WAUMatsushitaIwaoUA2718.xml Guide to the Iwao Matsushita Papers 1875-1979 Matsushita (Iwao) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2013 (Last modified: 4/2/2020)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 2718 (Accession No. 2718-001) Matsushita, Iwao, 1892-1979 Iwao Matsushita papers 1875-1979 1931-1978 approximately 13 cubic feet (17 boxes and 1 package) Collection materials are in Englishand Japanese. Papers of a Japanese American college professor and librarian at University of Washington, and teacher at Japanese Language School, Seattle, Washington

Iwao Matsushita was a Japanese-American college professor and librarian at University of Washington, and a teacher at Japanese Language School, Seattle, Washington.

Matsushita immigrated to the United States from Japan in 1919. From the time of his arrival until World War II he was employed in Seattle as an office manager at Mitsui & Company, an export firm. In 1927, he introduced the first Japanese language course at the University of Washington. During WWII he was interned first at Fort Missoula, Montana, and then later at Camp Minidoka in Hunt, Idaho. He resumed teaching Japanese language at the University following the war until 1951 and also taught at the Japanese Language School and at Edison Vocational School. He was also the East Asia librarian at the University of Washington.

Matsushita married twice. His first wife, Hanaye, was interned separately during the first part of the war. Matsushita was able to transfer to Minidoka to be with her. Initially Matsushita was sent to Fort Missoula because he was identified as a community leader. is second wife's name is Ginko Matsushita.

Kyo Koike, a Seattle physician and noted photographer, was a good friend of Matsushita. He was interned at Tule Lake, and the two men corresponded extensively while Matsushita was at Fort Missoula.

Arranged in 8 series:

Personal papers, 1882-1979 (bulk circa 1930-1979) Fort Missoula, Montana, 1941-1944, 1970 Camp Minidoka, Idaho, 1942-1952 (bulk 1944-1945) Rainier Ginsha, 1915-1979 (bulk circa 1960-1978) Seattle Japanese Language School, 1947-1975 Hanaya Matsushita, 1920-1971 Ginko Matsushita, 1895-1979 (bulk circa 1940-1979) Kyo Koike, 1925-1977

Contains correspondence, diaries, haiku and other writings, publications, scrapbooks, financial records, and course materials.

When Matshushita was at Fort Missoula, he wrote letters to his wife at Camp Minidoka). These letters may be found in the Hanaye Matsushita series (Box 14, Folders 16-22). Hanaye’s letters to Iwao are in the Fort Missoula series. Among the correspondence in the Hanaye Matsushita series are letters Hanaye wrote to gather affidavits regarding her husband's good character and loyalty so that he could join her at Minidoka (Box 14, Folders 25 and 26). Matsushita’s letters to Koike are in the Kyo Koike series (Box 15, Folders 6 and 7). Koike’s letters to Matsushita are in the Fort Missoula series (inventory follows below). There are also two letters to Hanaye Matsushita (in Japanese, Box 14, Folder 14).

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Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Source: Iwao Matsushita 1969, 1970, 1979; Estate of Iwao Matsushita, 1981; Don Kazama, 1983; Mrs. Ginko Matsushita, 1984.

Merger of Accession Nos. 2718-001, 2718-002, 2718-003, 2718-004, and 2718-005.

Photographs were relocated to the Matsushita Family Photograph Collection, PH Coll. 162 in Special Collections in 1986.

Matsushita, Iwao, 1892-1979--Archives University of Washington University Archives Koike, Kyo, 1878 or 1879-1947 Japanese Language School (Seattle, Wash.) Fort Missoula (Mont.) Minidoka Relocation Center Fort Missoula, Montana, Detention Camp Schools--Washington (State) Japanese Americans--Idaho Japanese Americans--Montana Japanese Americans--Washington (State) Japanese language--Study and teaching--Washington (State) Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Military bases--Montana World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans Haiku--Societies, etc Poems Diaries Recipes Newsletters University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington) Japanese Americans Language and Languages Diaries Scrapbooks

 

