Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs records

Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs records, 1980-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs
Title: Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs records
Dates: 1980-1998 (inclusive)
19801998
Quantity: 8.25 linear feet
Collection Number: RG 33
Summary: This collection includes administrative files, published materials, and audio-visual media produced by the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs. The Center was founded to encourage strong understanding and improved relations between the western United States and the nations of the Pacific Rim.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs was founded in 1980 to encourage strong understanding and improved relations between the western United States and the nations of the Pacific Rim, in recognition of the outstanding work of Mike Mansfield in international relations in the Pacific. The Center was funded by the Mansfield Foundation and maintained offices at University of Montana's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, in Washington, DC, and in Tokyo. It planned an administrative and conference facility on Flathead Lake in western Montana, but was unable to construct this facility. It sponsored the Mike Mansfield Fellowship program, publications, and symposia on contemporary issues, and focused programs on public affairs and commerce, the humanities, and the arts.

In 2003 the board of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation voted to change the name of the Mansfield Center for Public Affairs to the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, as the two operated as a single legal entity.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, financial records, and subject files that document the operations of the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs from 1980-1996 as well as a few published materials detailing the history of the Center and its activities. In addition to the Center's administrative files, this collection also contains masters and copies of media produced by the Center. The audio-visual media contained in this collection include video and audio masters for a documentary about Asian immigrants in the western United States titled From the Far East to the Old West: Chinese and Japanese Settlers in Montana . The collection also includes audio recordings of oral histories and their corresponding transcripts, edit logs, photographs, and artwork. Copies of the oral history audio cassettes and the transcripts comprise Oral History collection 436.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Master material from Subgroup Two can only be used with permission from the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs. Photo component use requires permission from the respective institutions.

Preferred Citation

The Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is divided into two subgroups: Administrative Records and From the Far East to the Old West: Chinese and Japanese Settlers in Montana, production components.

Subgroup I, Administrative Records, consists of four series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1980-1987, 0.9 linear feet

Series II: Financial Records, 1985-1989, four folders

Series III: Subject Files, 1980-1994, 2.1 linear feet

Series IV: Published Materials, 1993-1996, 1 folder

Subgroup II, From the Far East to the Old West: Chinese and Japanese Settlers in Montana, production components consists of four series:

Series I: Video and Audio Masters, undated, 3.5 linear feet

Series II: Oral History Interviews, audio cassettes, 1998 and undated, 0.2 linear feet

Series III: Edit logs and Oral History Transcripts, undated, 0.2 linear feet

Series IV: Production Artwork, Photographs, and Other Images, 1998 and undated, 1.2 linear feet

Custodial History

The collection was in the possession of the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs until donation to the Archives.

Acquisition Information

Most of the administrative records were donated in 1991. The bulk of the production components for From the Far East to the Old West: Chinese and Japanese Settlers in Montana were donated in 2002 but the photos, zip disks and photo logs were donated in 2005.

Processing Note

The actions taken to process this collection were unrecorded. Prior to 2017, copies of the the oral history transcripts and cassette tapes were created and are now part of Oral History Collection 436.

In 2018, a few published materials, subject files, and a financial report were added to this collection.

Related Materials

Archives and Special Collections also holds records for the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, RG 034.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup I: Administrative records, 1980-1996Return to Top

3.25 linear feet

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Series I: Correspondence 0.9 linear feet This series contains correspondence produced by the Center. The materials were arranged chronologically by subject.	1980-1987
Box/Folder
1/1	1980-1982
1/2	1983-1985
1/3	July 1986
1/4	August 1986
1/5	September 1986
1/6	October 1986
1/7	November 1986
1/8	December 1986
2/1	January 1987
2/2	February 1987
2/3	Conference	August 1985
2/4	Mike Mansfield	1980-1983
2/5	Presidential search	1985
2/6	Site selection	1984
2/7	Site selection	1985
2/8	Site selection	January-February 1986
2/9	Site selection	March-December 1986
	Series II: Financial records 4 folders	1985-1989
Box/Folder
2/10	Audit	1985
7/1	Financial Report	1985
2/11	Balance sheet	March 1988
2/12	Budget	1988-1989
	Series III: Subject files 2.1 linear feet	1980-1994
Box/Folder
3/1	Committee, foreign advisory	1980-1985
3/2	Committee, founding	1982
3/3	Committee, nominating	1985-1986
3/4	Feasibility study, Marts & Lundy	1985-1986
3/5	Feasibility study, Marts & Lundy	1986
3/6	Final report, Old West Regional Commission	September 1981
3/7	History	undated
3/8	Meeting	June 1982
3/9	Reorganization	1986
3/10	Reorganization	1986
3/11	Flathead Lake Conference Center, architect	1986
4/1	Flathead Lake Conference Center, architect	1986
7/2	Flathead Lake Conference Center, architect	1986
4/2	Flathead Lake Conference Center, engineering services	1986
4/3	Flathead Lake Conference Center, preservation of Native American sites	1986
4/4	Flathead Lake Conference Center, site programming	1986
4/5	Flathead Lake Conference Center, site selection	1985-1988
4/6	Flathead Lake Conference Center, site selection	1985-1986
4/7	Flathead Lake Conference Center, clippings	1984-1986
4/8	Flathead Lake Conference Center, feasibility study	1982
5/1	Flathead Lake Conference Center, feasibility study	1985-1986
5/2	Flathead Lake Conference Center, minutes	December 1985
5/3	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Piercy land gift	1985-1989
5/4	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Zelezny/Murphy property	1984-1991
5/5	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Zelezny/Murphy property	1984-1991
5/6	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Painted Rocks	May-June 1985
5/7	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Painted Rocks, legal opinion	1989
5/8	Flathead Lake Conference Center, reports	1984-1986
5/9	Flathead Lake Conference Center, reports	1982-1984
6/1	Flathead Lake Conference Center, reports	1984
6/2	Flathead Lake Conference Center, reports	1985
6/3	Flathead Lake Conference Center, reports	1986
6/4	Flathead Lake Conference Center, negotiations	1986
6/5	Flathead Lake Conference Center, site marketing survey	1986-1987
6/6	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Sale of Zelezny/Murphy property	1993-1994
6/7	Flathead Lake Conference Center, Sale of Zelezny/Murphy property	1993-1994
	Series IV: Published Materials 1 folder This series contains materials published by the Center about its history and activities. Most relate to events hosted by the Center. The materials were arranged chronologically.	1993-1996 and undated
Box/Folder
7/3	Miscellaneous publications	1993-1996 and undated

Subgroup II: From the Far East to the Old West: Chinese and Japanese Settlers in Montana, production components, 1998 and undatedReturn to Top

