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Tsuda College has started from a little private school with ten students as “Joshi Eigaku Juku”, private institutions of higher education for women, aiming women’s advanced education in 1900 (the 33th year of the Meiji Period), however, more than 20,000 alumnae have been sent to society to date. In 2010, Tsuda College marked its 110th anniversary and started digitalization of historical archives preserved in Umeko Tsuda Data Room as part of its anniversary celebrations. As one of main important purposes of the Data Room we collect and preserve the historical records of Umeko Tsuda, the College founder, the College, and the surroundings of alumnae and put them use for college and education history, especially for the history of women’s advanced education and the reference for the education and study of the field of English learning history, but in this project we would like to aim to offer an opportunity to a lot of people to access our precious documents over the temporal and geographical constraint.

MEMENTOES

津田梅子 遺品 着物

These are the materials concerned with Umeko Tsuda and Anna C. Hartshorne, who was extremely supportive for Umeko. Please have a look-see Umeko’s kimono worn at her departure to study in US, her favorite pocket watch, chest, and other belongings.

DOCUMENTS

津田梅子 遺品 着物

These are license to study abroad, acquaintanceship of foreign travel, development order, written directive from Meiji Empress, precious documents and rulebook at overseas education, flow of graduation ceremony, booklet of fund-raise at the Great Kanto Earthquake, valuable materials to know the history of Joshi Eigaku Juku.


EPISTLE

津田梅子 遺品 着物

Enormous numbers of Umeko Tsuda’s letters are extant. They are for parents, Madame Lanman, and friends, and show Umeko’s troubles, dreams, hope, and fervency at different times. It is planned to add contents to this site.

PICTURES

津田梅子 遺品 着物

They are the series of pictures recorded the founder, Umeko Tsuda, those around her, students, and complexion of campus since the establishment.

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