Garrett Hondelink Diary and Photographic Materials, 1906/1908

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440

Summary

Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet Two 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch boxes with the glass slides. Two legal sized folders, one with negatives, the other with the diary.
Creator:
Hondelink, Garrett
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

A 396 page line diary, 78 film negatives, and 55 glass slides created by Garrett Hondelink during a missionary trip to Kagoshima, Japan. The diary entries include descriptions of daily life, travel throughout Japan, and interactions with other missionaries as well as with Japanese officials.

The negatives and glass slides feature images from Hondelink's travels, showing local people, buildings, and landmarks.

Twenty-eight glass slides featuring scenes of Japan from Dr. Handelink's travels. The slides are color-tinted.

Twenty-seven glass slides featuring scenes of Japan from Dr. Handelink's travels. The slides are color-tinted.

Seventy-eight film negatives in individual sleeves. Images from Dr. Hondelink's travels.

A 396 page line diary kept by Dr. Hondelink during his travels in Japan.

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