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Portrait of William Elliot Griffis, Rutges College, Class of 1869. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3057GC6
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Portrait of William Elliot Griffis, Rutges College, Class of 1869. 1869. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3057GC6

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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis, Rutges College, Class of 1869
NameGriffis, William Elliot (Depicted), Clark, David (Photographer)
Date Created1869
SubjectCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Meiji period (1868-1912), Alumni and alumnae, Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912, New Brunswick (N.J.)--History--19th century, UNITED STATES, JAPAN, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Brunswick (N.J.), Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928, Rutgers College
DescriptionWilliam Elliot Griffis graduated from Rutgers College in 1869. During his time at Rutgers, he tutored some of the first Japanese students to come to the United States. In 1871, he accepted a job organizing education and teaching natural sciences in Fukui, Japan. Upon his return, he became one of the foremost scholars of Japan working in the United States, and published the paramount English language work on Japan, "The Mikado's Empire." This photograph is his Rutgers College graduation portrait.
NoteDigital images include both the recto (front) and verso (back) of the original photograph.
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.
GenrePhotographs, Portraits
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Meiji period (1868-1912)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3057GC6
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Type: Book
Name: Rutgers meets Japan: a trans-Pacific network of the late nineteenth century
Detail: This item is associated with Chapter 7 in Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century, edited by Haruko Wakabayashi and Fernanda Perrone (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2026).
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Type: Finding aid
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
Detail: The items in this record are part of the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A finding aid with information about the contents of the collection is available online.
CollectionEarly Japanese Students at Rutgers, Rutgers Meets Japan: A Digital Companion
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
RightsThe organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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