John Whitney Hall papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 1743

Scope and Contents

The papers of John Whitney Hall consist of correspondence and news clippings from his time at Doshisha University, writings, files from the various academic and administrative positions held at the University of Michigan and Yale University, photographs, and files from his work to improve better understandings between the citizens of Japan and the United States. The papers document his life as an undergraduate and his academic and professional career.

Dates

1930-1999

Creator

Hall, John Whitney, 1916-1997

Language of Materials

Some materials are in Japanese.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by John Whitney Hall has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact mssa.assist@yale.edu.

Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. John W. Hall, 1999.

Extent

4 Linear Feet

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1743

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

John Whitney Hall was born in Tokyo, Japan, on September 23, 1916. He received his A.B. degree from Amherst College in 1939 and a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 1950. Following his graduation from Amherst through September 1941 he was an Amherst representative and instructor in English at Doshisha University in Kyoto. He was on the faculty of the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1961 where he also served as director of the Center for Japanese Studies from 1957 to 1960. In 1961 Hall was appointed A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Japanese History at Yale University where he served as chairman of the history department, 1973 to 1976, and of East Asian Languages and Literatures, 1971 to 1974. He was also master of Morse College from 1966 to 1970. In 1983 he retired from Yale. His professional activities included chairmanships of the Japan - United States Friendship Commission, 1976 to 1980, and the United States - Japan Conference on Educational and Cultural Interchange, 1968 to 1980. Hall died on October 21, 1997, in Tucson, Arizona.