names (including mountains and rivers) in alphabetical order, followed by subject terms including non-Japanese geographic names in alphabetical order.
This collection is available for use by readers during the Rare Book and Special Collections reference hours in the Kress Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University.
Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose..
Folder #, Box #, Japanese Photograph and Postcard Collection, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.
Papers of J. W. T. Mason are processed in J. W. T. Mason Papers, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.
Kai, Miwa, Japanese Woodblock Printed Books and Other Unique Japanese Materials at Columbia University . New York: [Miwa Kai], 1996.
Columbia University Libraries, C. V. Starr East Asian Library
Processed by Maiko Ota Cagno, May 2008.
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