Doshisha Kyotanabe Kaido HIKARI-KAN Exhibition:“Niijima’s Plans for Doshisha: Vision and Challenges”

Exhibition Details:
The exhibition is held at the Doshisha Kyotanabe Kaido HIKARI-KAN from March 15, 2018
until the middle of September, 2018. Sponsored by the Doshisha University Center for
Christian Culture and supported by the Doshisha Archives Center it presents documents
related to Niijima Jō’s life and thought as they relate to the development of the Doshisha
Kyotanabe Campus.
Cover photo(Left) Map of Doshisha Property and Surrounding Area, 1890 (Meiji 23)(Right) Map of Doshisha Property and Surrounding Area, 1890 (Meiji 23)

Greetings
Since 2015, there have been exhibitions every semester in the Kyotanabe
Kaido HIKARIKAN-KAN. The original plan was to offer exhibitions that wouldchange for each of a four-year undergraduate’s eight semesters, and this is theseventh exhibition. So we are now approaching the final stages of this plan. The
previous exhibition centered on those who gave invaluable financial and moral
support to Doshisha’s founding; this exhibition focuses on Doshisha’s founder,
Niijima Jō, and his vision for a school as well as his actual plans for implementing
this vision. The theme is Niijima’s Plans for Doshisha: Vision and Challenges.
As was shown in the previous exhibition, Niijima began collecting
donations for his envisioned school while attending the 65th annual meeting of
the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions held at Grace
Church in Rutland, Vermont. Visitors may imagine that Niijima was constantly
seeking financial contributions, but in fact
Niijima was interested not in money but inwhat money could accomplish. As he once
noted, “In economics the power without
money or labor must have efficacy. And, inturn, good efficacy is good economics.”(Quoted in Niijima Jō: Collected Writings
on Religion and Education [Iwanami
Bunko, 2010], pp. 122-123.) This exhibitionshows that Doshisha is the result of
Niijima’s vision and his practicality.
Niijima founded his vision of education
on Christianity, as well as a comprehensive
curriculum that included departments ofreligious studies and philosophy, medicine, law, natural sciences, literature,political science and economics. Founded originally as a preparatory school foruniversity education, at Doshisha Collegiate School (formerly Doshisha Academy)
students received a broad liberal arts education, a kind of educational philosophy
much favored in contemporary times. Moreover, to ensure students were equippedwith a rounded education unique to Doshisha, Niijima established a preparatory
school that would prepare students for entry into the Collegiate School.
Now with two universities, four junior and senior high schools, twoelementary schools, a kindergarten and an international school, Doshisha
altogether combines fourteen schools. One cannot help but wonder Niijima’s
feelings in heaven as he watches over Doshisha.
Director, Doshisha University Center for Christian Culture
Kazuhiko Yokoi
March, 20181

Table of Contents

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Display Theme: Niijima Jō’s Achievements･･････････････････････････････････････ 13
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Note:
School names in Doshisha during the founding period was translated into English, referring to
the historical document, “Seventeenth Annual Report of The Doshisha School”, June, 1892.
同志社大学…Doshisha University
同志社神学校…Doshisha Theological School
同志社普通学校…Doshisha Collegiate School
同志社予備校…Doshisha Preparatory School2

Display Theme:
Niijima’s Vision for a School

It is well known that Doshisha’s founder, Niijima Jō, worked
diligently to find funds to establish a university, but if we look at
the earliest materials during that time we can also understandthat he was not simply trying to promote English language
education or a university, but he also wanted to establish a
preparatory school that would prepare students for entry into
the English School. That is, he had a larger, comprehensive
vision for a Doshisha education, which the historical materials
in this exhibit illustrate.

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Exhibition Documents

Draft of the Outline and Plans of the Purpose of Founding
Doshisha University (copy), 1882, 1 volume, 26×19cm
In November 1882 (Meiji 15) wrote a public proposal explaining his plans for establishing theuniversity. On display is the oldest draft showing his plans for the university’s planned
departmental organization, including religious studies, philosophy, medicine, and law. After
getting sufficient funds he planned to establish departments of natural sciences and literature
as well. He made a strong case for his proposed university, saying that it is “the first step inthe vision for true scholarship.” Niijima understood the necessity of a disciplined approach tohigher learning.

