Nobuko Suzuki papers - Archives West

Nobuko Suzuki papers, 1942-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Suzuki, Nobuko

Title

Nobuko Suzuki papers

Dates

1942-1980 (inclusive)

Quantity

4.33 cubic feet (9 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file)

Collection Number

3924 (Accession No. 3924-001)

Summary

Papers of a Seattle activist in education and social welfare causes

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

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Nobuko Suzuki has been active in education and social welfare causes. She is the daughter of a prominent Seattle Japanese American businessman and wife of a Seattle physician. For detailed list of activites, see "Who's Who in Washington," 1963.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, reports, conferences and conventions, clippings, ephemera, other records series, 1942-1980. High school yearbook, Hunt, Idaho, 1943.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Nobuko Suzuki, 2/25/1988.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Spokane Council on Race RelationsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Organizational Features	1944-1945
1/2	Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Incoming Letters	1944-1946
1/3	Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Minutes	1944-1945
1/4	Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Report	1945
1/5	Spokane Council on Race Relations, Executive Committee—Miscellaneous

Series 2: Spokane Fellowship CenterReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/6	Spokane Fellowship Center	1945

Series 3: Relocation Period and Postwar Problems of Japanese AmericansReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/7	Incoming Letters	1943-1946
1/8	Outgoing Letters	1944
1/9	Correspondence of Others	1944
1/10	Reports—“General Picture of the Relocation of Japanese Americans in Spokane”
1/11	Reports—“Suggested Plan and Procedure for the Evacuation of Aliens”
1/12	Reports—“Survey of Basic Facts Concerning Persons of Japanese Descent in Seattle”	1946
1/13	Reports—Bear Creek Farm Association
1/14	Reports—Civic Unity Committee bi-monthly report	1949
1/15	Reports—Seattle Institute of International Relations, “Conclusions of Education Round Table”	1944
1/16	Reports—Seattle Housing Authority, “What about Disposition”
1/17	War Ration Books
1/18	Pamphlets and Publications	1941-1945
1/19-20	Newsletters—Minidoka Irrigator	1942-1944
1/21	Newsletters—Farragut News	1944
1/22	Newsletters—Scene	1951-1954
1/23	Bound Book of Reprints—Relocation Clippings
1/24-2/2	Clippings	1944-1981
2/3	Richard H. Naito	1945
2/4	Harry I. Yanagimachi	1945
2/5-6	Visit to Seattle by Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko	1960

Series 4: Japanese American Citizens LeagueReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2/7	Incoming Letters	1959-1963
2/8	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizen League Scholarships, Selection of Local Candidates Incoming Letters	1959-1963
2/9	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Outgoing Letters	1962-1963
2/10	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Announcement	1963
2/11	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Applications	1959
2/12	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Candidate Information
2/13	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Notes
2/14	Seattle Chapter—Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship Selection of Local Candidates, Clippings	1962
2/15	Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Constitution
2/16	Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Membership Applications
2/17	Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Bulletins
2/18	Junior Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter—Programs	1961-1969
2/19	Senate Joint Resolution #21—Repeal of Anti-Alien Land Law	1962
2/20	War Reparations and Redress	1981-1982
2/21	Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Hearing Application
2/22	Seattle Chapter—Newsletters	1962-1963
2/23	Seattle Chapter—Report	1961
2/24	Seattle Chapter—Election Ballot	1961
2/25	Seattle Chapter—Lists	1961-1962
2/26	Seattle Chapter—Ephemera	1946
2/27-30	Seattle Chapter—Clippings	1945-1982
2/31	Scholarships—Incoming Letters	1961
2/32	Scholarships—Clippings	1961-1962
Box
Package 10	Scholarships—Award	1946
Box/Folder
3/1	17th Biennial National Convention—Schedule of Events	1945-1982
3/2	17th Biennial National Convention—Programs	1960-1962
3/3	17th Biennial National Convention—Minutes	1962
3/4	17th Biennial National Convention—News Releases	1966
3/5	17th Biennial National Convention—Registration Forms	1962
3/6	17th Biennial National Convention—Questionnaire	1962
3/7	17th Biennial National Convention—Brochures	1961-1962
3/8	17th Biennial National Convention—Notes	1962
3/9	Youth Program—Organizational Features	1962
3/10	Youth Program—Incoming Letters	1961-1962
3/11	Youth Program—Outgoing Letters	1962
3/12	Youth Program—Correspondence of Others	1962
3/13-14	Youth Program—Minutes	1962
3/15	Youth Program—Meeting Notices	1962
3/16-17	Youth Program—Programs	1962
3/18	Youth Program—Information and Registration Material
3/19-20	Youth Program—Lists	1961-1963
3/21	Youth Program—Notes	1961-1963
3/22	Youth Manuals	1960-1962
3/23	Youth Program—Clippings	1961-1962
3/24	Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Incoming Letters	1962
3/25	Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Outgoing Letters	1961
3/26	Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Correspondence of Others	1961
3/27	Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Program	1962
3/28	Youth Program—Japanese American Citizens League Oratorical Contest, Speech Rating Forms	1962
3/29	Youth Program—Chicago Chapter, Junior Japanese American Citizens League	1961-1962
3/30	Youth Program—Midwest District Youth Council	1962
3/31	Youth Program—Northern California, Western Nevada District Council Junior Japanese American Citizens League Program

Series 5: Suzuki, Mitsuo PaulReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/1	Incoming Letters	1942-1945
4/2	Correspondence Regarding Suzuki Family	1942
4/3	Shipping of Evacuees’ Property	1942-1945
4/4	War Ration Book
4/5	Hunt High School Yearbook	1943
4/6	Ephemera	1951-1977

Series 6: Young Women’s Christian AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/7	Spokane Chapter—Minutes	1942
4/8	Spokane Chapter—Reports	1942
4/9	Spokane Chapter—Conferences and Conventions	1942-1945
4/10	Spokane Chapter—Play-Script “Frontier, 1944” by Fumi Yamamoto	1944
4/11	Spokane Chapter—Ephemera	1944
4/12	Spokane Chapter—Quest Club	1943
4/13	Seattle Chapter—Organizational Features	1946-1948
4/14	Incoming Letters	1964-1966
4/15	Minutes	1947-1967
4/16	Financial Records	1966
4/17	Brochures	1961-1968
4/18	Reports	1958-1963
4/19	Writings	1965
4/20	Newsletters	1962-1967
4/21	Lists	1963
4/22	Conferences and Conventions	1957-1966
4/23	Clippings	1947-1951
4/24	Ephemera	1946-1967
4/25	Subject Series	1966
5/1-5/2	Y-Teen Division	1952-1958
5/3-4	Seattle Adult Education Committee	1959-1967

Series 7: Subject SeriesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
5	Pacific Northwest Ski Association	1958-1968
6	Pacific Northwest Ski Association	1958-1968
7	Parents and Teachers Association, Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers and other PTA activities	1956-1965
7	U. S. White House Conference on Children and Youth, Washington State Conference, Seattle	1947-1960
7	U. S. White House Conference on Children and Youth	1958-1960
7	Washington D. C.	1958-1960
8	Washington Governor Aging Council	1959-1966
8	Citizens Committee on Washington Courts	1967-1969
8	Methodists, Seattle Japanese Methodist Church	1952-1977
8	National Conference of Christians and Jews, Washington Region	1956-1982
9	Helen Bush Parkside School, Board of Trustees	1962-1965
9	Washington Children’s Home Society	1956-1961
9	American Association of University Women	1960-1979
9	Personal Papers	1935-1976
VF:oversize
OSVF 0204	Personal Papers	1935-1976

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