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Charles Theodore Takahashi Papers, 1903-1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Takahashi, Charles Theodore
Title
Charles Theodore Takahashi Papers
Dates
1903-1959 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear ft.
Collection Number
(Accession No. 3542-001)
Summary
A Seattle Japanese American businessman who was incarcerated at Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Washington, and at Camp Minidoka in Idaho during World War II
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
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Charles T. Takahashi was a Seattle Japanese American businessman who was incarcerated at Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Wash., and at Camp Minidoka in Idaho during World War II. Just before the commencement of the war, Takahashi and an associate, Osawa, were prosecuted for selling oil tanks to the Japanese. Takahashi was also prosecuted by the IRS for nonpayment of taxes. While at Camp Minidoka, Takahashi attempted to continue to run his business and also served as a block commissioner and a Boy Scout leader. He was released from the camp at the end of the war.

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Content Description

The bulk of the papers consists of correspondence between Takahashi and his employees and of other business records from the period of his incarceration. There are also records of several court cases, including various civil suits. All papers relating to Takahashi's businesses are in the main body of the papers, with the exception of the Tenkatsu Cafe records, which form a separate subgroup. All of Takahashi's correspondence with friends and family while in the camps, as well as the papers from his camp activities, have been divided between the Camp Harmony and Camp Minidoka subgroups.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Takahashi papers were donated to the Libraries by Charles T. Takahashi in October 1983 and December 1984.

Processing Note

The papers were processed in 1986.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Businessmen--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Concentration camp inmates--Idaho--Hunt
  • Concentration camp inmates--Washington (State)--Puyallup
  • Concentration camps--Idaho--Hunt
  • Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup
  • Hotelkeepers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Japanese American business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Idaho--Hunt
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup
  • World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans

Personal Names

  • Takahashi, Charles Theodore--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Minidoka Relocation Center
  • Puyallup Assembly Center (Puyallup, Wash.)


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