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Tokichi Okazaki Papers, 1915-1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Okazaki, Tokichi
Title
Tokichi Okazaki Papers
Dates
1915-1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (80 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 107
Summary
Letters, in Japanese, from relatives in Japan, principally describing everyday happenings. Also, some miscellaneous receipts and papers from Japanese organizations and businesses in the Northwest.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

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Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Little is known about Tokichi Okazaki. Judging from the papers, he was a resident in Seattle and Pasco, Washington between 1900 and 1930. He appears to have been an employee of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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Content Description

The papers of Tokichi Okazaki principally consist of his incoming correspondence, in Japanese. The content of the letters deal with everyday happenings in Japan. Names of addressers are Tokujiro Okazaki, Mitsu Okazaki, Toshiko Okazaki and others. The relationships between them are hard to identify, except in the case of Toshiki, a daughter of Tokichi Okazaki. The others can be assumed to be brothers or other close relatives of Tokishi Okazaki. There are also a few miscellaneous papers concerning Japanese associations in the U. S. such as Japanese Association of Northern America, Japanese Buddhist Association, Oregon, and Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 107, Tokichi Okazaki Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The papers have been arranged in two series with the first series, correspondence, in a chronological sequence, and the miscellaneous papers separated into a second series.

Custodial History

The Tokichi Okazaki papers were found in an old laundry in Pasco, Washington in 1967.

Acquisition Information

The Tokichi Okazaki papers were donated to the Washington State University Library by David Griffith in 1977.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Vanida Trongyounggoon in October, 1977.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Japan--Social conditions--1912-1945--Sources
  • Japanese -- Washington (State)--Correspondence

Personal Names

  • Okazaki, Tokichi --Archives (creator)
  • Griffith, David. waps (donor)

Finding aid prepared by Vanida Trongyounggoon
1977

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