Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1860, Aug. 30 | Born, Newark, N. J., daughter of Anna L. Whitney and William C. Whitney |
| 1875 | Arrived with parents in Japan, settling in Tokyo |
| 1875-1889 | Lived in Tokyo, Japan, with parents, teaching English to wealthy Japanese girls and carrying out missionary activities |
| 1880-1881 | Whitney family returned to the United States by way of Europe, spending several months in London, England |
| 1882 | Family lived in Philadelphia, Pa. Whitney family returned to London, England, where Clara’s father, William C. Whitney, died in August, after which the family returned to Japan |
| 1883 | Death of her mother, Anna L. Whitney, in Japan |
| 1886 | Married Kaji Umetarō, son of Japanese naval officer Katsu Kaishū |
| 1900 | Left Japan, settling in Pennsylvania with her six children, writing about Japan to supplement income sent by her husband, Kaji Umetarō, who remained in Tokyo |
| 1936, Dec. | Died, Media, Pa. |