Personal Papers Biographical Information 1/1 Autobiographical materials 1946-1961, undated 1/2 Family Histories undated 1/3 Personal Documents 1919-1934, 1945, 1961, 1966-1971 1/4 University of Washington Transcripts and Diploma 1948-1951 1/5 Memorial Service Program 1979 1/6 Miscellaneous 1932, 1940, 1944, undated Incoming Letters 1/7 A 1955-1976, undated 1/8 Bank of Tokyo 1947-1975 1/9 Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church 1963-1976 1/10 B 1948-1971 1/11 C 1950-1969, undated 1/12 D 1969-1978, undated 1/13 E 1954-1969 1/14 Fukuda, Seizo 1948-1973, undated 1/15 Fukumi, Yasuko 1969-1973 1/16 F 1946-1970, undated 1/17 G 1959-1974, undated 1/18 Ha 1954-1977, undated 1/19 Hi 1947-1974 1/20 Ho 1946-1977 1/21 Ichii, Yasuzo and Yoshi 1952-1976 1/22 Ichino, Sen 1949-1975 1/23 Ideda, Koume 1940-1960, undated 1/24-28 Inoue (or Inouye), Teruko 1945-1978, undated 1/29 Inoue, Tetsuo 1972-1973, undated 1/30 Ichi - In 1950-1974, undated 1/31 Ishibashi 1946-1969, undated 1/32 Ishii, Lillian and Jack 1959-1979, undated 1/33-35 Isono, Tonomi 1950-1978, undated 1/36 Itaguchi, Fumiko 1959-1975 1/37 Ito, Kazuo 1961-1975 1/38-42 Izui, Mikisaburo 1947-1963, undated 1/43 Ishi - Izu 1936-1974 1/44-51 Japan Publications Trading Company 1949-1977 1/52 J 1952-1978 1/53 Ka 1955-1973, undated 1/54-56 Kimura, Aiko (or Ai) 1961-1979, undated 1/57-58 Kimura, Akira 1947-1976, undated 1/59 Kimura, H.S. 1960-1963, undated 1/60 Kimura 1959-1976, undated 1/61 Kitagawa, Joseph M. 1946-1978 1/62 Ki 1950-1973 1/63 Koike, Kyo 1946 1/64 Kono, Juhei C. 1959-1977, undated 1/65 Ko - Kr 1949-1975 1/66 Kubota, George Takuichi 1961-1977, undated 1/67 Ku - Kw 1950-1969, undated 1/68 L 1969 2/1 Machida, Thomas J. (Tamotsu) 1954-1974, undated 2/2-4 Matsushita. Aiko (or Ai) 1950-1977, undated 2/5 Matsushita, Hana and Seki 1947-1956, undated 2/6-7 Matsushita, Sekio 1946-1970, undated 2/8 Ma 1950-1976, undated 2/9 Me - Mi 1941-1978, undated 2/10 Mo - My 1949-1970, undated 2/11 Na 1949-1977, undated 2/12 Nobechi, Tenma 1954-1959 2/13 Ni - No 1951-1974 2/14 O 1950-1975, undated 2/15 P - R 1946-1969, undated 2/16 Sato 1937-1975, undated 2/17 Sai - Saw 1959-1975, undated 2/18 Se - Si 1947-1979, undated 2/19 Sm - Su 1949-1975 2/20 Taj - Tak 1949-1977, undated 2/21 Tamaki, S.J 1949-1977 2/22 Tamura 1938-1975, undated 2/23 Tam - Tat 1961-1976 2/24 Thorpe, E. 1947-1953 2/25 Te - Tu 1947-1977, undated 2/26 U - V 1948-1976, undated 2/27 University of Washington 1946-1972, undated 2/28 Watanabe, Eiji 1967-1974, undated 2/29 W 1953-1977 2/30 Yamamoto, Tomoko 1973-1979, undated 2/31 Yamamoto 1970-1977 2/32 Ya 1950-1975, undated 2/33 Yo - Z 1947-1978 2/34-35 Unidentified 2/36-37 Outgoing Letters - To Japan Publications Trading Company 1969-1977 2/38-40 Outgoing Letters 1961-1976, undated 2/41 Letters - Collected by Iwao Matsushita 1882-1975, undated 2/42-48 Financial Records 1925-1979, undated Diaries of Iwao Matsushita 2/49 Regarding Hanaye Matsushita in Hospital 1963-1965 2/50-3/14 General 1965-1978 3/15-16 Gardening 1970, 1975 3/17 Journals by Iwao Matsushita undated 3/18-21 Travel Journals by Iwao Matsushita 1931-1971 4/1-2 Travel Journals by Teruko Inoue 1965-1973 Writings by Iwao Matsushita 4/3-4 "Neko no Negoto" undated 4/5 "A Seven-Day Journey" 1963 4/6 "Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery undated 4/7 Student Papers 1950-1951, undated 4/8 Miscellaneous 1956 4/9 "Insects in Japanese Literature" undated 4/10 "Around the Southern Pacific Ocean" undated 4/11-13 Miscellaneous 1974, undated Writings by Others 4/14 Washburn, Bradford: "Operation White Tower" 1947 4/15 Matsushita, Sekio: Miscellaneous undated 4/16 Divine, Doris: "A Girl's Adventure" undated 4/17 Shimada, Shigeo: "Waga Hoshi-kai ni" undated 4/18-23 Miscellaneous 1938-1977, undated 4/24 Translations by Iwao Matsushita 1948, undated 4/25-32 Speeches by Iwao Matsushita 1955-1978, undated 4/33-5/3 Engagement Calendars 1948-1974 5/4-9 Notes 1928-1978, undated

