Nobuko Suzuki papers, 1942-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Suzuki, Nobuko
Title
Nobuko Suzuki papers
Dates
1942-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.33 cubic feet (9 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file)
Collection Number
3924 (Accession No. 3924-001)
Summary
Papers of a Seattle activist in education and social welfare causes
Repository
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Nobuko Suzuki has been active in education and social welfare causes. She is the daughter of a prominent Seattle Japanese American businessman and wife of a Seattle physician. For detailed list of activites, see "Who's Who in Washington," 1963.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, reports, conferences and conventions, clippings, ephemera, other records series, 1942-1980. High school yearbook, Hunt, Idaho, 1943.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Nobuko Suzuki, 2/25/1988.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Series 1:  Spokane Council on Race RelationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Organizational Features
1944-1945
1/2
Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Incoming Letters
1944-1946
1/3
Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Minutes
1944-1945
1/4
Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Report
1945
1/5
Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Miscellaneous

Series 2:  Spokane Fellowship CenterReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/6
Spokane Fellowship Center
1945

Series 3:  Relocation Period and Postwar Problems of Japanese AmericansReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/7
Incoming Letters
1943-1946
1/8
Outgoing Letters
1944
1/9
Correspondence of Others
1944
1/10
Reports—“General Picture of the Relocation of Japanese Americans in Spokane”
1/11
Reports—“Suggested Plan and Procedure for the Evacuation of Aliens”
1/12
Reports—“Survey of Basic Facts Concerning Persons of Japanese Descent in Seattle”
1946
1/13
Reports—Bear Creek Farm Association
1/14
Reports—Civic Unity Committee bi-monthly report
1949
1/15
Reports—Seattle Institute of International Relations, “Conclusions of Education Round Table”
1944
1/16
Reports—Seattle Housing Authority, “What about Disposition”
1/17
War Ration Books
1/18
Pamphlets and Publications
1941-1945
1/19-20
Newsletters—Minidoka Irrigator
1942-1944
1/21
Newsletters—Farragut News
1944
1/22
Newsletters—Scene
1951-1954
1/23
Bound Book of Reprints—Relocation Clippings
1/24-2/2
Clippings
1944-1981
2/3
Richard H. Naito
1945
2/4
Harry I. Yanagimachi
1945
2/5-6
Visit to Seattle by Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko
1960

Series 4:  Japanese American Citizens LeagueReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/7
Incoming Letters
1959-1963
2/8
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizen League Scholarships, Selection of Local Candidates Incoming Letters
1959-1963
2/9
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Outgoing Letters
1962-1963
2/10
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Announcement
1963
2/11
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Applications
1959
2/12
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Candidate Information
2/13
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Notes
2/14
Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Clippings
1962
2/15
Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Constitution
2/16
Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Membership Applications
2/17
Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Bulletins
2/18
Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Programs
1961-1969
2/19
Senate Joint Resolution #21—Repeal of Anti-Alien Land Law
1962
2/20
War Reparations and Redress
1981-1982
2/21
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Hearing Application
2/22
Seattle Chapter—Newsletters
1962-1963
2/23
Seattle Chapter—Report
1961
2/24
Seattle Chapter—Election Ballot
1961
2/25
Seattle Chapter—Lists
1961-1962
2/26
Seattle Chapter—Ephemera
1946
2/27-30
Seattle Chapter—Clippings
1945-1982
2/31
Scholarships—Incoming Letters
1961
2/32
Scholarships—Clippings
1961-1962
Box
Package 10
Scholarships—Award
1946
Box/Folder
3/1
17th Biennial National Convention—Schedule of Events
1945-1982
3/2
17th Biennial National Convention—Programs
1960-1962
3/3
17th Biennial National Convention—Minutes
1962
3/4
17th Biennial National Convention—News Releases
1966
3/5
17th Biennial National Convention—Registration Forms
1962
3/6
17th Biennial National Convention—Questionnaire
1962
3/7
17th Biennial National Convention—Brochures
1961-1962
3/8
17th Biennial National Convention—Notes
1962
3/9
Youth Program—Organizational Features
1962
3/10
Youth Program—Incoming Letters
1961-1962
3/11
Youth Program—Outgoing Letters
1962
3/12
Youth Program—Correspondence of Others
1962
3/13-14
Youth Program—Minutes
1962
3/15
Youth Program—Meeting Notices
1962
3/16-17
Youth Program—Programs
1962
3/18
Youth Program—Information and Registration Material
3/19-20
Youth Program—Lists
1961-1963
3/21
Youth Program—Notes
1961-1963
3/22
Youth Manuals
1960-1962
3/23
Youth Program—Clippings
1961-1962
3/24
Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Incoming Letters
1962
3/25
Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Outgoing Letters
1961
3/26
Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Correspondence of Others
1961
3/27
Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Program
1962
3/28
Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Speech Rating Forms
1962
3/29
Youth Program—Chicago Chapter, Junior Japanese American Citizens League
1961-1962
3/30
Youth Program—Midwest District Youth Council
1962
3/31
Youth Program—Northern California, Western Nevada District Council Junior Japanese American Citizens League Program

