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TitleWilliam Elliot Griffis
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)
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TitleJapanese Section, Willow Grove Cemetery
Date Created1886
DescriptionThe Japanese section of Willow Grove Cemetery in New Brunswick, New Jersey, contains the plots of seven Japanese men and one baby girl buried between 1870 and 1886. This section began with the passing...
Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleTadanari Matsudaira
Date Created1879
DescriptionTadanari Matsudaira came to Rutgers College in 1875 from a Japanese samurai family. He became head of the family after his father's early death. He graduated from Rutgers College in June of 1879 with...
Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period (1868-1912)
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TitleTaro Kusakabe
Date Created1867
DescriptionTaro Kusakabe (Yasohachi Yagi) was the first student from Fukui, Echizen, Japan to come to America, as a student of Reverend Edward T. Corwin of Millstone, New Jersey. He was the first Japanese...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleYokoi Brothers
Date Created1867
DescriptionSacheita Yokoi (1845-1877) and Daihei Yokoi (1850-1871) travelled from Japan to New Brunswick, New Jersey in the late 1860's under the assumed names of Sataro Ise and Saburo Numagawa, respectively, as...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleKojiro Matsukata, Class of 1889 Football Team
Date Created1885
DescriptionKojiro Matsukata son of Count Matsukata, entered Rutgers College in 1885 through the Rutgers College Grammar School. While at Rutgers College, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and a...
Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleKozo Soogiwoora (Yoshinari Hatakeyama) in Traditional Dress
Date Created1874
DescriptionKozo Soogiwoora was born Hatakeyama Yoshinari in Kagoshima, Japan. He left Japan under an assumed name and entered Rutgers College in 1867, graduating in 1871. Upon his return to Japan in 1873, he...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleIchizo Hattori
Date Created1875
DescriptionIchizo Hattori graduated from Rutgers as a member of the class of 1875 with a degree in the sciences. During his time at Rutgers, he was an active member of Beta Theta Pi and the Epsilon Chi...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleYoshio Ohsawa
Date Created1873
DescriptionYoshio Ohsawa was one of the early Japanese students who came to Rutgers College.
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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TitleKozo Soogiwoora (Yoshinari Hatakeyama) in Western Dress
Date Created1874
DescriptionKozo Soogiwoora was born Yoshinari Hatakeyama in Kagoshima, Japan. He left Japan under an assumed name and entered Rutgers College in 1867, graduating in 1871. Upon his return to Japan in 1873, he...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)