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Hekija kanken roku... manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents Side-stitched manuscript of 24 leaves (some double-leaves), including four full-page illustrations, being a compendium of texts opposing the propagation of Christianity in Japan. Included are selections from Seiyō kibun by Arai Hakuseki, based on his conversations with Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti, Taiji jashū ron by Sessō Sōsai, Hekija kanken roku by Tetsujō Ukai, and an article from a Chinese newspaper published in 1861. The illustrations depict fumi-e, Christian...
Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: not before 1861

Japanese prints collection

 Collection
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. It also includes a few examples of the mingei (folk art) and sosaku hanga ("creative prints") movements of the early 20th century. The bulk of the ukiyo-e prints are by Ando Hiroshige; other notable artists include Katsushika Hokusai, Katsukawa Shunko, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Isoda Koryusai.

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Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

Dates: circa 1765-1964 (bulk 1780-1860); Majority of material found within 1780 - 1860

Peter Milward, SJ papers

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Abstract

These papers document the scholarship of Jesuit Peter Milward, SJ through printed articles, reviews, and some typescripts. The collection consists mainly of Milward’s work in English and Japanese literary studies, with an emphasis on Shakespeare.

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Closed until processed.

Dates: 1958-2002

Callista Roy, CSJ papers

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Abstract

Personal, professional, and research materials of twentieth-century nurse theorist and Boston College faculty member Callista Roy, CSJ, including article drafts, awards, biographical information, conference presentations, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and teaching materials.

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Collection is open for research.

Records containing personal identifiable information (PII) are closed. All university records dating after 1968 are closed; access with permission of the office.

Audiovisual and born digital materials are not currently available due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1930-2017