Including notes regarding the death of Hanaye Matsushita.

 Publications by Iwao Matsushita 5/10 "Our Daily Bread" 1958 5/11 "Neko no Negoto" (co-author: Matsushita, Hanaye 1966 5/12-14 "A Seven-Day Journey" 1954-1979 5/15 Publications - Translated by Iwao Matsushita, Written by U.G. Murphy "Christian Moral Code" undated "Kiristo-kyo no Shinko" 1950 5/16-22 Publications by Others Newsletters 5/23-24 Nisei Veterans Newsletter 1965-1977 5/25 Peoples Christian Evangel 1974-1975

Including articles by Iwao Matsushita.

 5/26-31 Miscellaneous 1946-1978 Church Bulletins 5/32 Seattle Japanese Methodist Church 1954 5/33 Blaine Memorial Methodist Church, Seattle 1960-1968 5/34-6/1 Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, Seattle 1968-1977 6/2-12 Miscellaneous 1950-1978 6/13-19 Lists 1947-1974, undated 6/20-22 Programs 1954-1977, undated 6/23 Itineraries 1966, undated 6/24-27 Address Books undated 6/28-29 Questionnaires 1964-1973, undated 6/30-31 Legal Documents 1968-1979, undated 6/32 Minutes - Japanese-American Service Committee and Blaine United Methodist Church 1946-1974 6/33 Reports 1952-1973 6/34 Catalogs 1974-1975, undated 6/35 Song Lyrics 1960, undated 6/36-38 Picture Postcards 1922, undated 6/39 Diploma 1914 6/40 Certifications 1914-1962, undated 7 Calligraphy undated 7 Testimonial undated 17 Stamps 7/1 Botany Scrapbook 1931-1932 8/1 Scrapbook 1953-1957, undated 8/2-7 Clippingsand Essays of Iwao Matsushita 1934-1978, undated 8/8-19 Ephemera 1928-1976, undated Subject Files 8/20-22 Teaching Naturalization at Edison Vocational School 1952-1954, undated 8/23-26 KBLE (Seattle) Radio Monitor 1970-1973, undated Fort Missoula, Montana Incoming Letters 9/1 A - G 1942-1943 9/2 Hayasaka, H.M. 1943 9/3 H - J 1942-1944, undated 9/4-6 Koike, Kyo 1942-1944 9/7 K 1942-1944, undated 9/8-10 Matsushita, Hanaye 1942-1943, undated 9/11 M - O 1942-1944 9/12 S - T 1942-1943, undated 9/13 U.S. Department of Justice, Miscellaneous 1942-1943, undated 9/14 U 1942-1943 9/15 W - Y 1942-1943, undated 9/16 Unidentified 1942-1943, undated 9/17 Outgoing Letters 1943 9/18 General Correspondence undated 9/19 Letter Collected by Iwao Matsushita 1943 9/20 Financial Records 1942 Writings by Iwao Matsushita 9/21 "Record of Japanese Detention at Fort Missoula, MT" 1970 9/22 Miscellaneous undated 9/23 Writings by Others 1943 9/24 Diaries 1941-1942 9/25-26 Notes 1942, undated 9/27-28 Lists 1941-1944, undated 9/29 Legal Documents 1941-1942 10/1-2 Publications 1942-1943 10/3 Notices undated 10/4 