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Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett to H.I.H. Princess Higashi- Fushimi (Kaneko Higashifushimi), 3 March 1932
written by Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, 1884-1957, in Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Folder 3, Box 1 Correspondence A-G, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (03 March 1932) , 10 page(s)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Higashi Fushimi (Kaneko Higashifushimi) (1876-1955) was the wife of Admiral Prince Yorihito Higashi-Fushimi (1867-1922). Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett referred to a conversation with Yorihito made in 1921, which further convinced her to become a bridge between the U.S. and Japan thro...
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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 3, Box 1 Correspondence A-G, Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett papers, 1818-1936, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) (District of Columbia) (03 March 1932) , 10 page(s)
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Her Imperial Highness Princess Higashi Fushimi (Kaneko Higashifushimi) (1876-1955) was the wife of Admiral Prince Yorihito Higashi-Fushimi (1867-1922). Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett referred to a conversation with Yorihito made in 1921, which further convinced her to become a bridge between the U.S. and Japan through poetry.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
03 March 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, 1884-1957
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Empire and Internationalism, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett to Kentaro Kaneko, ca. 1928
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.
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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)
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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.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett, 1884-1957
Person Discussed
Sachiko, Princess Hisa, 1927-1928
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Empire and Internationalism, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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