Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1911-1942

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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

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

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.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Japanese Christian Church Federation
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 4438-001
General Correspondence
Scope and Content: Major correspondents: The Deno-Dan (Japanese Interdenominational Board of Missions), San Francisco and Masasuke Kabayashi)
 1915-1916
1/2 4438-001
Meeting Minutes of Ministers of Japanese Christian Churches in Seattle
 1911-1916
1/3-5 4438-001
Miscellaneous Minutes
 approximately 1915-1930
1/6-7 4438-001
Financial Records
 approximately 1915-1928
1/8 4438-001
Donation Records
 1931-1942
1/9 4438-001
Budget Report
 1917
1/10 4438-001
Receipts
1/11 4438-001
Notebooks
1/12 4438-001
Programs
1/13 4438-001
Note Cards
1/14 4438-001
Address Books
1/15 4438-001
Ephemera
Series 2: Episcopalians, St. Peter's Japanese Mission
Box/Folder Accession
1/16 4438-001
Historical Features
 1912
1/17 4438-001
General Correspondence
Scope and Content: Major correspondent: Episcopalians, Protestant Episcopalian Church, Diocese of Olympia
 approximately 1913-1942
1/18 4438-001
Incoming Letters to Reverend U. G. Murphy
 1918, 1926
1/19-20 4438-001
Prayer Group Meeting Minutes
 approximately 1911-1922
1/21 4438-001
Society of St. Peter's Japanese Episcopal Church Minutes
 1913-1922
1/22 4438-001
Income, Contributions, Accounting Records
 1914
1/23 4438-001
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Financial Records
 1919-1920
1/24-2/7 4438-001
Miscellaneous Financial Records
 approximately 1911-1942
2/8 4438-001
Budget Report
 1916
2/9 4438-001
Receipts
2/10 4438-001
Board of Mission Reports
2/11 4438-001
Sunday School Reports
 1915-1927
2/12 4438-001
Miscellaneous Reports
 1914-1924
2/13 4438-001
Campaign Materials
 1924
2/14 4438-001
Attendance Records
 1919-1920
2/15 4438-001
Daily Records
 1916
2/16 4438-001
Sunday School Records
2/17 4438-001
Lists of Names and Addresses
2/18 4438-001
Committees
 1940
2/19 4438-001
Programs
2/20 4438-001
Newsletters
 1928-1941
2/21 4438-001
Photographs
2/22-23 4438-001
Miscellaneous
2/24 4438-001
Diocese of Olympia
 1922-1942
2/25 4438-001
Junior Church

Accession No. 4438-002: Japanese Christian Church Federation records, 1926-1940Return to Top

0.23 cubic feet (1 box)

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.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Home missions--Washington (State)
  • Japanese Americans--Religion
  • Japanese Americans--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Episcopal Church--Washington (State)
  • Episcopal Church. Diocese of Olympia (Wash.)
  • Japanese Christian Church Federation (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
  • St. Peter's Japanese Mission (Seattle, Wash.)


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