Japanese Photograph and Postcard Collection, 1911-1990, bulk 1930-1940

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
6955793 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Repository:
C. V. Starr East Asian Library
Physical Description:
2.6 Linear Feet (3 document boxes and 4 postcard boxes containing 3100+ postcards and photographs with postcard envelopes, pamphlets and correspondence)
Language(s):
English , Japanese .
Additional Description:
https://www.columbia.edu/sec/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/eastasian/postcard/ldpd.6955793.001.f.html
Access:

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.

Description

Scope and Contents

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.

Arrangement

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.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

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..

Preferred Citation

Folder #, Box #, Japanese Photograph and Postcard Collection, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.

Related Materials

Papers of J. W. T. Mason are processed in J. W. T. Mason Papers, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.

Bibliography

Kai, Miwa, Japanese Woodblock Printed Books and Other Unique Japanese Materials at Columbia University . New York: [Miwa Kai], 1996.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, C. V. Starr East Asian Library

Processing Information

Processed by Maiko Ota Cagno, May 2008.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Name
Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Actors--Japan CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Atami-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Beppu-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Buddhist temples--Japan CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fuji, Mount (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fukuoka-ken (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hakone-machi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hiei Mountain (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Izumo-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Japan--History--1868---Pictorial works CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kiso River (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Korea CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kyoto (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kōbe-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Manchuria (China) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Miyajima-chō (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Moji-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nagoya-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nara-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nikkō-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rehe Sheng (China) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Shinto shrines CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Shizuoka-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tokyo (Japan) -- Pictorial works CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Towada Lake (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Yokohama-shi (Japan) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Bunraku CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hotels -- Japan -- Tokyo CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kabuki CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Shinto. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID