Mss and memoranda, undated

There are 33 files of presentation material and reports used by Robbins as a member of a Scientific Advisory Mission to Japan in 1947 organized by the National Academy of Sciences to assist the rehabilitation of scientific and educational institutions in post-war Japan. Included are prospectuses on the history, faculty, and curricula of major universities; status/progress reports of governmental entities; and records of scientific activities of private research laboratories. There are also reports from the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers to the Imperial Japanese Government and to the Japan National Research Council, some with Robbins' annotations.