MS 677 03 06
Reference code
MS 677 03 06
Title
Frank Ashton-Gwatkin archive: Scrapbook and diary concerning the visit of the Crown Prince of Japan to England
Level
File
Date
May 1921
Extent & medium
1 volume and 1 oversize item
Content description
The volume covers the state visit of Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan to England and includes the Ceremonial programme; various news cuttings; official morandums concerning the visit and Ashton-Gwatkin’s role; an annotated schedule of the visit; various invitations to official receptions; dinner menus; typed diary entries recording the visit; various autograph letters and photographs
Relating to the scrapbook is a Japanese imperial award or commission to Ashton-Gwatkin, relating to the Crown Prince’s visit to the UK in 1921 (printed in traditional-form characters) [Oversize item and not kept with the scrapbook]
Relating to the scrapbook is a Japanese imperial award or commission to Ashton-Gwatkin, relating to the Crown Prince’s visit to the UK in 1921 (printed in traditional-form characters) [Oversize item and not kept with the scrapbook]
Associated material
Eton College Library holds a lacquered box of Japanese poetry that was sent by Emperor Hirohito after his accession in 1925.
Finding aids
A hand list detailing individual items is kept with the volume
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