In October 1917, the COLLECTION OF THE ASIATIC LIBRARY IN BEIJING,
founded by G. E. MORRISON, arrived in Tokyo. In the COLLECTION, there
were books, manuscripts, various pamphlets, and other materials
covering the whole of Asia, with China as its main focus. In total,
there were more than 20,000 volumes.
In 1924, Iwasaki Hisaya founded the Tōyō BUNKO (ORIENTAL LIBRARY)
with MORRISON’s COLLECTION AND THE IWASAKI COLLECTION.
In the 1990s, the COLLECTION OF ALASTAIR MORRISON, the second son of
G. E. MORRISON, arrived at the Tōyō BUNKO. This COLLECTION IS MAINLY
MADE UP OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON SOUTHEAST ASIA.
In December 2017, the Tōyō BUNKO COMMEMORATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE MORRISON COLLECTION WITH AN INSIGHTFUL KEYNOTE
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR CLAIRE ROBERTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
ON “The MORRISONS OF PEKING: Living History”.
Currently, the Tōyō BUNKO HOLDS MORE THAN ONE MILLION BOOKS AND
OTHER MATERIALS ON ASIA, with around 250 RESEARCH FELLOWS. The whole
COLLECTION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
This lecture will introduce the Morrison collection in the Tōyō
Bunko, using examples from its research projects, exhibitions, and
digitisation program to further understanding of G. E. Morrison and
his family’s history.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Professor Takeshi HAMASHITA is a distinguished economic historian of
Asia. Since 2011, he has been the head of the RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AT
THE Tōyō BUNKO (ORIENTAL LIBRARY) in Tokyo.
Professor Hamashita majored in ORIENTAL HISTORY AND GRADUATED FROM THE
FACULTY OF LETTERS, University of Tokyo, in 1972. In 1974, he obtained
his MA in Humanities at the Department of ORIENTAL HISTORY, Graduate
School of Humanities and Sociology of the University of Tokyo. He
completed his doctorate at the same institute in 1978.
Professor Hamashita worked in the Department of Economics at
Hitotsubashi University as LECTURER AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FROM 1979
TO 1981. From 1982 to 1999, he taught in the Institute of ORIENTAL
CULTURE, Tokyo University, as associate professor, professor,
director, and the head of the Documentation Center for Asian Studies.
He was recruited to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto
University in 2000 and became the first professor to teach
concurrently in the two best universities in Japan. In 2006, he moved
to the Faculty of International Communication, Ryukoku University.
From 2007 to 2016, he worked at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou as
a professor of History and Dean of the School of Asia-Pacific Studies.
During his career, he has taught in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea,
Singapore, China, and the U.S., as well as Japan.
Researching and lecturing in Japanese, Chinese, and English, Professor
Hamashita has worked on banking history in China, remittance practices
among Chinese and Indian overseas communities, the tea trade, and
treaty port networks. In addition, he engages with wider regional
histories of Asia, including how traditional modes of East Asian
international interaction have affected modern Asia. In recent years,
he has concentrated on the study of maritime networks in Asia and has
been heavily involved in research on Ryūkyū as well as its major
historical source — the Rekidai Hōan.
ABOUT THE GEORGE E. MORRISON LECTURE SERIES
The George Ernest Morrison Lecture series
[http://chinainstitute.anu.edu.au/events/morrison-lectures] was
founded by Chinese residents in Australia and others in honour of the
late Dr G. E. Morrison (1862–1920), a native of Geelong, Victoria,
Australia.
The objects of the foundation of the lectureship were to honour for
all time the memory of a great Australian who rendered valuable
services to China and to improve cultural relations between China and
Australia. The annual Morrison Lecture is organised by a committee of
ANU colleagues from the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific.
The George E. MORRISON LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY THE China
Institute [http://chinainstitute.anu.edu.au/] and the Australian
Centre on China in the World [http://ciw.anu.edu.au/].
This lecture is free and open to the public. It is preceded by light
refreshments at 5:30pm. The lecture will start at 6pm.
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