Japanese Christian Church Federation records

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Japanese Christian Church Federation (Seattle, Wash.)

Title

Japanese Christian Church Federation records

Dates

1911-1942 (inclusive)

Quantity

2.75 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Collection Number

4438

Summary

Administrative papers of an organization of Japanese Christian churches in Washington

Repository

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.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages

English, Japanese

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Historical Note

The Japanese Episcopal Mission in Seattle was founded in 1906 under the impetus of Trinity Episcopal Church rector (and UW professor) Herbert Henry Gowen, under the Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Olympia. The mission evolved into the congregations of St. Peter's, Seattle and St. Paul's, White River Valley.

Source: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=341724&p=2299612

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, ephemera, reports, newsletters, church records, photographs, including records of St. Peter's Japanese (Episcopal) Mission in Seattle.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 4438-001, Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942
Accession No. 4438-002, Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1926-1940

Related Materials

Esther Mary McCullough papers (2236-001) includes scrapbooks about her missionary work with the Japanese-American community in the Seattle area.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942

2.56 cu.ft. (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial records, ephemera, reports, newsletters, church records, photographs, scrapbooks, including records of St. Peter's Japanese (Episcopal) Mission in Seattle; 1911-1942.

Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
- Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: General Correspondence
    Scope and Content: Major correspondents: The Deno-Dan (Japanese Interdenominational Board of Missions), San Francisco and Masasuke Kabayashi)
    
    Dates: 1915-1916
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Meeting Minutes of Ministers of Japanese Christian Churches in Seattle
    
    Dates: 1911-1916
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Miscellaneous Minutes
    
    Dates: approximately 1915-1930
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3-5, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Financial Records
    
    Dates: approximately 1915-1928
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6-7, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Donation Records
    
    Dates: 1931-1942
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Budget Report
    
    Dates: 1917
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Receipts
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Notebooks
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Programs
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Note Cards
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Address Books
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
  - Description: Ephemera
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
- Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Historical Features
    
    Dates: 1912
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/16, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: General Correspondence
    Scope and Content: Major correspondent: Episcopalians, Protestant Episcopalian Church, Diocese of Olympia
    
    Dates: approximately 1913-1942
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Incoming Letters to Reverend U. G. Murphy
    
    Dates: 1918, 1926
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/18, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Prayer Group Meeting Minutes
    
    Dates: approximately 1911-1922
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19-20, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Society of St. Peter's Japanese Episcopal Church Minutes
    
    Dates: 1913-1922
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/21, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Income, Contributions, Accounting Records
    
    Dates: 1914
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/22, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Brotherhood of St. Andrew Financial Records
    
    Dates: 1919-1920
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Miscellaneous Financial Records
    
    Dates: approximately 1911-1942
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24-2/7, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Budget Report
    
    Dates: 1916
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Receipts
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/9, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Board of Mission Reports
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/10, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Sunday School Reports
    
    Dates: 1915-1927
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Miscellaneous Reports
    
    Dates: 1914-1924
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/12, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Campaign Materials
    
    Dates: 1924
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/13, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Attendance Records
    
    Dates: 1919-1920
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/14, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Daily Records
    
    Dates: 1916
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/15, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Sunday School Records
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/16, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Lists of Names and Addresses
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/17, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Committees
    
    Dates: 1940
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/18, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Programs
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/19, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Newsletters
    
    Dates: 1928-1941
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/20, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Photographs
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/21, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Miscellaneous
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/22-23, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Diocese of Olympia
    
    Dates: 1922-1942
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/24, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
  - Description: Junior Church
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/25, Accession 4438-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942 / Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
Description: Accession No. 4438-002: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1926-1940
0.23 cubic feet (1 box)

Material Described Separately:
Separated Material: Dee Goto Oral History Project (Mss 2647)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, receipts, and ephemera relating to the Japanese Christian Church Federation, primarily written in Japanese.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: These materials appear to have been collected as part of an oral history project conducted by Dolores "Dee" Goto in the early 1970s.

Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Administrative Information

Arrangement

Related Materials

Detailed Description of the Collection

Accession No. 4438-001: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942

Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation

Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission

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