Leroy Lansing Janes Papers

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Call Number:

C0565

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

24 boxes
14.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Leroy Lansing Janes Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1874-1938 (inclusive)

Creator:

Janes, Leroy Lansing

Form:

Articles., Correspondence., Educators -- Japan., and Photographs.

Abstract:

Consists of works, letters, photographs, and printed matter of Leroy Lansing Janes, a teacher at the Kumamoto Yogakko (Kumamoto School for Western Learning) in Japan (1871-1876).

Janes, Leroy Lansing

Janes was a teacher at the Kumamoto Yogakko (Kumamoto School for Western Learning) in Japan (1871-1876).

The collection consists of works, letters, photographs, and printed matter of Janes, a teacher at the Kumamoto Yogakko (Kumamoto School for Western Learning) in Japan (1871-1876). The collection contains his religious, historical, educational, and literary articles as well as letters written by Janes to his family. The photographs include pictures of Janes's family and scenes of Nara, Nikko, Kumamoto, and other Japanese cities.

Series: Personal Letters; Religious Articles; Educational, Historical, and Autobiographical Articles and Materials; Literary Articles; Photographs (These include a photo album and six flat boxes of Meiji photographs, nos. 13, 18-23); Personal Collections.

Gift of Miss Iris Janes.

A checklist is available.

Folder inventory prepared by Gregory Kohles '13 in 2011.

No appraisal information is available.

Subject

Education -- Japan -- 19th century

Place

Publisher: Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author: Gregory Kohles '13
Finding Aid Date: 2008
Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Correspondence With Janes' Father and Mother, Personal Letters, 1875-1876. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Correspondence With Anna and Susann, Personal Letters, 1874-1875. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Correspondence With Missionaries, Rev. Davis, Stout, and Carter, Personal Letters, 1874-1876. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Correspondence With Tamenori Yamasaki, Taketoshi Yamada, and Francis Walker, Personal Letters, 1874-1892. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Correspondence With D.M. Murphy, Personal Letters, 1906. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Correspondence Between Iris Janes and Wallace Moore, Personal Letters, 1938. 1 folder.

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1 folder

General Correspondence, Personal Letters, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Leroy Lansing Janes: Out-of-Class Teacher and Agricultural Advisor in Kumamoto Japan, Article by F.G. Notehelfer, 1871-1876. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Memorial Day Address, Ministry Hall Ann Arbor Michigan, Religious Articles, 1888. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Religion And Morality: Its Practical Conversations, Religious Articles, 1890. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Religion And Science, Religious Articles, 1890. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Analytical Study Of Christianity, Systematic Theology, Religious Articles, 1890. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Address, The Greatest Thing In The World, What It Is Not, Kyoto Japan at Chapel of Doshisha University, Religious Articles, 1893. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Address, Kyoto Japan, Religious Articles, 1893. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Religious Correspondence, Articles, undated. 4 folders.

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4 folders

Synopsis Of Kyoto Discourse, Notes, 1893. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Religion And Intoxication, Chapters 1-22, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 22 folders.

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22 folders

Hieizan Colloquies, Religious Articles, undated. 17 folders.

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17 folders

Professor Vera's Words: A Meeting of Truth and Love in Japan, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 2 folders.

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2 folders

Hieizan Colloquies, Notes, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Preface, Typed Draft, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Introduction, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Typed Draft, 1893-1899. 3 folders.

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3 folders

Koseki, Preface, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 1 Kurodani As An Epitance of Japanese Faith, Monuments, And Sacred Arts, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 2 The Testimony Of The Kakemono, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 3 Kuradani, Chionin, Hongwanji, Handwritten Draft, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 4 The Woodcarving Testimony, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 5 Bells And Belfries As Monuments Of Faith, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 6 The Tori-i, The Long Enduring Monument Of The Shinto Faith, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 7 Inari, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 8 The Sanju San Gendo, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Koseki, Section 9 The Temple Of A Million Prayers And Its Makuragio, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Gautama Siddartha, The Founder Of Buddhism, The Man, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Untitled Religious Articles and Correspondence, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Memorial Address For Renewal Of Kumamoto Yogakko, 1874. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Housekeeping Records, 1880. 1 folder.

