Welcome'to'the'book'exhibit:'The$Russian$Impact$on$Japan:$Building$the$

Japanese$Collec8ons$at$USC.'It'is'a'joint'program'organized'with'Peter'Berton,'
Dis?nguished'Professor'Emeritus'of'the'School'of'Interna?onal'Rela?ons.'
This'special'exhibit'features'books'about'RussoFJapan'rela?ons'from'the'early'
nineteenth'through'the'twentyFrst'centuries,'specically'focusing'on'the'
Allied'Occupa?on'Period'in'Japan'(1945F1952).'During'this'period,'Professors'
Berton,'Langer,'and'Swearingen'conducted'research'on'Soviet'inuence'on'
Japanese'leVFwing'movements.'The'books'they'acquired'for'their'research'
eventually'became'the'nucleus'of'the'USC'Japanese'Collec?on.'
The'display'starts'
with'a'picture'of'
Professor'Berton'
with'senior'
diplomats,'taken'at'
the'Ministry'of'
Foreign'Aairs'in'
Japan'in'1951.'Books'
from'the'Occupa?on'
Era'are'laid'out'
along'the'table'in'
four'categories:'
foreign'aairs,'
Russian'experiences,'
women'writers,'and'
leVist'movements.''
On'this'side'are'books'about'leVist'movements'during'the'Occupa?on'Era.'On'
the'other'side'are'books'wri]en'by'the'Japanese'prisoners'of'war'about'their'
experiences'in'Siberia.'
At'the'other'end'of'the'table'are'books'wri]en'by'women'writers'such'as'
Miyamoto'Yuriko'7| and'Hayashi'Fumiko'$.'
This'brown'paper'contains'a'threeFvolume'woodblock'print,'Hokuetsu$seppu$(Q
@'(1836).'The'package'was'signed'and'sent'by'the'novelist,'Hayashi'Fumiko'($
)'to'Professor'Paul'Langer'(a1`J|),'who'was'working'in'the'Civil'
Censorship'Detachment'(CCD)'during'the'U.S.'Occupa?on'of'Japan.'
Shown'here'are'two'examples'of'Professor'Langers'exFlibris'book'stamps.'On'
the'leV'the'stamp'reads']'(Rangaa'zsho),'and'on'the'right'[|
'(Ranga'zsho).''
In'the'forefront'is'Nihon$no$akai$hata$E70t@'(1953),'a'Japanese'
transla?on'of'Red$Flag$in$Japan,'wri]en'by'Professors'Swearingen'and'Langer'
in'1952.'In'the'background'is'the'English'original'signed'by'the'authors'for'
Professor'Berton'welcoming'him'to'their'research'team'in'1952.'
A'selec?on'of'works'from'1951'to'2000'by'Professors'Berton,'Langer,'and'Swearingen'
is'displayed'here.'Included'are'Manchuria,'an'annotated'bibliography'on'Manchuria,'
compiled'by'Professor'Berton'when'he'was'a'graduate'student'at'Columbia'University'
and'also'working'at'the'Library'of'Congress;'a'Japanese'transla?on'of'his'Masters'
thesis,'NichiARo$rydo$mondai$EQd[ =$The$RussoAJapanese$Boundary$
1850A1875;'and'an'online'print'out'of'his'ar?cle'in'Japan$Policy$Research$Ins8tute$
Working$Paper$(2000).'Also'included'are'Japan:$yesterday$and$today$by'Professor'
Langer,'who'studied'Japanese'literature'at'the'Sorbonne'and'the'University'of'Tokyo,'
and'the'Japanese'transla?on'of'The$World$of$Communism'by'Professor'Swearingen.'
Here'are'library'resources'on'Japanese'leVFwing'movements:'Akahata'@
and'Zenei'J] (Japanese'Communist'Party'publica?ons);'Kan$jh$;j
and'Chian$framu$.J (journals'on'na?onal'security).'
Collec?ons'of'wri?ngs'by'Japanese'socialist'thinkers'and'ac?vists'from'the'
late'nineteenth'century'through'the'postwar'era'are'displayed'here.'The'
selected'works'are'by'Ktoku'Shsui'j|A,'Sakai'Toshihiko'@]@,'
Kawakami'Hajime','Yamakawa$Hitoshi'u)|,'sugi'Sakae'7|>,'
and'Arahata'Kanson')[.''
The'Russian'envoy'Nikolai'Rezanovs'a]empt'to'nego?ate'a'commercial'
treaty'with'Japan'in'1804'marks'the'beginning'of'RussoFJapanese'rela?ons.'
This'signicant'event'is'recorded'in'several'documents,'including'Kankai$ibun$
)/'(1807).'Displayed'on'the'table'is'a'reproduc?on'of'an'1808'
Japanese'transla?on'of'a'map'of'Russia,'brought'by'the'Rezanov'delega?on.'
Thank'you'for'visi?ng'the'book'exhibit.'I'hope'you'enjoyed'it.'For'more'
informa?on'and'the'complete'list'of'exhibited'materials,'please'visit:'h]p://
dornsife.usc.edu/peterberton/.'