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The History of Ochanomizu University

National Diet Library Digital Library from the Meiji era	The digital collection, such as books and journals published since the Meiji Era, is available on the web. As a special collection, the syllabus of Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School from the Meiji era to the early Showa era, is also included.
National Diet Library The Meiji and Taisho Eras in Photographs	The Meiji and Taisho in digital photographs at National Diet Library - The Photos of Women’s Highter Normal School (Ochanomizu University) and its attached kindergarten are included in the material.
National Archives of Japan Digital Archive	Digital Archive at National Archives of Japan - Digitalized material and documents are available through the inventory and catalogue of historiography. The official documents related to Tokyo Women’s Higher Normal School (Ochanomizu University) are also available.
Tohoku University Tohoku University Archives	The Database of the history of Tohoku University- The material and photos of Chika Kuroda and Raku Makita, who were graduates and teachers of Tokyo Women’s Higher Normal School and the first women’s students of the Imperial University, are available.
Nagasaki University Library Metadata database of Japanese old photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period	Nagasaki University library - �E�he photos in the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji era are available. The photos of the early stages of Tokyo Women’s Normal School (Ochanomizu university) are also included.
Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History Archive Research	The historiography of Fuyu Toyoda, who was the first kindergarten teacher in Japan and a teacher of Tokyo Women’s Normal School (Ochanomizu University), are included.

The History of Women's college and university in Japan

Nara Women's University The historiography of Nara Women's University	The inventory of the historiography of Nara Women’s Higher Normal School (Nara Women’s University) - Digitalized material, such as photos and images of Nara Women’s Higher Normal School, are available.
Tsuda College Tsuda College Digital Archive	The document and mementos of Umeko Tsuda who was the founder of Tsuda College are available. Especially the collection of digitalized photos and material of the Women’s Institute for English Studies (Tsuda College) are also available. Note: Umeko Tsuda was a teacher of Women’s Higher Normal School(Ochanomizu University) once.
Tokyo Woman's Christian University The early history of Tokyo Woman' Christian University	The material of Tetsu Yasui, who helped to established Tokyo Woman’s Christian University is presented. Note: Tetsu Yasui was a graduate and a teacher of The Women’s campas of Higher Normal School( Ochanomizu University).
Japan Women's University Outline	The Historiography and special collection of Japan Women’s University included the University successive chancellors are available.
Kyoritsu Women's Educational Institution The History of Kyoritsu Women's Educational Institution	The History of Kyoritsu Women's Educational Institute is available. Note: Kyoritsu Women's Educatoinal Institute was established by the founders who were former teachers of Tokyo Women's Normal School(Ochanomizu University�E�E and other related institutions (e.g. Tokyo Women's Higher Normal school). Those teachers are: Yasunori Miyakawa, Tatsugoro Watanabe, Michiyo Naka, Fuyu Toyoda, Haruko Hatoyama, Chisa(Koai) Takemura, and Futaba Yamakawa.
Atomi Gakuen The 130- year history of Atomi Gakuen: Tradition and Originality	The 130 year history of Atomi Gakuen, which was established in 1875 as Atomi girl’s school is available. The documents were digitalized as the PDF files.
Jissen Women's Educational Institute Shimoda Utako Digital Archive	The material of Utako Shimoda (e.g. photos, letters, writings) who is the founder of Jissen Women’s Educational Institute is available.
Japan Women's College of Physical Education Japan Women's College of Physical Education Library : the special exhibition of Tokuyo Nikaido	The biography of Tokuyo Nikaido who was the founder of Japan Women’s College of Physical Education is available. Note: Tokuyo Nikaido was a graduate and teacher of Women’s Higher Normal School.(Ochanomizu University)

The History of Education

University of Tsukuba Library The University of Tsukuba Library Degital Collegetion	The University of Tsukuba Library Collection- An extensive range of the image of documents and resources, such as the official documents of Shoheizaka Gakumonnjyo, are available.
Tamagawa University Education Museum Database	The database for a wide range of rich collection of the history of education in Japan is available.(e.g. the history of Education in Japan, Arts, folklore, archaeology, Schweitzer, Obara Kuniyoshi (the founder of Tamagawa Gakuen)

The History of Kindergartens in Japan

Kagoshima University attached kindergarten The History of Kindergarten	This introduces Kagoshima University attached kindergarten which was established in 1878 and its history. Note: Fuyu Toyoda who was a kindergarten Teacher of Tokyo Women’s Normal School (Ochanomizu University) was seconded to this kindergarten to help to develop this kindergarten.
Higashi-Nibancho Kindergarten The summary of Kindergarten	The summary of Higashi-Nibancho-Kindergarten, which was established in 1878, is available. Note: The Founder of Higashi-Nibancho-Kindergarten, Nariaya Yano visited Tokyo Women’s Normal School attached kindergarten (Ochanomizu University attached kindergarten) in 1879 and was often given many pieces of advice about the pedagogies of kindergarten by Seki Shinzo who was the first head of Tokyo Women’s Normal School attached Kindergarten. Hama Kondo who was one of the teachers of the kindergarten also gave Yano a great deal of advice on songs for children.
Aishu Kindergarten, Osaka	The information of Aishu Kindergarten in Osaka, Japan is available. Aishu kindergarten was established in 1879 in Osaka, especially the Kindergarten architecture, which was built in 1901, was registered as an important Cultural Properties of Japan.

Foreign countries

Women's Colleges, Female Education and Early childhood education

the United States of America	Barnard College Archives	The Barnard College Archives - Barnard College is a private women’s liberal arts college. The Barnard’s Wolleman library, which houses the archives, was founded in 1886 with the efforts of the 10th president of Columbia University, Friedrich Bernard.
the United States of America	Bryn Mawr College Special Collections	The Bryn Mawr College Archive - Bryn Mawr College is women’s liberal arts college founded in 1885. The college was also known as where Umeko Tsuda studied. Umeko Tsuda was the Founder of Tsuda College and was also a lecturer of Women’s Higher Normal School (now Ochanomizu University).
the United States of America	Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections	The Mount Holyoke College Archive- the Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women and was founded by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837.
the United States of America	Smith College college Archibes	The Smith College Archive - Smith College is a private Women’s liberal arts College. The college was chartered in 1871 by a bequest of Sophia Smith.
the United States of America	Vassar College Vassar College Archives	The Vassar College Archive - Vassar College was founded as a woman’s College in 1861 and became coeducational in 1969. This college is also known as where Sutematsu Oyama studied. Ochaomizu University has an agreement for student exchange with Vassar College.
the United States of America	Wellesley College Wellesley College Archives	The Wellesley College Archive -The Wellesley College is a private woman’s liberal arts college founded in 1870.
the United States of America	Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University Wellesley College Archives	The Radcliffe Archives- Radcliffe College was established as the “Harvard Annex Efor Women’s instruction in 1879. In 1999, Radcliffe College and Harvard University officially merged and currently became a coeducational institution.
the United Kingdom	Lady MargaretHall Oxford LMH Archives	The Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Archives ? Lady Margaret Hall Oxford was founded in 1878 as the first Women’s college in Oxford and accepted man from 1979.
the United Kingdom	University of Roehampton Archives and Special Collections	The Froebel Archive for Childhood Studies- Froebel College was founded in 1892 as a teacher training college for female kindergarten teachers. The Froebel Archive Digital Collection for Childhood Studies is available through the link. The special collection of TokyoWomen’s Normal School (Ochamomizu University) was found in the digital collection of “Child Life E(1909).