Overview
The Haru Matsukata Reischauer personal archive dates from 1890 to 1998 and consists of Reischauer's research notes for book about her family, Samurai and Silk, and unpublished autobiography; correspondence, subject files, diaries, appointment calendars, clippings and articles pertaining to her; loose family photographs in albums; correspondence, subject files, and photo albums documenting the Reischauers' embassy years in Japan (1961-1966).
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1995
Language of Materials
English and Japanese
Researcher access
Open for research; some access restrictions may apply. Requires review by archivist.
Extent
27 cubic feet (25 record cartons, 3 flat boxes)The Haru Matsukata Reischauer personal archive dates from 1890 to 1998 and consists of Reischauer's research notes for book about her family, Samurai and Silk, and unpublished autobiography; correspondence, subject files, diaries, appointment calendars, clippings and articles pertaining to her; loose family photographs in albums; correspondence, subject files, and photo albums documenting the Reischauers' embassy years in Japan (1961-1966). Haru Reischauer's correspondence with S. Prestley Blake, founder of the Friendly's ice cream and restaurant chain and Reischauer's penpal in the 1920s and 1930s, is also found in the collection.
The collection also includes audio and video interviews with Haru and Edwin Reischauer and family, and some papers belonging to Edwin O. Reischauer.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as recieved by the Harvard University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ann Heinemann, daughter of Haru M. Reischauer, August 8, 2000; Accession 14205.
Inventory update
This document last updated 2022 July 22.
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by Jennifer Pelose in May 2020. Information for this finding aid was assembled from legacy electronic inventories, reference sources, and container management data. Content enclosed in brackets was devised by the archivist. The collection was not re-examined.
Due to work-from-home during COVID19, box labels still read "Accession 14205" and need replacement.
- Title
- Reischauer, Haru Matsukata, 1915-1998. Haru Matsukata Reischauer personal archive, 1890-1995: an inventory HUM 389
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua45020
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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