文庫・コレクション (Personal Libraries and Collections)

• シュタイン・コレクション (Stein Collection)

  

  Consists of the former private library of the German philosopher Ludwig Stein (1859-1930) and his son Arthur Stein. Valuable to investigate their philosophical background. Their philosophy has a specific character in that both Ludwig and Arthur Stein were pioneers in perceiving the importance of social and educational problems in contemporary culture. In this sense, this collection has a great value for the research of the social and educational philosophies early in the 20th century, containing plenty of literature related to those subjects.
  Received in fiscal year 1979.
  [Location] Classified based on each content. Shelved in the general stacks. Ones published in and before 1850 are rare books and stored in the rare book archive.

• ベッソン・コレクション (Besson Collection)

  

  Collected by Max Besson in Paris, consists of about 380 items of publications related to the first encounter of Japan with Europe. Chiefly literatures of early Christianity in Japan, published in 16th and 17th centuries. Rare books of overseas editions of early Christianity in Japan included, such as "Oratio habita a Fara D. Martino", and the trilogy of Collado.
  Received in fiscal years 1979.
  [Location] All items are rare books. General classification 198.221-B39. Shelved in the rare book archive.

• コメニウス文庫 (Comenius Library)

  

  A collection consists of 236 items concerning Czech educator Johann Amos Comenius (1592-1670). Donated by Professor Umene Satoru, on the occasion of his retirement from the Tokyo University of Education. Included both the materials: those which Professor Umene had accumulated personally since his school days, and also those which he had purchased at public charge as a Professor of the University. As a collection on Comenius, one of the most distinguished ones in the world.
  Received in June 1967.
  [Location] All items are rare books. Classified based on each content. Stored in the rare book archive.

• 斎藤文庫 (Saito Library)

  

  A collection assembled from the previous collection of 313 books on Chinese literature and poetry etc. by Mr. Saito Michihiko.
  Received in August 1962.

• 乙竹文庫 (Ototake Library)

  

  A collection assembled from the previous collection of 1,457 books by Tokyo University of Literature and Science Professor Ototake Iwazo (education). This collection consists of materials acquired as references by Professor Ototake Iwazo for his work日本庶民教育史/Nihon Shomin Kyoikushi, and includes materials related to the history of education and texts for girls, mainly in the form of oraimono (textbooks written in the style of a correspondence). In May 1955 Professor Karasawa Tomitaro published the乙竹文庫目録/Ototake Bunko Mokuroku as a catalog of this collection.
  Received in February 1955.
  [Location] Stored in the Japanese style book archive.

• 穂積文庫 (Hozumi Library)

  

  A collection of 4,023 items from the former collection of Hozumi Nobushige, who was deeply involved in the process of establishing the modern laws of Japan, and leading authority on legal studies in the Meiji and Taisho eras, and Hozumi Shigeto, Professor at Tokyo Imperial University, and eldest son of Nobushige. In the early 1950s this collection was part of the materials related to the Hozumi family that were provided to the academic community by the family themselves. Professor Inada Masatsugu of the Tokyo University of Education Department of Literature purchased the materials with research funds. Materials related to the Hozumi family are archived at University of Tokyo Faculty of Law Library, as well as at University of Tsukuba.
  Received in March 1952.