Hist. Mss. 1-921
Sakakibara, Gan, 1898-
Autobiography Manuscript, 1982-89
3 Boxes (Gray)

Introduction

This autobiographical manuscript, by Gan Sakakibara, of
Tokyo, Japan, was deposited into the Archives by Leonard
Gross, Goshen, Indiana, in 1997. Gross, in his role as
Executive Secretary, Archivist and Consulting Archivist of
the Historical Committee from 1970-97, worked with
Sakakibara on his Anabaptist writings and autobiography, as
one of the Historical Committee's projects in 1984. See
related Historical Committee file, I-3-3.3, Box 8, entitled
"Sakakibara, Gan, Project, 1984."

Inventory Listing

Box 1 (Gray)

Tribute to Sakakibara, 1987
By Leonard Gross and Michio Ohno, including copy of
article on Sakakibara that appeared in Mennonite
Encyclopedia (1990).

Article on Sakakibara
Written by Bernie Wiebe, for The Mennonite, with draft
title "Anabaptist researcher and writer in Japan."

Japan Anabaptist Center, Tokyo
"What Anabaptism means to me. Establishment of
Anabaptist Center," 6 pages. Library contains over
4,500 books.

"Intentional Community," by Sakakibara
"The "Sozialphilosophische" Observation of the
Intentional Community," 10 pages.

Books Lists, 1967-79
List of six books authored by Sakakibara, 1967-82, and
the five translated by him into Japanese, 1973-79.

Autobiography Correspondence, 1988-96
Correspondence from Leonard Gross, translator Yujin
Yaguchi, and Gan Sakikabara on translation of
autobiography.

Autobiography, 1982 (English) (Handwritten)
"A Pilgrimage of a Japanese Christian to Anabaptism,"by
Gan Sakakibara, handwritten original manuscript,
English translation, 401 pages, December 1982

Box 2 (Gray)

Autobiography, 1988 (English) (Original)
Original Copy. Includes partly typed copy, plus
photocopy of handwritten copy of 401 pages.
"Pilgrimage of a Japanese Christian to Anabaptism,"by
Gan Sakakibara.

Autobiography, 1988 (Japanese) (Original)
Original Copy. Includes photocopy of handwritten copy,
431 pages, in Japanese.

Box 3 (Gray)

Autobiography, 1988 (English) (Insurance Copy)
Autobiography, 1988 (Japanese) (Insurance Copy)

Name and Subject Tracing

Anabaptists
Autobiography
Communal Living
Gross, Leonard
Historical Committee of the Mennonite Church, 1911-
Mennonites - Japan
Sakakibara, Gan, 1898-

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Organized by Shuji Morrichi, 1997
Inventory by Dennis Stoesz, March 16, 1998
Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana