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Yoshida, Shigeru, 1878-1967

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles L. Kades Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00214
Abstract Charles L. Kades (1906-1996) was a lawyer and U.S. army officer who served in the Government Section of the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) in post-war Japan. He is best known for his role in drafting Japan's post-war constitution. The collection includes original and photocopied memoranda, drafts, and correspondence documenting the constitutional drafting process. It also includes contemporaneous translations of the Japanese parliamentary debates on...
Dates: 1913-1997; Majority of material found within 1945-1996

John W. Dower (AC 1959) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00288
Abstract

Chiefly a collection of primary and secondary research materials compiled by John W. Dower in the course of several decades of teaching, research, writing and publication on the history of Japan, particularly with regard to World War II and its aftermath, popular media and racial representation. It includes articles, archival source material, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and draft manuscripts for several of Professor Dower's publications.

Dates: 1850-2010; Majority of material found within 1941-2010

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Amherst College -- Alumni and alumnae 1
Constitutional history -- Japan 1
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945- 1
Japan -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Japan 1
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