Workshop Description: This workshop brings together librarians, archivists, and scholars from Rutgers, Cornell, and associated Meiji-era American archives to introduce the unique contents and contexts of their collections. It explores late 19th–early 20th century trans-Pacific networks through the Griffis papers, missionary materials, and Bakumatsu/Meiji-era books, photographs, and prints.
Moderator:
- Joseph Henning — Rochester Institute of Technology (author of Interpreting the Mikado’s Empire, 2021)
Guest Speaker:
- Daniel J. McKee — Cornell University Kroch Library: “The ‘Other’ Griffis Collection at Cornell”
Panelists:
- Elizabeth M. Mazzola — Department of English, New York City Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
- Kristina Parsons — Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Co-sponsored by: Rutgers University Libraries School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University–Newark