WAUUyedafamily3994.xmlGuide to the Uyeda Family Papers 1940-1984Uyeda Family PapersSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2014 (Last modified: 4/14/2023)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections3994 (Accession No. 3994-001)Uyeda (Family : Uyeda, Masato, 1895-1991)Uyeda family papers1940-1984approximately 11.5 cubic feet (9 boxes)Collection materials are in English and Japanese.Correspondence, membership records, business records, funeral records, scrapbooks and photography book of a Japanese American who operated a landscaping and garden ornament importing business

Masato Uyeda and his wife Ayako, who operated a landscaping and garden ornament importing business, were active in various Japanese community organizations including Hiroshima Kenjinkai (Club), which was an organization composed of people who came from Hiroshima and their descendants.

Arranged in 3 series.

Series 1, Businesses, 1923-1980sSeries 2, Community Activities, 1960s-1980sSeries 3, Personal Papers, 1894-1980s

Correspondence, membership records, business records, funeral records, scrapbooks, photography book, 1894-1981 (bulk 1940s-1980s). One scrapbook of clippings in Japanese concerns the Hiroshima Kenjinkai (Club), composed of people who came from Hiroshima and their descendants. Another organization documented is Seattle Japanese Community Service, a forerunner of Nikkei Concerns and Keiro Nursing Home. Related Accession: an interview with Mr. Uyeda recorded in 1970. See also excerpts from interview of Mr. Uyeda in Kazuo Ito, "Issei," 1973, pp. 555-558 (F 900 J35H8613 1973). The two scrapbooks containing mainly Seattle clippings were compiled by a younger cousin and have been retained to show media coverage of some Seattle Japanese artists and community leaders in the 1950s. Bulk of these papers are in Japanese.

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

Fumi Uyeda Groves 9/20 and 11/17/88, 1988-09-20

In 2023, Japanese books (originally accession 3994-002) were removed from this collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections.

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Uyeda (Family :   Uyeda, Masato, 1895-1991)--ArchivesUyeda, Masato, 1895-1991--ArchivesUyeda, Ayako, 1905-1990--ArchivesJapanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesJapanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--SourcesFraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--SourcesHiroshima Kenjinkai (Seattle, Wash.)--History--SourcesHiroshima Club (Seattle, Wash.)--History--SourcesSeattle Buddhist Club--History--SourcesSeattle Japanese Community Service--History--SourcesWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American--SourcesBusiness recordsFinancial recordsMembership listsScrapbooksNewspaper clippingsRecords (Documents)Personal correspondenceBusiness correspondencePhotographsEphemeraAlbums (Books)Minutes (Records)Annual reportsJapanese AmericansScrapbooksPhotographs

 

Series 1Businesses1923-1980s1Sunrise Pool Hall1923

Tax return

1Liberty Malt1930s-1940s

Ledgers and store records

1-2Togo Gardens1954-1984

Inventories, ledgers, import records, personal expenses, bills, reports, sales records, tax returns, correspondence

2Japanese Gardeners Association1970s-1980s

Membership rosters, insurance and tax information

Series 2Community Activities1960s-1980s3-4Seattle Hiroshima Club (Seattle Hiroshima Kenjinkai)1960s-1980s

Membership lists, club business, correspondence, club records, board information, tax information

5-6Seattle Buddhist Club1960s-1980s

Meeting minutes, newsletters, notes, records, annuals reports, membership lists, programs, information from conventions, miscellaneous

6Seattle Japanese Community Service1960s-1980s

Correspondence, Christmas and Easter visits, reports, minutes, membership lists, Keiro Community Center, newsletters

Series 3Personal Papers1894-1980s6-7Incoming Letters - World War II1941-1944

Correspondence during war years, especially regarding relocation

7-8Letters, General1960s-1982

Correspondence, especially from Ayako Uyeda, personal papers, calendars, address books, miscellaneous correspondence and records

8-9Funeral Records1950s-1980s9Scrapbooks1960-1977, undated

Scrapbooks of clippings and postcards and a photography book, Camera Mosaics