Draft of Niijima’s Speech (copy), Meiji period, 3 sheets, 25×35cm
This is the draft of a speech Niijima likely gave in Osaka around 1889 (Meiji 22). Osaka wasa rising commercial center and Niijima made the case there that philanthropy and money
used wisely could contribute to a greater prosperity. In his speech he explained that donations
provided the giver a kind of indirect benefit that could not be measured by money, but that
helped advance Japanese people and society. For this reason he urged donations to Doshisha,
which would then nurture the kinds of people who would steadily improve Japan.
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Exhibition Documents

Branch of Chastisement (copy), Meiji period, 3 pieces, the largest 60cm
In April 1880, senior students led sophomores in a protest against the school, leading
Doshisha into turmoil. On the 13th of April Niijima addressed the students at the morning
chapel hour, telling them that the troubles were the result of his poor leadership, rather thantheir disobedience. To punish himself for this failure, Niijima used this branch to repeatedly
strike the palm of his hand. The incident deeply impressed the students with Niijima’s
integrity and deep Christian faith and became a lesson passed down to subsequent
generations of Doshisha faculty and students.

Niijima Jō’s Bible (copy), date unknown, 1 volume, 21×14cm
In the year after Niijima arrived in America, Alpheus Hardy became the guardian of a young
man named Joshua Montgomery Sears (1854-1905) who gave Niijima this Bible. Niijima
already had a condensed Bible translated into Chinese, so this English Bible was the firsttime he had ever seen the full text. In this Bible we see Niijima’s many handwritten notes,
indicating his deepening curiosity and faith.
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Exhibition Documents

The Purpose of the Foundation of Doshisha University（copy）,
1888, 1 volume, 21.5×14.8cm

This is a pamphlet distributed in November 1888 (Meiji 21). Niijima articulated the founding
principles, while the journalist and intellectual Tokutomi Sohō wrote the contents. It was
printed in magazines and newspapers throughout the nation and was thus widely seen. The
central principle for the founding of the new school was to train citizens to become “theconscience of the nation,” an idea Niijima took directly from his experiences in Europe and theUnited states.

Names of Donors to Doshisha University (copy), 1889, 1 volume, 26.5×18cm
In 1889 (Meiji 22) this list of donors was compiled. Here we see each name (except for those
who wished to remain anonymous) and the amount they gave, ranging from large to modest.
This reminds us that many segments of society supported Niijima’s plan to create a university.
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Poster Panel＜Niijima Jō’s Plan for a School＞

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1. Draft, “Outline and Plans for Founding Doshisha University”, 1882 (Meiji 15)
2. Portion of a Map of Doshisha Property and Surrounding Area, 1890 (Meiji 23)

Seven years after opening Doshisha Academy in 1875 (Meiji 8) Niijima Jō began collecting
donations to establish a university. In that year, 1882 (Meiji 15), a plan for establishing auniversity was drafted that would add a broader unified curriculum beyond that alreadyoffered at the Doshisha Academy. In Niijima’s plan, the new university would havedepartments for religious studies and philosophy, medicine, law, natural sciences, literature,
all aimed at providing a thorough education. Although there were no detailed explanations
for the curriculum of each department, the plan was sufficient to move ahead by purchasing
7338 tsubo (roughly 24,000 square meters) of land in an area on the eastern side ofKamigoryō Shrine, which had formerly been the estate for Hikone Domain.

＜Doshisha Chapel＞

Doshisha Chapel, shortly after completion

Doshisha Chapel Interior, shortly after completion

The chapel’s cornerstone was laid on December 12, 1885, and the building was completed
about six months later. At the cornerstone laying ceremony Niijima spoke about the deep
connection between religion and education, saying that the chapel was the foundation, thesymbol and the soul of Doshisha. The chapel continues to play a central role in Doshisha’s
religious life and teaching.
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Poster Panel＜Shojakukan (Currently Yūshūkan)＞

Shojakukan, the library during the Taisho Period

The Library Interior during the Meiji Period

Shojakukan, the first library, was completed in 1887 (Meiji 20). It included library stacks, areading room, a natural science laboratory and Niijima’s office. In both speeches and letters,
Niijima often touched on the importance of a school’s library. Especially in the speeches urging
the establishment of Doshisha University, he often used libraries in major universities abroadas examples to explain the necessity of a library at Doshisha. Niijima clearly understood thata school’s library was an important indication of high academic standards.

