Japanese tourism publications for Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Japanese tourism publications for Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, C0402, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.4 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
Japan Tsūrisuto Byūrō
Abstract:
Travel brochures, pamphlets, maps, and postcards by Japanese travel agencies, hotels, and goods manufacturers, created between 1929 through the 1930s. The majority of the materials are in English, with some Japanese, Korean, and Chinese used throughout.
Language:
Chinese , English , Japanese , Korean .
Preferred citation:

Japanese tourism publications for Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, C0402, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Travel brochures, pamphlets, maps, and postcards by Japanese travel agencies - including the Japan Tourist Bureau - hotels, and goods manufacturers, created between 1929 through the 1930s. The majority of the materials are in English, with some Japanese, Korean, and Chinese used throughout. The items mostly focus on travel and tourism for Japan, Chosen (then Japanese-occupied Korea), and Formosa (then Japanese-occupied Taiwan).

Biographical / historical:

During the 1930s, Korea was still under Japanese rule, and would be until 1945. Under this rule and post-annexation, Korea was given the Japanese name of "Chosen." Similarly, in 1895 Japan invaded Taiwan, with China ceding the island to Japan. Under this strain Taiwan asserted itself as the "Republic of Formosa," though it was still under Japanese occupation, and would be until 1945, with China taking control of the country soon after World War II.

Acquisition information:
Purchased by Steven Gerber from Ian Brabner Rare Americana on November 8, 2019.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in May 2022. Finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in May 2022.

Japanese translation provided by Yoko Ferguson, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian at George Mason University Libraries.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
R 72, C 3, S 5
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
Japan
Korea
Taiwan