![]() Dispersed throughout is a treasure trove of information on Japan in general, and particularly on his specialties: early modern Japan and forestry and environmental management. The bulk of the collection documents Professor Totman’s education and professional work as a scholar and teacher of Japanese history. Totman held academic positions at UC Santa Barbara, Northwestern, and Yale before retiring in 1997. His experiences in Japan piqued his scholarly interest, and upon his return to the states with his new wife Michiko, he finished college at UMass and did his graduate work at Harvard where he received a doctorate in 1964 for a study of politics during the Tokugawa period. After graduation in 1953, Totman served in the army for three years in South Korea where got his first taste of Japanese culture during leave. A scholar of the history and culture of early modern Japan, Conrad Totman began his career as a student of ornamental horticulture at the University of Massachusetts. ![]()
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