＜Niijima’s Vision for Doshisha University＞

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1. Draft, “Outline and Plans for Founding Doshisha University”1882 (Meiji 15)
2. Doshisha University’s Founding Principles, 1888 (Meiji 21)

Seven years after opening his school, Niijima began raising funds to establish a university. At
that time Tokyo University was the only institution of higher education in Japan that could
legally use the title “university.” In his writings Niijima explained the necessity of a university,
arguing that in countries like the United States and England a university plays a vital role in
the life of a nation and its society. Upon this premise, in 1882 Niijima created a plan for auniversity with five departments: religious studies and philosophy, medicine, law, naturalsciences and literature. By 1888 (Meiji 22) the departments of theology, politics, economics,
philosophy, literature and law were deemed particularly important. Though matching thelatest educational trends as they developed throughout the world, Doshisha remainedcommitted to grounding that education in unchanging Christian moral precepts.
8Poster Panel＜Niijima Jō’s Explanation of Donations＞

Draft of Niijima’s Speech

In the Meiji period, the concept of charitable donations was not widely known in Japan.
Perhaps for that reason, when Niijima asked for donations he also explained the concept. In aspeech in Osaka, for instance, he explained that donations provide the giver an “indirect
benefit” that could not be measured by money, because these donations contributed to theadvancement of Japanese people and society. A university, therefore, was a form of capital
investment where contributions helped train an educated, moral student body that impacted
the broader society. In this way, Niijima asked for cooperation to create from nothing
something new: a university.

＜The Birth of Doshisha University＞

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1. Ceremony Celebrating Doshisha’s Elevation to University Status, 1912
2. Photograph Commemorating Doshisha’s Transition from Professional School to University, 1912

This May 1912 photograph commemorates Doshisha University’s opening under theprovisions of the law governing higher education. In fact, at this time the Ministry of
Education strictly regulated the status of universities, allowing some schools like Doshisha touse “university” in their name without giving them full university status. In 1920, however,Doshisha joined five other schools – Meiji University, Hosei University, Chuo University,
Nihon University and Kokugakuin University – in becoming a fully-fledged and accredited
university.
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Poster Panel＜Christianity provides the foundation for Doshisha’s educational philosophy＞

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Poster Panel＜Chapel Hour (Sponsored by the Center for Christian Culture)＞

Doshisha Kyotanabe Kaido KOTOBA-KAN Chapel

To encourage spiritual reflection, the Center for Christian Culture holds three weekly Chapel
Hour worship services during the spring and fall semesters in different chapels on the
Imadegawa and Kyotanabe campuses. The services feature messages of Christian reflection
and thoughts on the problems of contemporary living from ministers, professors and otherguests, and congregants share hymns, prayer, Bible reading, blessings and encouragement.
Everyone is welcome, whether student, staff, faculty or community member.
Kyotanabe Campus

Tue.

Imadegawa Campus

Lunchtime（12：35～13：00）

17：30～18：10

Wed. 15：00～15：45

10：45～11：30

Fri.

