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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 1380, 1532 Setsuda, Kiichi Kiichi Setsuda papers approximately 1906-1912 100 items Collection materials are in English. Papers of a Japanese American businessman of Seattle, Washington and president of the Japanese-American Fertilizing and Fisheries Company.

Kiichi Setsuda was a Japanese American businessman in Seattle in the early decades of the 20th century. He graduated from Kanzai Law College in Japan in 1892 at the age of 21 and moved to Seattle in 1902. He ran the import business K. Setsuda Company, as well as the Japanese American Fertilizing and Fisheries Company on Lummi Island. During the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909, Mr. Setsuda served as international juror and awarded a number of the exposition awards. During his life, Setsuda was the president of the Japanese Merchants' Association of Seattle, president of the Tokyo Club of Seattle, trustee of the Japanese Association of Washington, member of the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Seattle Commercial Club, and life member of the Seattle Art Association.

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Setsuda, Kiichi--Archives K. Setsuda Company Seattle Art Association Commercial Club (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Chamber of Commerce Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.) Japanese Americans--Washington (State) Art--Washington (State) Art--Societies, etc International trade Boards of trade--Washington (State) Commercial associations--Washington (State) Exhibitions--Washington (State) Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Japanese Americans Fisheries and Wildlife Seattle

Accession No. 1380-001: Kiichi Setsuda papers, [Information not available] .42 cu. ft.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, letterpress book.

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Acquisition Info: Richard Setsuda, 1970-07-09

Kiichi Setsuda papers Accession No. 1532-001: Kiichi Setsuda papers, circa 1909-1912 30 items.

Scope and Content: Licenses, certificates.

Japanese American Fertilizer and Fish Co., Lummi Island (5 pictures): 1) employees 2) damage to press 3) tug boat Lavina 4) and 5) buildings K. Setsuda Company, two pictures; Methodist Church, one picture; Fujin Home, one picture; group gathering (unidentified), one picture.

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Acquisition Info: Richard Setsuda, 1971-02-04

Kiichi Setsuda papers Accession No. 1532-002: Kiichi Setsuda papers, 1907-1912 1 microfilm (negative)

Scope and Content: 16mm negative microfilm of letterpress copybook ca. 1907-1912.

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Acquisition Info: Filmed in March 1991 from original at UW Libraries, MSS and Univ. Archives Division., 1991-03-01

Kiichi Setsuda papers Accession No. 1532-003: Kiichi Setsuda papers, 1907-1912 1 positive microfilm reel

Scope and Content: Microfilm of letterpress copybook; ca. 1907-1912.

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Acquisition Info: Friends of the Library grant, 2003-03-24

Kiichi Setsuda papers