Guide to the Papers of Harold S. Williams
MS 6681;MS Acc09.161;.MS Acc09.168
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Class MS 6681. Original consignment
Comprises typescript journal and newspaper articles by Harold S. Williams; a paper titled "Two remarkable Australians of old Yokohama", 1974; papers concerning Mrs E.S. Patton; printed material, including issues of the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, v. 13, no. 12, 13, 1976-1977 and Mar. 5, 1978; index of 44 cartons of books, brochures, pamphlets, sheets and photographs on China, Japan, Korea and the Far East; three copies of cuttings on Japan and brochure The foreign cemeteries of Kobe and Osaka, 1978...
Series 1. Subject files
This series comprises the research files compiled by Harold Williams from 1949 to 1987, which he called 'the green files'. They contain his research and writings on the foreign settlements of nineteenth-century Japan, the history of foreign communities and their influence on, and adaptation to, Japanese culture and society. The files include correspondence, notes, references, press cuttings of his own articles and articles by other writers, copies of typescripts of Williams' published articles, photographs and other miscellaneous material assembled in the course of his research. These files are arranged alphabetically by the subject names given to them by Harold Williams.
Dogs (File 32) - Box 4 (MS 6681)
Notes, references, articles, correspondence and press cuttings (1961-75) relating to the myth 'No dogs or Chinese' in Shanghai, the canine beachcomber of Nagasaki, the legend of the canine Hachiko and the monument at Shibuya.
Freemasonry (File 42) - Box 6 (MS 6681)
Correspondence, press cuttings (1964-78), photographs, pamphlets, notes and certificates relating to the establishment and history of freemasonry in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki. Reference is made to the first Japanese to have embraced Freemasonry, Professor Amane Nishi. Included is a photocopied typescript of 'The History of Rising Sun Lodge 1401 EC Kobe Japan' by William Lackie.
The Glover family—Glover Co. (File 48) - Box 7 (MS 6681)
Pamphlets, notes, portrait photograph, correspondence, press cuttings (1961- 79) and copy of Japanese document concerning Thomas Blake Glover (1838-1911), the Takashima Coal Mine, Glover & Co. and the Glover House in Nagasaki.
James, David Henry (1881-1970) (File 64) - Box 9 (MS 6681)
Elder brother of Ernest W. James and resident of Japan...
Kobe Churches, Kobe Mission to Seamen (File 81) - Box 12 (MS 6681)
Press cuttings, pamphlets, correspondence (1956, 1961-80), typescripts of articles by Williams on the churches and Christianity in Kobe and a typescript (1977) by Mioko Kadota, 'My Memories During December 8, 1941 and 1945'. There are also notes, references and press cuttings relating to the history of the organization 'The Mission to Seamen' in Kobe.
Kobe International Hospital (File 86) - Box 13 (MS 6681)
Correspondence, press cuttings, brochures and photographs (1933-1979).
Kobe newspapers and journals (File 87) - Box 13 (MS 6681)
Hiogo News, Hiogo and Osaka Herald, Japan Chronicle, Kackling Kagmag, Kobe Advertiser and Shipping News, Kobe Chronicle, Kobe Daily News, Kobe Herald, Nippon Standard...
Shioya Country Club (File 115) - Box 17 (MS 6681)
Press cuttings, correspondence, notes, references, typescript and article (1934- 81) relating to the history of the Shioya Country Club. Included are the Articles of Association of the Club.
Tor Hotel, Kobe, other hotels in Kobe (File 127) - Box 19 (MS 6681)
Press cuttings, notes and nineteenth-century references relating to the early history of the Tor Hotel and other hotels in Kobe. The hotels listed are the Tor, the New Port, the Koshien, the Lyman, the Sandborn, the Hiogo, the Mikado (Jiutei), the Belle Vue, the Hotel des Colonies and the Globe.
Series 3. Persons and firms
Originally in twenty spring-back folders, this series contains notes, references, press cuttings, correspondence and occasional photographs (1946-1980) arranged alphabetically by the name of the person or firm associated with Japan. Files 62 to 65 contain research on Australian firms in Japan and Australians with a connection to Japan. Williams' titles have been retained.
Series 5. Photographs
This first consignment of material in this series contains 36 photograph albums: Albums numbers 1-24, 29-30, and 33-42, as numbered by Harold Williams. The original album number is shown on the list with the prefix HSW, followed by the numbers of the photographs in that album...
James Estate, Shioya 1950s-1960s and E.W. James's property at Kitano-cho, Kobe (HSW Album no. 38, 8000-8199, Folio 39) (File 32) - Folio 39 (MS 6681)