Lunchtime（12：35～13：00）

Lunchtime（12：35～13：00）

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Poster Panel＜Doshisha Spirit Week(Sponsored by the Center for Christian Culture)＞

Performance of the Doshisha University Cheer Team

Public Lecture

Campus Tour Group

Doshisha continues to honor the original intention and spirit of Niijima’s Christianeducational philosophy. Toward that end, Doshisha Spirit Week, begun in 2003, nurtures theDoshisha community’s Christian identity and encourages reflection on the school’s founding
principles. Every year for one week in the spring semester (from the end of May to early June)and again in the fall semester (from the end of October to early November), the Center for
Christian Culture hosts a number of events including guest speakers, public lectures, campus
tours, a performance of the Doshisha Cheer Team and other programs learning Doshisha’s
history and founding spirit.
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Display Theme:
Niijima Jō’s Achievements

This exhibition highlights not only Niijima’s vision for his ideal
university, but the practical steps necessary to realize thatvision. Although this exhibition focuses on Niijima’s fundraisingefforts, in fact of course he contributed to the university’s steadydevelopment overall. Here we present materials related to his
fundraising activities before his untimely passing, and reflect on
the results of these efforts.

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Exhibition Documents

Draft, “Plan for a Private School” (copy), 1875, 1 scroll, 25.7×35.8cm
This is the draft of a plan for opening a private school, submitted to Kyoto Prefectural
officials on August 4, 1875 (Meiji 8). It contains an outline of the careers of its two teachers,
J.D. Davis and Niijima Jō, and summarizes the planned curriculum and rules. Although
Niijima intended to establish Doshisha on Christian principles, in the application materials
he submitted to Kyoto officials he makes almost no mention of Christianity. That is likely
because in materials he had submitted to these same officials previously he had promised
his school would not teach the Bible. Based on these documents the Prefecture granted
Niijima permission to open a private school.

Doshisha Gakuin Regulations (copy), 1888, 1 sheet, 32.7×52.3cm
This document gives an outline of the Doshisha system. In June 1888 (Meiji 21) Doshisha
Academy was restructured and became Doshisha Gakuin, equipped with a preparatory
department, a collegiate department, and a theological department. In 1888 there were 683
students in total (72 in the theological department, 405 in the collegiate department, and 206
in the preparatory department). In the next year (1889; Meiji 22) the three departments wereseparated. At that time the entire educational facility included the Doshisha Girls’ School, theKyoto Training School for Nurses, and the Doshisha Hospital in addition to the three schools.
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Exhibition Documents

Doshisha Girls’ School Regulations (copy), 1883, 1 volume, 19.1×13.2cm
In September 1876 (Meiji 9) the school for girls, begun in the home of a teacher named Jerome
Davis, provided the foundation for the present Doshisha Girls’ Junior and Senior HighSchools. The school was renamed Doshisha Bunko Nyokoba and after that changed its nameto Doshisha Girls’ School, and was one of Kyoto’s first institutions for girl’s education.

Exam Regulations for Doshisha Preparatory School (copy),
1886, 1 volume, 19.7×13.7cm

This is a collection of regulations concerning the examination and school life of Doshisha
Preparatory School. This school taught English, mathematics, classical literature from China
and Japan, and was preparatory education before entering Doshisha Academy. The students
in the Preparatory School had to be over 12 years of age, and after studying for one year they
were eligible to enter Doshisha Academy without taking the entrance exam. The
establishment of this Preparatory School was the realization of Niijima’s vision to secure thehighest quality students for his planned university.
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Exhibition Documents

Regulations for Doshisha Harris School of Science (copy),
1893, 1 volume, 21.9×15.2cm

This is a collection of regulations published in June 1893 (Meiji 26). According to theseregulations the department of professional courses (pharmaceuticals and ceramics), offeredcourses open to everyone without taking the entrance exam. The university department wasmeant to provide a deeper, professional science education, and the department of generalsciences provided an education for those prior to entering the university. These three
departments were established two years after the opening of the Harris School of Science, andwe can imagine the plan was that these three would cooperate to have a significant impact onscience education.

