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S. Frank Miyamoto collection, 1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miyamoto, Shotaro Frank, 1912-2012
- Title
- S. Frank Miyamoto collection
- Dates
- 1942 (inclusive)19421942
- Quantity
- 25 items (2 folders)
- Collection Number
- 2485 (Accession No. 2485-001)
- Summary
- University of Washington sociologist who acquired ephemera about the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast in 1942.
- 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
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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
Frank Miyamoto began his association with the University of Washington Sociology Dept. as an undergraduate in the 1930s. He received a master's degree in sociology and his thesis, "Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle," was published by the University of Washington Press. Miyamoto chaired the Sociology Dept. from 1965-1970 and was associate dean of social sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences from 1975 to 1980. Miyamoto's teaching and research focused on social psychology, collective behavior, and race and ethnic relations.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of this accession consists of ephemera concerning the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast in 1942. Most of the material was generated by the U.S. Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, a division of the Headquarters and Wartime Civil Control Administration.
It was preserved by Miyamoto because of his research on the Seattle Japanese minority for his master's thesis in sociology at the University of Washington ("Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle," 1938, published as v. 11, no. 2 of the University of Washington Publications in the Social Sciences, 1939; reprinted with a new introduction by the University of Washington Press in 1981 and 1984).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Literary rights retained by the donor; no direct quotations are allowed.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Professor Miyamoto donated his collection to the Libraries in September 1975.
Bibliography
Miyamoto, Shotaro Frank, Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1984). Originally published as the author's master's thesis in 1939, University of Washington.Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Ephemera--U.S. Western Defense Command and Fourth ArmyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| VF | ||
| VF 1689 | Civilian Exclusion Orders |
1942 |
| VF 1689 | Public Proclamations |
1942 |
| VF 1689 | Instructions, etc. |
1942 |
| box:oversize | ||
| Misc. Oversize Box 4 | Posters |
1942 |
| VF | ||
| VF 1689 | Evacuation Forms |
|
| VF 1689 | British Columbia Security Commission Evacuation Forms
|
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. Army, 4th
- United States. Army. Western Defense Command
- United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration
