National Anthropological Archives

John Caldwell Calhoun Newton photograph collection relating to Japanese Buddhism, circa 1888-1894

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.84-6
Creators:
Newton, John C. Calhoun, 1848-
Dates:
circa 1888-1894
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
11 Albumen prints
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by John C. Calhoun Newton during his tenure as a Methodist missionary in Japan. They include images of a stupa at the Toji temple ground, a bell at the Chion-in temple, and scroll paintings depicting the Buddha, Seisho-ko (General Kato Kiyomasa), Shinto gods based on Buddhist deities, Buddhist disciples, and part of a text containing Buddha's last instructions. The original envelopes for the photograph cards, including name and address of print shop owner Okazaki Kazutada of Kyoto, are also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
John Caldwell Calhoun Newton (1848-1923) was a Methodist minister and missionary to Japan. He was born in South Carolina and educated at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Kentucky Military Institute, and Johns Hopkins University. After working as a minister in Kentucky and Virginia, he made his first trip to Japan in 1888-1897. There, he served as a faculty member and then dean of the theological school at the Kwansei Gakuin Union Mission College and Seminary in Kobe. He returned to Japan in 1903 and served as President of the Mission College from 1913-1923.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by John Caldwell Calhoun Newton to the United States National Museum in 1894 (accession 28096). Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives by Chang-su Houchins of the Department of Anthropology, 1984.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 84-6, John Caldwell Calhoun Newton photograph collection relating to Japanese Buddhism, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs donated by Newton in 1894 can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 97.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The William R. Perkins Library at Duke University holds Newton's papers from 1870-1931.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 84-6
,
USNM ACC 28096

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Inventory available in repository.


Keywords

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