Regulations for Doshisha School of Political Science and Law (copy),
1892, 1 sheet, 28.8×42.2cm

These regulations were published at the establishment of the School of Political Science andLaw. When he envisioned the university, Niijima particularly believed in the importance of
establishing a disciplinary department of law. The preface of these regulations states that the
School of Political Science and Law was the realization of that purpose. The department hada politics and an economics focus, and were divided into the regular course (Honka) and the
preparatory course (Bekka) in terms of age, the school from which a student graduated andan exam. Four courses were established, and a system was established in which students who
studied more than one semester could become a selected student, which opened the door to
greater numbers of people who could study.
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Poster Panel＜Niijima Jo’s Achievement＞
Niijima managed the university for fifteen years, and had
tremendous influence as both an educator and a Christianminister. Not only did he leave behind a university, he also
had a lasting impact in many ways less immediately
tangible. According to this map, which was completed fivemonths after Niijima’s death, the Doshisha property
spread out from Imadegawa to include about 34,000 tsubo(roughly 112,000 square meters), an area five times larger
than the campus at the time the school opened. Though he
did not live long enough to see his dream of opening auniversity come true, but under his leadership theDoshisha Theological School, Doshisha Hospital andKyoto Training School for Nurses were established. After
his death the Harris School of Science, and the Doshisha
School of Political Science and Law were opened. The
Doshisha Academy became the Doshisha Collegiate
School as a preparatory school for higher education, andthe Doshisha Preparatory School, which provided
preparation for the Collegiate School. Until the end of hislife Niijima strove to achieve his vision of an integrated
educational system within Doshisha.
Map of Doshisha Property and Surrounding Area, 1890 (Meiji 23)＜Doshisha Preparatory School＞

Purpose for the Foundation of the Doshisha Preparatory School, 1887

This school was established to prepare students to attend the Doshisha Academy (later
Doshisha Collegiate School). Niijima embarked on finding donations to establish a university
students could attend after finishing Doshisha Academy. The Preparatory School was planned
as a place to increase the level of students entering the Doshisha Academy.
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Poster Panel＜Doshisha Theological School＞

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1. Draft, Doshisha Theological School, curriculum, in English and Japanese
2. Draft, Application for Foundation of Theological Course

In 1876, a year after opening Doshisha Academy, the school was having classes and courses
to educate students in Christianity. But in 1889 a Theological School was established as anindependent school. Before the establishment of the Theological School, religious education
was conducted mainly in English, although there were courses in Japanese as well. With thesame intention, the Theological School was divided into an English and a Japanese course.

＜Doshisha Hospital and Kyoto Training School for Nurses＞

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1. Building of Kyoto Training School for Nurses
2. Envelope (portion) Entrance of Kyoto Training School for Nurses

2

Doshisha Hospital and Kyoto Training School for Nurses were opened in 1887, twelve years
after opening Doshisha, and stood in the place where KBS Kyoto stands today, near Kyoto
Imperial Palace. Niijima long hoped to open a medical school and he spent much time withthe medical missionary John C. Berry trying to raise money from different sources, including
many different Christian denominations. However, a number of factors frustrated these plans
and funds were insufficient to open a full medical school. As a result, Niijima decided to open
the Doshisha Hospital and Kyoto Training School for Nurses. The Training School was thefirst section in Doshisha that focused on professional natural science education.
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Poster Panel＜J. N. Harris and the Harris School of Science＞

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1. Building of Harris School of Science shortly after its construction
2. Portrait of J. N. Harris, by Napoleon Sarony

Jonathan Newton Harris was born in Connecticut in the United States and entered intobusiness in New London, Connecticut at the age of 20. He also went into banking and headeda pharmaceutical company along with several other business ventures and became a very
successful businessman. He also donated generously to Christian causes and the promotionof science. Enthusiastic about Niijima’s plan for science education at Doshisha, Harris donated$100,000. From that money Doshisha built this building and opened the Harris School of
Science. Unfortunately, a lack of sufficient funds forced the closing of the Harris School of
Science seven years later. Natural science education was revived at Doshisha in 1944 (Showa19) with the opening of Doshisha Engineering College. Currently the Harris Science ResearchInstitute has expanded on the early founding work of the Harris School of Science andsponsors innovative research projects and promotes the advancement of student education
and research.

