On commemorating the history of the department of geography

In February of 2005, the Department of Geography at Komazawa University held a ceremony and published a book in commemoration of its seventy-fifth anniversary.This paper regards this project as an example of the "commemoration" of the geographical organization, and observes it with special reference to the money and persons concerned.It is pointed out that the financial support from the University was of much help for the success of the project, and the participation rate of the graduates who are at present in their sixties and seventies was much higher.By comparing these cases, di#erences among universities and their characteristics can be clarified. I. Introduction