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Title:  Saionji-Harada Memoirs, 1930-1940

Location:  Jerome Library Main Microforms; film DS 884 .S3 H313 1978

Format and Number of Reels/Fiche/Cards:  Microfilm; 3 reels

Publisher:  University Publications of America

Content Description:  A reproduction of the journal of Prince Kinmochi Saionji (1849-1940), the last of the leaders of the Meiji restoration to have political influence in 20th-century Japan. The memoirs were written by his secretary, Prince Kumao Harada, the liaison between Emperor Hirohito and Prince Saionji. Prince Saionji was Prime Minister from 1906-1908 and 1911-1912. His journals total more than 3,000 pages and are important to the understanding of Japan in the 1930's.

Language(s):  English

Arrangement:  Chronologically

Index/Bibliography:  None

Subject Categories:  History; Political Science

Keywords:  saionji, harada, japan, japanese, hirohito

Time Period:  20th Century