Of note, there are 20 folders of notebooks about senryū poetry, which are written in Japanese and translated into English with explication. Many of the files relate to Blyth's books on Japanese poetry, humor, and Zen, as well as his works about British and American literature. The collection includes manuscript drafts, notes, and notebooks for published and unpublished works by Reginald Horace Blyth, along with correspondence, photographs, and published work by others.
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The bulk of the Printed Materials series includes an incomplete selection of Blyth's published books as well as newsletters and commentary from the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu. Other files relate to unpublished works and to research interests about animism, culture and mysticism, the British poet John Clare, language, love, and satanism. Many of the files relate to his books on Japanese poetry, humor, and Zen, as well as to his works about British and American Literature. The Reginald Horace Blyth papers include manuscript drafts, notes, and notebooks for published and unpublished works. Suzuki and other Buddhist practitioners and authors who, along with him, introduced Zen to Western audiences. In addition, Blyth was an associate of Zen teacher D.T. Blyth also served throughout the post-WWII era as a tutor to Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko. Notably, Blyth helped draft the Ningen Sengen declaration, which stated that Emperor Hirohito was a human being and not divine. Reginald Horace Blyth popularized Japanese poetic forms such as haiku and senryū within English-speaking audiences by publishing widely read English translations. The second major portion of this Addition focuses on various aspects of modern Canadian defense and external security, Canada and NATO, relations with the British Commonwealth, and Canadian domestic affairs. There is a small amount of material about the alumni of the Royal Military College in Canada, where Preston taught for a number of years. at Duke, and the Canadian Studies Program. There are also administrative files about the History Dept. Other materials include Preston's research notes photocopies and typed copies of historical documents and guides to historical collections. The first major portion of this Addition is made up of correspondence about Preston's own research and writings of other scholars. Major subjects include Canadian history, especially military history and current military and defense concerns. The 1980 Additions includes printed material, correspondence, studies, reports, articles, drafts, proofs, outlines, lectures, syllabi, clippings, photos, maps, and other papers. There is a folder list for this addition that is part of the collection file. The chief subjects include Canadian military affairs, general military history, military education, and Canadian Studies as a historical subdiscipline. The 1981 Additions (A81-60) include extensive correspondence, numerous drafts and published articles and reviews, photocopies of primary sources, some research notes, and administrative papers dealing with the Duke University History Dept. These additions follow the order given in the collection file and are not presented in chronological order. The arrangement of the collection is by accession dates. English.Ĭollection includes correspondence, reports, course syllabi, printed matter, drafts, research notes, manuscripts, lectures, photographs, clippings, maps, and other papers. Materials include correspondence, reports, course syllabi, printed matter, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, and other papers.
Major subjects of the collection include Canadian history, especially military history the Department of History and the Canadian Studies program at Duke.
Boyd Professor of History at Duke University in 1965.
1910), a leading British Commonwealth scholar, was appointed the William K.
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