Abstract
Here I introduce a hitherto unpublished manuscript by Eitaro SUZUKI（1894-1966）entitled “Essay on Sociological Studies, Part 2”. Written in 1950, while Prof. SUZUKI was convalescing in the University of Hokkaido Hospital, it consists of two parts. Part 1 deals with his general conceptions of sociology. Here I present only Part 2, which describes his early career as a rural sociologist and is of more immediate interest to our association.
Keisuke SUZUKI（1933-2011）, Eitaro's son, preserved a voluminous collection of his father's research and personal materials. These include manuscripts, diaries, notes, letters, and photos, most of which were discovered after his death. They are owned by the UESAKI family and currently managed by Robert Ricketts, a professor at Wako University, Tokyo and former colleague of Keisuke SUZUKI. Since 2013, pending a final decision on the disposition of these documents, I have been given preliminary permission by the UESAKI family and Prof. Ricketts to edit these materials.
