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Weston Nishimura papers, approximately 1968-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nishimura, Weston
- Title
- Weston Nishimura papers
- Dates
- approximately 1968-1995 (inclusive)19681995
- Quantity
- 7.35 cubic feet (7 boxes and 1 oversize vertical file)
- Collection Number
- 6252 (Accession No. 6252-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a Seattle-area buisness man who opened the second video store in the country
- 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
-
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Weston Nishimura was born in East Wenatchee, Washington in 1942. His parents escaped being interned because they lived east of the mountains. He taught elementary and high school in the 1960s and 1970s. In his teaching he would discuss the influence of media on culture. He was in a magazine store in New York City in the 1970s and saw an article about 20th Century Fox considering the release of 50 old films on video. In 1978 he founded Videospace, one of the first video stores in the nation. Over the years, he founded ten different video businesses, including Videospace, Video One Video, and Blank Tapes Plus. He served on the board of directors for the Video Software Dealer's Association, the National Association of Video Distributors and other video business groups. He was the founder of the Video Shorts Film Festival (1980). He contributed many publications on the video industry to Variety Magazine, Video Store Magazine, Dealerscope Magazine, and Retail West. He was listed in the Who's Who in Consumer Electronics and recognized by Billboard Magazine for his achievements.
After he left the video industry he was asked to lead the company Career Improvement group, worked with the Soviet Union for two years, and also worked with the Washington Works program.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers relating to Weston Nishimura's videotape businesses. Nishimura founded ten different video businesses. His first video store was the second one in the nation.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Donor provided inventory and biographical information | undated |
1 | Education Resumes, student and parent feedback, evaluations, professional
commendations, Weston address to NEA Asian conference, applications, writings,
card and photographs from Ivanhoe Elementary, correspondence, and teaching
materials
|
approximately 1970s |
1 | Change the US Olympic Organization approach to Educating
Athletes Publications and notes
|
approximately 1970s |
1 | Church Youth Group Correspondence, notes, photographs
|
undated |
1 | Educational notes and ideas Articles and notes
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Landmark Coaching of Coaches | undated |
1 | Art, Music, and Photography Art, music lyrics and notes, copies of photographer
credentials
|
approximately 1970s |
1 | Writings Articles, notes, correspondence, and a manuscript
|
undated |
1 | Sequim Bay Craft Village Correspondence, reports, and maps
|
approximately 1970s |
1 | Baking Machine Advertisements
|
undated |
1 | Media Mall Articles, advertisements, notes, budgets, and reports
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Videospace Copies of photographs, advertisements, articles, publications,
clippings, correspondence
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Illustrations | undated |
1 | Industry Agenda, presentation notes, articles, and VHS manual
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Video Systems Proposal, notes, and correspondence
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Video Hardware Notes, correspondence, advertisements
|
approximately 1980s |
1 | Videospace Ads | approximately 1978-1980s |
1 | Video Magazines | approximately 1980s |
2 | Advertisement Receipts, notes, type faces, clip art, and publications
|
approximately 1980s |
2 | Videospace proposal | 1980 |
2 | Videospace Notes, ads, and correspondence
|
approximately 1980s |
2 | Video Shorts and Festivals | 1980-1981 |
2 | Operations License, correspondence, advertisements, notes, budgets, ad
mock-ups, manuals, resumes, contact lists, insurance information, forms, and
reports
|
approximately 1980s |
2 | Training Publications, advertisements, articles, Videospace manuals and
notes, and sales training materials
|
approximately 1980-1982 |
2 | Personnel Resumes, correspondence, publications, and blank employment
applications
Some files restricted, should be reviewed before access
|
approximately 1980s |
2 | Ramsey/Tucker Consulting Reports and articles
|
approximately 1980s |
2 | General Business Vendors: Forms, Catalogs Catalogs
|
undated |
2 | Legal Lease agreements, correspondence, and court documents
|
1980-1982 |
2 | Videospace Early inventory, proposals, information regarding the game store,
franchise information, and advertisements
|
approximately 1980-1983 |
3 | Equipment Advertisements, manuals, receipts, and warranties
|
undated |
3 | Info Clippings, articles, and advertisements
|
approximately 1979-1980 |
3 | Tacoma Mall and Crossroads Correspondence
|
1980 |
3 | Addresses Correspondence, VSDA registrant lists, address lists for press
outlets, address lists for local companies, and notes
|
approximately 1980s |
3 | Film Info Clippings and articles
|
undated |
3 | Future Advertisements and articles
|
approximately 1980s |
