Japanese Ledger, 20th century
Scope and Contents
A small black notebook, approximately one-quarter filled, containing what appears to be a ledger in Japanese written in several colors of pen and pencil. A later pencil note in English on the first page reads “said to be from Japanese internment camp” but curatorial materials compiled by Scheetz himself suggests overwise: a letter to Scheetz from noted scholar of Japanese literature Donald Keene (1922-2019) reveals that the bulk of the document is “a record of property” – perhaps in the Kochi Prefecture, while the final page contains “a list of belongings, including 4 shirts, 8 shorts, 5 pieces of flannel, 2 hand towels, 2 bath towels, 12 pillow cases, 13 sheets, and 6 leather gloves. There is no explanation.” Keene indicates that the only date present converts to January 20th, 1916, but whether this is the time of compilation is unclear.
Dates
- 20th century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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