＜Doshisha School of Political Science and Law＞

Yūshūkan

Ono Eijirō

After tentatively opening in 1891 (Meiji 24), the School of Political Science and Law opened
formally the following year. It was housed in Yūshūkan, a building that had previously served
as a library. The curriculum offered wide-ranging courses focused on constitutional,
international and commercial law, while also offering courses in legal policy, which gave
students a comprehensive approach to legal education. The head of this new school was Ono
Eijirō, a specialist in property law who had studied at the Doshisha Academy and who hadreceived a Ph. D. degree in the United States at the University of Michigan. After leaving
Doshisha he worked at the Bank of Japan and then later became the fourth president of theIndustrial Bank of Japan.
19Poster Panel＜Open Program (Organized by the Center for Christian Culture)＞

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1. Kyotanabe Campus, Introduction to Sign Language
2. Imadegawa Campus, Presentation of the Pipe Organ Class Students

In April 1958 the predecessor of the Center for Christian Culture established four study groups
and began a Public Lecture series. In 1981, which was the International Year of Disabled
Persons, courses were first offered in braille and sign language. In 2010, the Center changed
to an “Open Program” format, extending educational opportunities beyond Public Lectures. At
this point more than 9,000 students and members of the public have participated. For more
information, please consult the website of the Center for Christian Culture:
http://www.christian-center.jp/＜Activities of the Center for Christian Culture Student Staff＞

Short course on making Christmas wreaths

Chapel Hour

The Center for Christian Culture engages in a wide range of campus activities, involving
staff, faculty and student staff. Previous student staff activities include leading campus
Chapel Hour, Christmas candlelight services, Christmas wreath workshops, and various
worship services. More recently the Center for Christian Culture has begun using SNS toreach a wider audience, including its free paper “YES!!!” Recruitment of student staff occurs
throughout the year. Those interested should please direct inquiries to the Center for
Christian Culture’s office on the Imadegawa or Kyotanabe Campus.
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Poster Panel＜Doshisha Spirit Tour（Kumamoto / Aizu and Annnaka）(Organized by the Center for Christian＞

Culture)1

2

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1. Niijima Jō’s Home (Gunma Prefecture, Annaka City)
2. The Janes’ Residence. L.L. Janes, teacher at the Kumamoto School for Western Studies (Kumamoto City)
3. Stone Monument of the Kumamoto Band (Kumamoto City, Mt. Hanaoka)

Since Doshisha’s founding Niijima’s emphasis on Christian education has formed a core of theschools’ spirit and mission. The Center for Christian Culture organizes the Doshisha Spirit
Tour, which provides students opportunities to learn about the school’s founding spirit andtheir own place in that history, and then apply these lessons to fieldwork. The tour alternates
every year between the Kumamoto and Annaka-Aizu camps.
Kumamoto plays a particularly important role in the history of Christianity in Japan and of
Doshisha. It is the home of the so-called “Kumamoto Band,” which played such an importantrole in Doshisha’s early history. Annaka was the home of Niijima’s grandfather (Annaka
domain), and Aizu was the home of Yamamoto Kakuma, an influential figure in Doshisha’s
founding, as well as where Niijima’s wife, Yae, was raised.
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Document list（all the copies）
title
author
Display Theme: Niijima’s Vision for a School
Draft of the Outline and Plans of the
Purpose of Founding Doshisha
Niijima Jō
University
Draft of Niijima’s Speech
Niijima JōBranch of Chastisement
Niijima Jō’s Bible
The Purpose of the Foundation of
Niijima JōDoshisha University
Names of Donors to Doshisha
University
Display Theme: Niijima Jō’s Achievements
Draft, “Plan for a Private School”
Niijima JōDoshisha Gakuin Regulations
Doshisha
Doshisha Girls’ School Regulations
Doshisha Girls’ School
Exam Regulations for Doshisha
Doshisha Preparatory
Preparatory School
SchoolRegulations for Doshisha Harris School
Doshisha Harris School ofof Science
Science
Regulations for Doshisha School of
Doshisha School of Political
Political Science and Law
Science and Law

datesize（cm）

number

owner

1882

26×19

1volume Doshisha Archives Center

Meiji period
Meiji period-

25×35
the largest 60
21×14

3sheets Doshisha Archives Center3pieces Doshisha Archives Center
1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1888

21.5×14.8

1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1889

26.5×18

1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1875
1888
1883

25.7×35.8
32.7×52.3
19.1×13.2

1volume Doshisha Archives Center
1sheet Doshisha Archives Center
1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1886

