Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Henri C.J. Heusken Papers,
- Dates:
- 1855-1861
- Creators:
- Heusken, Henry C.J., 1832-1861
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Henri C.J. Heusken Papers (Collection 198). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Swets Zeitlinger C.V., purchase, 1952.
- 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.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying. May 1999 . Front matter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Henri C.J. Heusken Papers (Collection 198). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988