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Rules for the Japanese game Otadama

Folder 4

 File — Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

A typed sheet with the rules of Otadama, and on the reverse side is a handwritten note [possibly by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel] that the game was learned by Miss E.T. White from the Japanese girl living in the family of the Rev. Leonard Bacon in New Haven. In the 1880 census for New Haven, Stamato Yamakama was a boarder with the Bacon family while she was attending school.

Dates

  • created: 1789-1948
  • Other: Date acquired: 08/11/1951

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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