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Title: Henri C.J. Heusken Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1855-1861
Collection number: 198
Creator:
Heusken, Henry C.J., 1832-1861
Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Henri C.J. Heusken (1832-1861) served as secretary and interpreter for Townsend Harris, the first U.S. Consul-General in Japan.
The collection consists of the manuscript of the
Mémoires de Voyage of Henri C.J. Heuskens. The diary, illustrated with 37 original ink wash vignettes by the author, is an account of his voyage to and sojourn in
Siam, and later in Japan with Harris.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Swets & Zeitlinger C.V., purchase, 1952.
[Identification of item], Henri C.J. Heusken Papers (Collection 198). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233140
Heusken served as secretary and interpreter for Townsend Harris, the first U.S. Consul-General in Japan; he sailed from Brooklyn
Harbor in October 1855, reached Siam and later Japan; he died in the winter of 1861.
Collection consists of the manuscript of the
Mémoires de Voyage of Henri C.J. Heuskens, who was secretary and interpreter for Townsend Harris, the first U.S. Consul-General in Japan. The diary, illustrated with
37 original ink wash vignettes by the author, is an account of his voyage to and sojourn in Siam, and later in Japan with
Harris.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Heusken, Henry C.J., 1832-1861--Diaries.
Translators--Archival resources.
Thailand--Description and travel.
Japan--Description and travel.
Townsend Harris Papers (Collection 839). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.