Series 5:  Suzuki, Mitsuo PaulReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/1
Incoming Letters
1942-1945
4/2
Correspondence Regarding Suzuki Family
1942
4/3
Shipping of Evacuees’ Property
1942-1945
4/4
War Ration Book
4/5
Hunt High School Yearbook
1943
4/6
Ephemera
1951-1977

Series 6:  Young Women’s Christian AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/7
Spokane Chapter—Minutes
1942
4/8
Spokane Chapter—Reports
1942
4/9
Spokane Chapter—Conferences and Conventions
1942-1945
4/10
Spokane Chapter—Play-Script “Frontier, 1944” by Fumi Yamamoto
1944
4/11
Spokane Chapter—Ephemera
1944
4/12
Spokane Chapter—Quest Club
1943
4/13
Seattle Chapter—Organizational Features
1946-1948
4/14
Incoming Letters
1964-1966
4/15
Minutes
1947-1967
4/16
Financial Records
1966
4/17
Brochures
1961-1968
4/18
Reports
1958-1963
4/19
Writings
1965
4/20
Newsletters
1962-1967
4/21
Lists
1963
4/22
Conferences and Conventions
1957-1966
4/23
Clippings
1947-1951
4/24
Ephemera
1946-1967
4/25
Subject Series
1966
5/1-5/2
Y-Teen Division
1952-1958
5/3-4
Seattle Adult Education Committee
1959-1967

Series 7:  Subject SeriesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
5
Pacific Northwest Ski Association
1958-1968
6
Pacific Northwest Ski Association
1958-1968
7
Parents and Teachers Association, Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers and other PTA activities
1956-1965
7
U. S. White House Conference on Children and Youth, Washington State Conference, Seattle
1947-1960
7
U. S. White House Conference on Children and Youth
1958-1960
7
Washington D. C.
1958-1960
8
Washington Governor Aging Council
1959-1966
8
Citizens Committee on Washington Courts
1967-1969
8
Methodists, Seattle Japanese Methodist Church
1952-1977
8
National Conference of Christians and Jews, Washington Region
1956-1982
9
Helen Bush Parkside School, Board of Trustees
1962-1965
9
Washington Children’s Home Society
1956-1961
9
American Association of University Women
1960-1979
9
Personal Papers
1935-1976
VF:oversize
OSVF 0204
Personal Papers
1935-1976

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Women civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Suzuki, Nobuko--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Suzuki, Mitsuo Paul (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • American Association of University Women (creator)
    • Bush School. Board of Trustees (creator)
    • Children's Home Society of Washington (creator)
    • Citizens' Committee on Washington Courts (creator)
    • National Conference of Christians and Jews. Washington Region (creator)
    • Pacific Northwest Ski Association (creator)
    • Spokane Council on Race Relations. Executive Committee (creator)
    • Spokane Fellowship Center (creator)
    • Washington (State). Governor's Council on Aging (creator)
    • Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers (creator)
    • Young Women's Christian Association (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • Young Women's Christian Association (Spokane, Wash.) (creator)