Programs 1943 10/5 Questionnaire undated 10/6 Song Lyric 1941 10/7 Photograph 1943 10/8 Ephemera undated Subject Files 10/9 English Teaching undated 10/10 Missoula Haiku-kai undated Camp Minidoka, Idaho 10/11 Biographical Information 1944-1952 Incoming Letters 10/12 A - G 1944-1945, undated 10/13 Hirano, Raymond H. 1944 10/14 H - K 1944-1945, undated 10/15 M - N 1944-1945, undated 10/16 O - T 1944-1945, undated 10/17 U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1944-1945 10/18 U.S. War Relocation Authority, Minidoka Relocation Center 1944-1945 10/19 U.S. Government, Miscellaneous 1945 10/20 U - W 1944-1945, undated 10/21 Y 1944-1945 10/22 Unidentified 1944-1945, undated 11/1 Outgoing Letters 1944-1945 11/2 Letters Regarding Iwao Matsushita 1944-1946 11/3 Letters Collected by Iwao Matsushita 1944 11/4 Minutes - "Meeting of the Community Council and the Block Commissioners with Mr. Myer, National Director" 1945 11/5 Writings by Others 1945, undated 11/6 Speech by Dillon S. Myer, WRA National Director at Minidoka, Idaho 1945 11/7 Eulogies 1944-1946 11/8 Notes undated 11/9 Lists 1946, undated 11/10 Memorandum 1945 11/11-12 Newsletters 1942-1945, undated 11/13 Pamphlet undated 11/14 Maps undated 11/15 Recipe Book undated 11/16 Photographs undated 11/17 Illustrations undated 11/18 Clippings 1944, undated 11/19 Ephemera undated Subject Files 11/20-21 Minidoka Ginsha 1943, undated Rainier Ginsha Incoming Letters 12/1 A - B 1973-1976 12/2 Fujikado Matsuko (Shoko) 1961-1977, undated 12/3 Fukuda, Hatsue (Shiko) 1971-1977, undated 12/4 Fukuoka, Taizo 1967-1974 12/5 Fukuzawa, Yoko 1971-1976, undated 2/6 E - F 1971-1975, undated 12/7 H - I 1960-1974, undated 12/8 Kajita, Fukuyo (Fukujo) 1969-1975, undated 12/9 King, Chie 1971-1977 12/10 Koyama, Miyoko 1971-1979, undated 12/11 J - K 1969-1978, undated 12/12 Matsumoto, Kimi 1971-1976, undated 12/13 M - N 1971-1977, undated 12/14 O - P 1969-1976, undated 12/15 Sauki, Izyo 1970-1977, undated 12/16 Tsuneishi, Shisei 1970-1976 12/17 S - U 1970-1977, undated 12/18 W - Y 1971-1979, undated 12/19 Outgoing Letters 1974, undated 12/20 Financial Records 1973-1977 12/21-25 Haiku Notes by Iwao Matsushita 1965-1973 12/26 Haiku Notes by Gin Matsushita undated Haiku - Monthly Meeting Entries 12/27 By Iwao Matsushita 1973-1978, undated 12/28-29 By Gin Matsushita 1963-1978, undated 12/30 By other members 1972-1976, undated 12/31 Haiku - Monthly Meeting Evaluations 1973

Including manuscripts of monthly meeting reports. Retained sample only.

