Hideo Hashimoto papers, 1939-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hashimoto, Hideo, 1911-
Title
Hideo Hashimoto papers
Dates
1939-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.45 cubic feet, (6 record cartons and 1 document case)
Collection Number
Mss 2986
Summary
Hideo Hashimoto (born 1911) was a Methodist minister and peace activist. During World War II, he was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Jerome Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas. After the war, he became a professor of religious studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights. Also included are materials relating to his early life, education, and incarceration during World War II.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Hideo Hashimoto (born 1911) was a Methodist minister and peace activist. During World War II, he was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Jerome Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas. After the war, he became a professor of religious studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hideo Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights, particularly with the American Friends Service Committee and Fellowship of Reconciliation, war protests, nuclear disarmament, etc. Also included are materials relating to his early life, education, and incarceration during World War II.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Hideo Hashimoto papers, Mss 2986, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Hideo Hashimoto, November 1994.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Asian American Methodists--Oregon
  • Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Oregon
  • Methodist Church--Oregon--Clergy
  • Pacifists--Oregon
  • Peace movements--Oregon
  • Religious educators--Oregon

Personal Names

  • Hashimoto, Hideo, 1911-

Corporate Names

  • American Friends Service Committee
  • Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--Politics and government

Form or Genre Terms

  • clippings (information artifacts)
  • correspondence
  • printed ephemera
  • speeches (documents)