19.7×13.7

1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1893

21.9×15.2

1volume Doshisha Archives Center

1892

28.8×42.2

１sheetDoshisha Archives Center

Photography list
title
Display Theme: Niijima’s Vision for a School
Niijima Jō’s Plan for a School

Doshisha Chapel

Shojakukan (Currently Yūshūkan)Niijima’s Vision for Doshisha University
Niijima Jō’s Explanation of Donations

The Birth of Doshisha University

Christianity Provides the Foundation for
Doshisha's Educational Philosophy
Chapel Hour

Doshisha Spirit Week

image
Draft, “Outline and Plans for Founding
Doshisha University”
Portion of a Map of Doshisha Property andSurrounding Area
Doshisha Chapel, shortly after completion
Doshisha Chapel Interior, shortly after
completion
Shojakukan, the library during the Taisho
PeriodThe Library Interior during the Meiji Period
Draft, “Outline and Plans for Founding
Doshisha University”
Doshisha University’s Founding Principles
Draft of Niijima’s speech
Ceremony Celebrating Doshisha’s Elevation to
University Status
Photograph Commemorating Doshisha’s
Transition from Professional School to
University
Quoted from the pamphlet, "Christian
Principles as the Foundation of Education
Doshisha University and Christianity"
Doshisha Kyotanabe Kaido KOTOBA-KAN
ChapelPerformance of the Doshisha University CheerTeam
Public Lecture
Campus Tour Group

date

owner

1882

Doshisha Archives Center

1890

Doshisha Archives Center

late 1880s

Doshisha Archives Center

late 1880s

Doshisha Archives Center

Taisho period

Doshisha Archives Center

Meiji period

Doshisha Archives Center

1882

Doshisha Archives Center

1888-

Doshisha Archives Center
Doshisha Archives Center

1912

Doshisha Archives Center

1912

Doshisha Archives Center

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern timemodern time

Center for Christian Culture
Center for Christian Culture

1890

Doshisha Archives Center

1887

Doshisha Archives Center-

Doshisha Archives Center

Display Theme: Niijima Jō’s Achievements
Map of Doshisha Property and Surrounding
Area
Purpose for the Foundation of the Doshisha
Doshisha Preparatory School
Preparatory School
Draft, Doshisha Theological School, curriculum,in English and JapaneseDoshisha Theological School
Draft, Application for Foundation of TheologicalCourseBuilding of Kyoto Training School for Nurses
Doshisha Hospital and Kyoto Training School
Envelope (portion) Entrance of Kyoto Training
for Nurses
School for Nurses
Building of Harris School of Science shortly
after its construction
J. N. Harris and the Harris School of Science
Portrait of J. N. Harris, by Napoleon Sarony
Niijima Jo’s Achievement

Yūshūkan
Doshisha School of Political Science and Law
Ono Eijirō
Open Program

Kyotanabe Campus, Introduction to Sign
Language

Imadegawa Campus, Presentation of the Pipe
Organ Class Students
Activities of the Center for Christian Culture Short Course on making Christmas Wreaths
Student Staff
Chapel Hour
Niijima Jō’s Home (Gunma Prefecture, Annaka
City)
Doshisha Spirit TourThe Janes’ Residence. L.L. Janes, teacher at
the Kumamoto School for Western Studies(Kumamoto city)
Stone Monument of the Kumamoto Band
(Kumamoto City, Mt. Hanaoka)

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Doshisha Archives Center

1893

Doshisha Archives Center-

Doshisha Archives Centeraround 1890

Doshisha Archives Center

1891

Doshisha Archives Center

modern time-

Doshisha Archives Center
Doshisha Archives Center

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern timemodern time

Center for Christian Culture
Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian Culture

modern time

Center for Christian CultureDoshisha Kyotanabe Kaido HIKARI-KAN Exhibition:“Niijima’s Plans for Doshisha: Vision and Challenges”
Editor: Doshisha Archives Center
Publisher: Center for Christian Culturec Doshisha Archives Center and Center for Christian Culture○