A rich collection of reference resources for Japanese studies, encompassing many dictionaries, encyclopedias, journals and e-books. The Rice University subscription provides simultaneous access for two users.
This collection includes "a wide range of sources, by writers, diplomats, tourists, businessmen, missionaries and others, documenting the political, cultural and social history of Japan from 1400 to the 20th century (Adam Matthew)."
"Highlights include:
● Medieval manuscripts relating to Japan, including an account by Marco Polo;
● The logbook of William Adams (1564-1620), alias Miura Anjin, the first Englishman known to have visited Japan; and
● The journals, printed articles and other papers of William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928), American author, teacher and educational reformer in Japan (Adam Matthew)."
Include the following databases on Japanese history:
●Japan at War and Peace, 1930-1949: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Japan
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs, 1950-1954
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to Political Relations, 1945-1949
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1950-1959
Collections include:
● China: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1940-1944;
● China: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1930-1939: Part 2
● Japan at War and Peace, 1930-1949: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Japan
● International Women's Movement: The Pan Pacific/Southeast Asia Women's Association, 1950-1985
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs, 1950-1954
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to Political Relations, 1945-1949
● Japan: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1950-1959
● Korea: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1930-1963
● United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: Study Prepared by the Department of Defense (The Pentagon Papers)
This database contains the archive of Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925). He "was a great polymath – notable for his work in natural history, ethnography and art history – but, perhaps most famous for his work in bringing Japan and the West closer together (Adam Matthew)."
"This collection provides significant insight into the events between First World War victory and Second World War defeat, crucial to understanding the political journey of Japan during this period (Adam Matthew)." Fondren owns access to the following modules:
● Module I: Japanese Imperialism and the War in the Pacific, 1931-1945
● Module II: Occupation of Japan, 1946-1952
● Module III: Japan and Great Power Status, 1919-1930
This database features Japanese newspaper articles from 1874, along with photos, illustrations and diagrams that accompanied the news stories, including comics and advertising. English editions are included. Note: this is a cluster subscription that Fondren shares with 4 other institutions allowing only 3 users at one time.
"The English-language Japan Chronicle Weekly is the newspaper of record for Japan’s engagement with modernity and its emergence, through war, political and social upheaval and seismic social change in East Asia, onto the world stage in the first half of the twentieth century (Brill)."