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1 folder

The Children's Story, Handwritten Manuscript, 1884. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Sketch Of The History And Progress Of Education In Japan, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Mystery Fable And Fact In Recent Asiatic History, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 4 folders.

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4 folders

Kumamoto, An Episode In Japan's Break From Feudalism, Missionaries, Notes, 1901-1905. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Kumamoto, An Episode In Japan's Break From Feudalism, Miscegenation, Notes, 1901-1905. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Kumamoto, An Episode In Japan's Break From Feudalism, Drugs And Drinks, Notes, 1901-1905. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Kumamoto, An Episode In Japan's Break From Feudalism, "The New Order", 1901-1905. 2 folders.

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2 folders

Koseki, Introductory Notes, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Kumamoto, An Episode In Japan's Break From Feudalism, Handwritten Manuscript, 1901-1905. 6 folders.

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6 folders

"An Episode In The Tuition Of Japan," Educational Articles, Outline, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Untitled Typescript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Boyhood In Ohio, Unfinished Book, Handwritten Notes And Draft, 1901. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Boyhood In Ohio, "A Story Of The Ohio Hills," Handwritten Manuscript, 1901. 1 folder.

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1 folder

"The Yellow Man As A Pioneer Of Modern Civilization," Article, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Farewell Adress To Kumamoto School, 1905. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Christian Pilgrims To Japanese Shrines Part I, Chapters 1-28, Handwritten Manuscript, 1896. 6 folders.

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6 folders

Christian Pilgrims To Japanese Shrines Part II, Chapters 1-23, Handwritten Manuscript, 1896. 5 folders.

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5 folders

Pearl, Chapters 2-6, 10, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Hearts And Swords, Preface, Chapters 1-48, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 5 folders.

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5 folders

Ruth, Chapters 1-20, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 2 folders.

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2 folders

Out Of Stony Lonesome: A Story Of The Present Hour, Chapters 1-46, Handwritten Manuscript, 1893-1899. 5 folders.

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5 folders

"The Last Rose of Summer," Article, Pages 7-22, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs, Buddhist Shrines, Temples, Etc, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs of Tori-i, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs, Kumamoto Castle, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs, Nikko, Japan, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs, Album of Portraits, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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Photographs, Higashi-honganji, Nanzenji, Kiyamizu-dera, Carpenter, Silverware-maker, and others, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photographs, Album, Nikko, Uyeno Park, Asakusa, Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, Japan As It Is And Was, By Richard Hildreth, 1855. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, Elements of Analytical Mechanics and Elements of Natural Philosophy, by W.H.C. Bartlett, 1858-1859. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, The Janes Family: A Genealogy And Brief History, By Rev. Frederic Janes, 1868. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, The Missionary Herald Containing The Proceedings Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions, 1874-1876. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Newspaper Clippings, 1895-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Captain Janes And His Work In Japan, Translation Of Japanese Original, Handwritten Manuscript, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Additional Papers, Given By Iris Janes (Daughter Of Leroy Lansing Janes), 1942-1968. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, A Short History Of The Twelve Japanese Buddhist Sects, Translated By Bunyiu Nanjio, 1886. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, The Life Of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, By Walter Dening, 1890. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, Captain Janes And His Work In Japan and Hymns Of Praise, Written In Japanese, 1893-1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, Things Japanese, By Basil Hall Chamberlain, 1898. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, Sign Album Given To Captain Janes By His Students, 1899. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, An American Missionary In Japan, By Rev. M.L. Gordon, 1892. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Personal Collection, The Missionary Herald Containing The Proceedings Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions, 1877-1878. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Military Examinations, Notebook, 1866-1868. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photograph Of The Kumamoto Castle Taken By Rihei Tomishige, 1871. 1 folder.

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1 folder