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Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett to Kentaro Kaneko, ca. 1928
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written by Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, 1884-1957, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 5 page(s)
Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett thought that she was “an alien” in Japan but emphasized that she embraced “Japanese-ness” in spirit. This draft letter also shows that Burnett admired the Emperor and Empress and wanted to support them because of their sense of responsibility as the spiritual leaders of the nation.
written by Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, 1884-1957, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (1928) , 5 page(s)
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Kentaro Kaneko to Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, Hayama, 12 July 1933
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written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (12 July 1933) , 7 page(s)
Kaneko wrote these cards to Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett while finishing the official biography of the Emperor Meiji. His reference to “inquiring friends in Dublin” shows that, with Burnett, he was still anxious to maintain international friendships even as Japan was leaving the League of Nations.
written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (12 July 1933) , 7 page(s)
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Kentaro Kaneko to Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, Hayama, 26 June 1933
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written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (26 June 1933) , 5 page(s)
This letter shows that the “father-daughter” relationship between Kaneko and Burnett remained touchingly personal even as U.S.- Japan relations worsened, and Kaneko regrets how few American friends were still communicating with him by 1933.
written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (26 June 1933) , 5 page(s)
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Kentaro Kaneko to Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, Tokio, 25 February 1931
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written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (25 February 1931) , 5 page(s)
This letter from Kaneko to Burnett shows that Burnett continued to show sensitivity towards people with whom she closely associated in Japan, even after resigning from her informal “diplomatic” role as the wife of military attaché to American Embassy in Japan.
written by Kaneko Kentarō, 1853-1942, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 5, Box 1 Correspondence Kaneko, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (25 February 1931) , 5 page(s)
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