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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)19111942
- Quantity
- 2.75 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 4438
- Summary
- Administrative papers of an organization of Japanese Christian churches in Washington
- Repository
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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
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No restrictions on access.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- 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.
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
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.
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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.)
