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Charles Theodore Takahashi Papers, 1903-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Takahashi, Charles Theodore
- Title
- Charles Theodore Takahashi Papers
- Dates
- 1903-1959 (inclusive)19031959
- Quantity
- 4 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- (Accession No. 3542-001)
- Summary
- A Seattle Japanese American businessman who was incarcerated at Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Washington, and at Camp Minidoka in Idaho during World War II
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles T. Takahashi was a Seattle Japanese American businessman who was incarcerated at Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Wash., and at Camp Minidoka in Idaho during World War II. Just before the commencement of the war, Takahashi and an associate, Osawa, were prosecuted for selling oil tanks to the Japanese. Takahashi was also prosecuted by the IRS for nonpayment of taxes. While at Camp Minidoka, Takahashi attempted to continue to run his business and also served as a block commissioner and a Boy Scout leader. He was released from the camp at the end of the war.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence between Takahashi and his employees and of other business records from the period of his incarceration. There are also records of several court cases, including various civil suits. All papers relating to Takahashi's businesses are in the main body of the papers, with the exception of the Tenkatsu Cafe records, which form a separate subgroup. All of Takahashi's correspondence with friends and family while in the camps, as well as the papers from his camp activities, have been divided between the Camp Harmony and Camp Minidoka subgroups.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Biographical Features |
1903, 1944-1945 |
Incoming Letters |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/2 | Moran, William M. |
1944-1945 |
| 1/3 | Miscellaneous, A-W |
1935, 1941-1945 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/4 | Outgoing Letters |
1942-1945, n.d. |
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/5 | Bassett, Samuel B. |
1942-1944 |
| 1/6-14 to 2/6 | Carroll, Hillman and Hedlund |
1942-1944 |
| 2/7-10 | Gregory, Mamie |
1942-1944 |
| 2/11 | Griffin, Tracy E. |
1942-1944 |
| 2/12-13 | Hutt, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. |
1943 |
| 2/14-15 to 3/1-2 | Kirby, Herb R. |
1942-1944 |
| 3/3 | Masuda, Thomas |
1942-1944 |
| 3/4 | Shenker, William S. |
1943-1944 |
| 3/5 | Worsley, H. Barrington |
1942-1944 |
| 3/6-8 | Miscellaneous |
1942-1946 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/9 | Letters Regarding Takahashi |
1941-1944 |
Financial Records - Business |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/10 | T.T. Corporation |
1943-1944 |
| 3/11 | Albany Hotel |
1942-1944 |
| 3/12 | Grand Pacific Hotel |
1942-1944 |
| 3/13 | Alvord Hotel |
1944, n.d. |
| 3/14 | Sun Ray Court Apartments |
1942-1944 |
| 3/15-16 | Dover Apartments |
1942-1944 |
| 3/17-18 | Third and Main Building |
1941-1944 |
| 3/19 | Main Bowl |
1944-1945 |
| 3/20 | Houses |
1942-1944 |
| 3/21-22, | Miscellaneous |
1942-1944, 1951-1958 |
| box:oversize | ||
| 7 | Miscellaneous Includes oversize account ledger.
|
1942-1944, 1951-1958 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/23-24 | Financial Records - Personal |
1942-1944 |
| 3/25 | Inventories |
1941, 1944 |
| 4/1 | Writings |
1943-1944 |
| 4/2 | Notes |
1943, n.d. |
| 4/3-10 | Legal Documents |
1941-1944, n.d. |
| 4/11 | Minutes - T.T. Corporation |
1944 |
| 4/12 | Lists |
1943, n.d. |
| 4/13 | Newsletter |
1944 |
| 4/14 | Brochure |
n.d. |
| 4/15-16 | Clippings |
1942-1944, n.d. |
| 4/17 | Ephemera |
|
Subject Series |
||
U.S.A. vs. Takahashi and Osawa |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/18 | Correspondence |
1942-1944 |
| 4/19 | Financial Records |
1943 |
| 4/20 | Clippings |
1943-1944, n.d. |
| box:oversize | ||
| 7 | Ephemera |
1942 |
I.R.S. Tax Case |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/21 | Incoming Letters |
1942-1944 |
| 4/22 | Outgoing Letter |
1943 |
| 4/23-25 | General Correspondence Major Correspondents: Bassett, Samuel B.; Whittle, George
V.; and Worsley, H. Barrington.
|
1942-1943 |
| 4/26 | Letters Regarding Takahashi |
1942-1944 |
| 4/27 | Notes |
1943, n.d. |
| 4/28 | Legal Documents |
|
Main Bowl Reorganization |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/29-30 | Correspondence |
1942-1944 |
| 4/31-32 | Court Papers |
|
| 4/33 | Legal Document |
1944 |
| 4/34 | Notes |
|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/1 | Pepper Tank and Contracting Co. vs. U.S. Fidelity and
Guaranty Co. and C.T. Takahashi |
1942-1944 |
| 5/2 | Takahashi vs. National Antiseptics, et al.
|
1942-1944 |
| 5/3 | Takahashi vs. W.C. Berry and Sonken Galamba Supply
|
1941-1944 |
| 5/4 | O.T. Contractors |
1942-1943 |
| 5/5 | Central Oregon Quicksilver Mines |
1938-1942 |
Tenkatsu CafeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| box:oversize | |
| 7 | Legal Documents In bound volume.
|
Camp Harmony, Puyallup, WashingtonReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Incoming Letters |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/6 | Takahashi, Frank |
1942 |
| 5/7 | Miscellaneous, A - N |
1942 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/8 | Outgoing Letters |
1942 |
| 5/9 | Clipping |
1942 |
Camp Minidoka, IdahoReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Incoming Letters |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/10 | Camp Minidoka, Idaho. Community Council Office.
|
1944 |
| 5/11 | Takahashi, Chikako |
|
| 5/12 | Miscellaneous, C - U |
1942-1944, n.d. |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/13 | Outgoing Letters |
1942-1945 |
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/14 | MacLaughlin, Victor |
1945 |
| 5/15 | Masuda, Thomas |
1943 |
| 5/16 | U.S. Army. Service Forces |
1945 |
| 5/17 | U.S. War Relocation Authority |
|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/18 | Letters Regarding Takahashi |
1943 |
| 5/19 | Letters Collected by Takahashi |
1942-1945 |
| 5/20 | Memoranda |
1944 |
| 5/21 | Financial Records |
1943 |
| 5/22 | Minutes |
1944 |
| 5/23 | Legal Documents |
1943, n.d. |
| 5/24 | Report |
1944 |
| 5/25 | Property File |
1944-1945, n.d. |
| 5/26 | Writings |
1943, n.d. |
| 5/27 | Lists |
1943, n.d. |
| 5/28 | Notes |
|
| 5/29-30 | Clippings |
1943-1944, n.d. |
| 5/31 | Ephemera |
1944, n.d. |
Subject Series |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/32 | Segregation of "Disloyal" Evacuees |
1943-1944 |
| 5/33 | Coal Distribution |
1942-1943 |
| 6/1 | Irrigation Canal |
1942-1943 |
| 6/2 | Labor Problems |
1943-1944 |
| 6/3 | Roseworth Tract |
1944 |
| 6/4 | U.S. Army. Air Forces. Reserve |
1943-1944, n.d. |
| 6/5 | Boy Scouts of America. Snake River Council. Air
Scouting Program |
1943-1944, n.d. |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Businessmen--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Concentration camp inmates--Idaho--Hunt
- Concentration camp inmates--Washington (State)--Puyallup
- Concentration camps--Idaho--Hunt
- Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup
- Hotelkeepers--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Japanese American business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Japanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Idaho--Hunt
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans
Personal Names
- Takahashi, Charles Theodore--Archives
Corporate Names
- Minidoka Relocation Center
- Puyallup Assembly Center (Puyallup, Wash.)
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