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| 早稲田大学図書館長 加藤哲夫 |
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早稲田大学の尊敬すべき卒業生であり、大正から昭和にかけて米国における日本研究に貢献をした角田柳作先生を、早稲田大学の創立125周年を記念して、みなさんにご紹介する機会をもてたことを心よりうれしく思います。
角田先生は、永年にわたってコロンビア大学図書館における日本に関する文献資料の収集・整備に精力的に携わり、戦前における困難な時代に同図書館の日本関係図書の充実に多大な貢献した方であります。その偉業は、創立者・大隈重信が唱えた「東西文明の調和」にも沿った早稲田人らしい志にあったものといえます。また、このような偉業にとどまらず、W.T.ドゥ・バリー名誉教授、ドナルド・キーン名誉教授といったいわば「アジア学」「日本学」の分野において当代一の専門家をコロンビア大学において輩出したことは、角田先生の蒔いた種が学問的に結実されたものと思います。
自らを多く語ろうとはしなかった角田柳作先生について、この機会に多くの方に知っていただけたら、この上ない喜びといたします。この企画にあたって、共催大学であるコロンビア大学図書館長ジェームス G. ニール氏、コロンビア大学東アジア図書館長エミー V. ハインリック博士 同図書館の甲斐美和さん、野口幸生さんをはじめ、関係各位に心より感謝いたします。 |
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| Kato Tetsuo, Director, Waseda University Library |
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It is my greatest pleasure to have this opportunity to introduce to you Tsunoda Ryūsaku-sensei, a venerable Waseda alumnus who contributed to Japanese studies in the United States from 1920's, through this exhibition commemorating the 125th anniversary of the founding of Waseda University.
Tsunoda-sensei was actively engaged in the collection development and maintenance of library materials on Japan at the Columbia University Library for many years, and, in spite of the difficult pre-World War II period, greatly contributed to the enhancement and enrichment of the Japanese studies collection of the Library. His great achievements can be attributed to his strong will as a Waseda man, in accordance with the idea of the "harmony of East and West civilizations," as advocated by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the founder of Waseda University. In addition to Tsunoda-sensei’s own great accomplishments, I believe the fact that Columbia University produced many distinguished specialists in Asian studies and Japanese studies such as Professors Emeriti W. T. de Bary and Donald Keene who represent the academic fruits born from the seeds Tsunoda-sensei had sown.
It will be my great joy to see Tsunoda Ryūsaku-sensei, who was not willing to talk about himself, better understood through this opportunity. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Mr. James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian of Columbia University, which shares co-sponsorship for this exhibition. My gratitude extends to Dr. Amy V. Heinrich, Director, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, and all the parties concerned with this exhibition, including Dr. Noguchi Sachie of the Starr Library and Ms. Kai Miwa, who not only worked with Tsunoda-sensei as a firm support for many years, but also helped to donate his personal collection to the Waseda University Library. |
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