 12/32-37 Haiku - Monthly Meeting Reports 1948-1979 12/38-13/2 Haiku - Monthly Meeting Reports of Other Haiku Societies 1946-1978 13/3 Haiku 1963, undated 13/4-5 Tanka by Others 1963-1976 13/6 Writing by Iwao Matsushita undated 13/7 Eulogies 1971-1972 13/8 Notes 1967-1975, undated 13/9 Lists 1953-1961 13/10 Publication Edited by Iwao Matsushita 1974 13/11 Publications 1915-1974 13/12 Cassette Tape - Narration By Kyoshi, Etc. undated 13/13 Newspapers 1963-1971 13/14-15 Clippings 1962-1974, undated 13/16 Ephemera undated Seattle Japanese Language School 13/17 Organizational Features 1973, undated 13/18 Incoming Letters 1954-1973, undated 13/19 Outgoing Letters 1957-1974, undated 13/20-21 Writings 1965-1966, undated 13/22-23 Lecture Notes by Iwao Matsushita undated

Retained sample only.

 13/24-31 Curriculum Materials 1972-1973, undated

Retained sample only.

 13/32-35 Students' Works 1962-1975, undated

Retained sample only.

 13/36-37 Notes 1971, undated 13/38-39 Lists 1972-1975, undated 14/1 Personal Histories of Applicants for Teachers at Seattle Japanese Language School 1967-1974, undated 14/2-3 Newsletters 1958-1974 14/4-5 Publications 1956-1972 14/6 Programs 1963 14/7 Application and Testimonials undated 14/8 Questionnaires 1963, undated 14/9 Miscellaneous 14/10 Clippings 1947-1972, undated 14/11 Ephemera 1954, undated Hanaya Matsushita 14/12 Biographical Information 1920-1965 Incoming Letters During World War II 14/13 A - I 1942-1944 14/14 Koike, Kyo 1942 14/15 K - L 1942-1944, undated 14/16-22 Matsushita, Iwao 1941-1944 14/23 M - Y and unidentified 1942-1944, undated 14/24 After World War II 1952-1967 14/25 Outgoing Letters 1943-1945 14/26 General Correspondence 1943-1958 14/27 Letters Regarding Hanaye Matsushita 1943 14/28 Financial Records 1942-1943 14/29 Writing Regarding Hanaye Matsushita by Iwao Matsushita undated 14/30 Notes 1971, undated 14/31 List undated Ginko Matsushita 14/36-37 Biographical Information 1895-1981 Incoming Letters 14/38 Before World War II undated 14/39 During World War II 1943-1945 After World War II 14/40 B - I 1965-1978, undated 14/41 Kunishige (husband's family) 1947-1979, undated 14/42 Matsushita, Iwao 1975 14/43 K - O 1947-1977, undated 14/44 Sekiguchi, Harukichi (Gin's father) 1947-1954, undated 14/45 Sekiguchi 1947-1960, undated 14/46 Yamamoto, Tomoko 1970-1976, undated 14/47 S - Y and unidentified 1966-1979, undated 14/48-49 Financial Records 1962-1967 14/50 Writings undated 14/51-52 Notes undated 14/53 Legal Documents 1947-1968 14/54 Itinerary undated 14/55 Address Book undated 14/56-57 Miscellaneous 14/58 Scrapbook 1941-1951 14/59 Clippings 1945-1965, undated 14/60 Ephemera 1958, undated 14/61-62 Subject File: Kokusei-ryu Shigin-kai 1958-1972 Kunishige, Asakichi Frank 15/1 Biographical Information 1914-1952, undated 15/2 Incoming Letters 1940-1948, undated Kyo Koike 15/3 Biographical Information 1945-1977 Incoming Letters 15/4 Before World War II 1938-1941 During World War II 15/5 A - K 1941-1945 15/6-7 Matsushita, Iwao 1942-1945, undated 15/8 M - Y 1942-1945, undated 15/9 Unidentified 1942-1945 15/10 After World War II 1945-1947, undated 15/11 Outgoing Letter 1941 15/12 Christmas Cards undated 15/13 Financial Record 1942 15/14 Translation 1945 15/15 Publication by Kyo Koike 1933 15/16 Programs 1929 15/17-16/1 Scrapbooks 1925-1935, undated 16/2 Ephemera 1938, undated