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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis in later life
Date Created1900
DescriptionGriffis departed from Japan in 1874, and did not return until in 1926. He returned to Japan as an honored guest with his wife, Frances. At this time he was decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun...
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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis and his wife, Sarah Frances King, in traditional Japanese attire
Date Created1926-1927
DescriptionWilliam E. Griffis and his second wife, Sarah Frances King during their return visit to Japan in 1926-1927.
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TitleWestern-style house built for William Elliot Griffis in Fukui
Date Created1871
DescriptionWestern-style houses in Fukui that were built for foreign teachers of Meishinkan (明新館) domain school. The one on the left was built for William E. Griffis and was completed in September of 1871.
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TitleWilliam Elliot Griffis’s chemistry laboratory in Japan
Date Created1871
DescriptionThe chemistry lab in Fukui, which was designed by William E. Griffis to teach Western science. He equipped the lab with materials imported from the United States and Yokohama.
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TitleAssignment Japan
Date Created1988
DescriptionCompilation of a series of Special Report series. Looks at life in Japan. Compares the bustle of Tokyo to the relative quiet of Kyoto. The overview includes commerce, local customs (flower...
Target AudienceGeneral
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TitleGroup portrait of Griffis and his first science class at Kaisei Gakkō
Date Created1872
DescriptionWilliam E. Grffis with his first science class at Kaisei Gakkō (開成学校) in 1872. Griffis's note at the top identifies one of his students as Komura Jutarō (小村寿太郎), or "Baron" and...
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TitleGroup portrait of William Elliot Griffis with his Japanese students from Fukui
Date Created1873
DescriptionWilliam E. Griffis photographed with his students whom he took with him from Fukui when he moved to Tokyo in 1872. Griffis's note on the back reads: "My Fukuwi boys who live with me," and identifies...
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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis, Rutges College, Class of 1869
Date Created1869
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...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Meiji period (1868-1912)