5.0 linear feet

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Series I: Video and audio masters 3.5 linear feet Materials in this series include several audio-visual formats, including Beta and VHS videotapes, CDs, and DV video.	undated
Box
1	Beta original #1
1	Beta original #2
1	Beta original #3
1	Beta original #4
1	Beta original #5
1	Beta original #5
1	Beta original #6
1	Beta original #7
1	Beta original #8
1	Beta original #9
1	Beta original #10
1	Beta original #11
1	Beta original #12
1	Beta original #13
1	Beta original #14
1	Beta original #15
1	Beta original #16
1	Beta original #17
1	Beta original #18
1	Beta original #19
1	Beta original #20
1	Beta original #21
1	Beta original #22
1	Beta original #23
1	Beta original #24
1	Beta original #25
1	Beta original #26
1	Beta original #27
1	Beta original #28
1	Beta original #29
1	Beta original #30
1	Beta original #31
1	Beta original #32
1	Beta original #33
1	Beta original #34
1	Beta original #35
1	Beta original #36
1	Beta original #37
1	Beta original #38
2	Beta original #39
2	Beta original #40
2	Beta original #41
2	Beta original #42
Box
2	DV Train and Bannock
Box
2	NCMG – Matt Hocevar, Japan Globe
2	NCMG – Matt Hocevar, China Globe
2	NCMG – Matt Hocevar
2	NCMG – Matt Hocevar
2	Asian beta offline edit (From Far East to Old West offline edit)
2	Asian VHS offline edit (From Far East to Old West offline edit)
2	Graphic sample
2	Voiceover CD
2	Voiceover CD
2	Voiceover audiocassette
2	Narration - All takes CD
2	Narration - All takes DAT tape
2	Joyce Chinn, Railroad tracks CD
2	CD ROM of after-effects movies, Photoshop pics, Targa files, etc.
2	CD soundtrack, From Far East to Old West
2	Betacam SP master, From Far East to Old West
2	Archives films beta cassette of stock footage of "Asian settlers," viewing only
2	Footage filmed by Polar Bear Co., VHS #1, viewing only
2	Footage filmed by Polar Bear Co., VHS #2, viewing only
2	Footage filmed by Polar Bear Co., VHS #3, viewing only
2	Footage filmed by Polar Bear Co., VHS #4, viewing only
2	Footage filmed by Polar Bear Co., VHS #5, viewing only
2	VHS copy of film purchased from Archives Films
electronic_file
Digital file	Digital copy of From the Far East to the Old West Copied from an original DVD, with permission from the Mansfield Foundation, 2024
	Series II: Oral history interviews, audio cassettes 0.2 linear feet This series consists of audio recordings of interviews with individuals named below. Copies of these tapes are available as Oral History collection 436.	1998, undated
Box
2	Linda Tamura interview	September 26, 1998
2	Ding Tam interview and Losh Kusumoto interview	1998
2	Losh Kusumoto interview	August 13, 1998
2	Bob Swartout interview	July 21, 1998
2	Bob Swartout interview	July 21, 1998
2	Liping Zhu interview and Henry Muneta interview	July 22, 1998
2	Liping Zhu interview and Henry Muneta interview	July 22, 1998
2	Henry Muneta interview and Robert Koyama interview	July, 1998
2	Robert Koyama interview and Chrystal Shors interview	July, 1998
2	Jim Kurokawa interview and Ben Harada interview	July, 1998
2	Joyce Chinn interview, tape #1	January 22, 1998
2	Joyce Chinn interview, tape #2	January 22, 1998
2	Mr. Watanabe interview	undated
	Series III: Edit logs and oral history transcripts 0.2 linear feet This series contains transcripts of the oral history interviews with the individuals named below. Copies of these transcripts are available as Oral History collection 436.	undated
Box/Folder
3/1	Edit logs
3/2	Transcript list
3/3	Transcript of Joyce Chinn interview, January 22, 1998
3/4	Transcript of Ben Harada interview, July 9, 1998
3/5	Transcript of Rick Harda interview, July 8, 1998
3/6	Transcript of Robert Koyama interview, July 23, 1998
3/7	Transcript of Jim Kurokawa interview, July 10, 1998
3/8	Transcript of Heloshi Kusumoto interview, August 13, 1998
3/9	Transcript of Henry Muneta interview, July 22, 1998
3/10	Transcript of Chrystal Shors interview, July 21, 1998
3/11	Transcript of Bob Swartout interview, July 21, 1998
3/12	Transcript of Ding Tam interview, July 27, 1998
3/13	Transcript of Linda Tamura interview, September 26, 1998
3/14	Transcript of Liping Zhu interview, July 22, 1998
	Series IV: Production artwork, photographs and other images 1.2 linear feet In addition to photos and images, this series also includes photo logs and computer disks.	1898, undated
Box/Folder
3/15	Montana map title page artwork
3/16	Color copy of charcoal of Asian miners, artwork
3/17	Copies from Butte Archives
3/18	Photos and copies from National Archives
3/19	Photo and letter from Stumptown Historical Society
3/20	Photo and copies from Library of Congress
3/21	Photo from World Museum of Mining
3/22	Photos from Beaverhead County Museum Archives
3/23	Photos and copies from Montana Historical Society
3/24	Photo from Roger-Viollet	1898
3/25	Photos and copies from unidentified source
3/26	Picture log
OS 5	Charcoal of Asian miners, original artwork
OS 5	Montana Historical Society photo of card game in King’s Saloon
Box
4	Three boxes of zip disks
4	Log book for photos and other images with zip disk reference numbers

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