3 | Videospace Expansion Reports, advertisements, notes, correspondence, maps and plans
|
approximately 1980-1985 |
3 | Videospace Limited Partnership Fund Raising Reports, articles, and business plans
|
1984 |
3 | Video One Video Newsletters Includes mailings, advertisements, articles, and mock-ups
|
1980-1986 |
3 | Video One Racking Advertisements, forms, inventory, notes, price lists, invoice, and
press release
|
approximately 1980s |
3 | Systems and Equipment Advertisements, invoices, agreements, articles, and Video One
Video financial reports and equity proposal
|
approximately 1980s |
3 | Video Rack Forms, advertisements, notes, movie lists,
|
approximately 1980 |
3 | Operations Workflow charts, notes, articles, employee salary information,
advertisements, and Video One Video sales information
|
approximately 1980-1985 |
3 | Video One Video General Information Correspondence and advertisements
|
undated |
3 | Video Projects Background on Video One Video, notes, and articles
|
undated |
3 | Video One Video LTD Information on Video One Video in Canada
|
1980-1981 |
3 | Sale of Video One Video | 1981-1983 |
4 | Independent Video Source | 1984-1985 |
4 | Video Finance Includes articles, brochures, publications, business plan, Video
One Video brochure, and Independent Video Source financial reports
|
approximately 1980s |
4 | Video Sources Advertisements, catalogs, Vestron prospectus, and Cinema Concepts,
Inc. papers
|
approximately 1980s |
4 | Adult Films Advertisements, catalogs, price lists, and notes about obscenity
laws
|
approximately 1985 |
4 | Video Industry Info Articles and newsletters
|
approximately 1980s |
4 | VSDA: Video Software Dealers Association Articles, newsletters, membership list, memos, writings,
correspondence, includes materials related to issues of first sale, meeting
minutes, newsletters, and bylaws
|
1981-1985 |
4 | NAVD: National Association of Video
Distributors Membership lists, Nishimura address, agendas, budgets, and Nielsen
reports
|
approximately 1980s |
4 | Blank Tape Plus presentations | 1990 |
4 | Appleseed Fact sheets, management biographies, advertisements, price list,
business plan, and reports
|
approximately 1984-1985 |
4 | Blank Tape Plus Includes statements of purpose and other business documents
|
1988-1992 |
5 | Blank Tape Plus Advertisements, business plans, plans for box covers, coupons,
booklets, forms, presentations, organizational chart, poster, correspondence,
script drafts, and meeting minutes
Some files restricted
|
1988-1995 |
5 | Videotape Catalog volume I Includes Video Shorts poster
|
1980-1985 |
5 | "We Live in a Media Culture" by Weston Nishimura | undated |
5 | Publications by Weston Includes a guide to Seattle
|
1973-1975 |
5 | Alphacine Film File | undated |
5 | Bellevue By Weston for the city of Bellevue
|
undated |
5 | "The Video Studies Book" by Weston Nishimura Manuscript
|
undated |
5 | "Film Studies" by Weston Nishimura Manuscript
|
undated |
5 | Manuscripts by Weston Nishimura | approximately 1976 |
5 | "Thinking Person's Guide to Television" by Weston
Nishimura Photocopy of manuscript
|
undated |
5 | Photography Manual | 1973 |
5 | Photo ideas- "Photography" by Weston Nishimura | undated |
5 | "What was Today" by Weston Nishimura Manuscript
|
1968 |
5 | "Tomorrow's Memory Faded" by Weston Nishimura Manuscript
|
1968 |
5 | Poetry Manuscript
|
1969 |
5 | Unpublished and Unread Manuscripts
|
1970 |
5 | "Two is Beautiful" by Weston Nishimura Manuscript
|
1970 |
5 | "The Inner Gladness" by Weston Nishimura Manuscripts
|
1970-1971 |
5 | "A Somewhat Collection" by Weston Nishimura Manuscripts
|
1969-1973 |
5 | Interlake High School "Notes, ideas from year Weston coached and taught drama at
Interlake HS Bellevue, WA"
|
undated |
6 | "Books of an Innocent Mind" by Weston
Nishimura List of books of interest
|
undated |
6 | Biographical information Includes articles and correspondence
|
approximately 1981-1985 |
6 | Book proposals for New York agent Manuscripts
|
undated |
6 | Yearbooks: Leden, Odle Junior High, Bellevue, WA | 1970-1971 |
6 | Appleseed Video Programming Catalog volume 1 | 1985 |
6 | GCC Home Video Market Business Plan | 1991 |
6 | Seattle Software's Explanation of Micro Pro
International's WordStar and MailMerge Manual
|
undated |
6 | Outcalt Retail Workshop | approximately 1980 |
6 | Videospace: Video Insider Newsletters
|
1983 |
6 | Appleseed Presentation Manual | undated |
6 | Paul Kagen Seminar: VCR Economics Includes booklet and 4 audio tapes of a seminar where Nishimura
was a panelist
|
1985 |
6 | Videospace/ Video One Video: Marketing Communications Plans | 1980 |
6 | Independent Video Source: Policy and Procedure Manual | undated |
6 | Videospace III | undated |
6 | Independent Video Source | undated |
6 | Blank Tapes Plus Notebooks, including corporate notebook
|
approximately 1993-1995 |
6 | Address Articles and notes with industry information and addresses
|
undated |
7 | Blank Tapes Plus Notebooks
|
undated |
7 | Career Advantage Materials Tapes and documents published by Career Advantage, edited by
Weston Nishimura
|
1987-1988 |
VF:oversize | ||
OSVF 183 | Videospace Member Mailing List | 1980 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Businesspeople--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Stores, Retail--Washington (State)
- Video tape industry--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Nishimura, Weston--Archives