Beatrice Akiko Takeuchi papers, 1910-2012
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Takeuchi, Beatrice Akiko, 1921-2020
- Title
- Beatrice Akiko Takeuchi papers
- Dates
- 1910-2012 (inclusive)19102012
- Quantity
- 0.19 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6605 (Accession No. 6605-001)
- Summary
- Photographs and family history of Beatrice Akiko Takeuchi, an interior designer and survivor of the WWII Japanese internment camps
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Beatrice Akiko Takeuchi (1921-2020) was a Japanese-American interior designer who taught at the Art Institute of Chicago until 1991. She and her family were interned during World War II at Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Washington, and later at Camp Minidoka in Idaho. Beatrice had started college before internment, and was thus eligible for an education release; but only after much lobbying, letter writing, and support from her teachers was she was allowed to leave the camp early, and even then she was not allowed to return to her former institution, the University of Washington, because it was in the exclusion zone along the Pacific coast. Instead, Beatrice attended the New Bauhaus School in Chicago, where she studied design with Laszlo Maholy-Nagy. After a brief break from school to work in the Housing Office in Washington, D.C., Beatrice attended the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology to finish her studies. She went on to teach at the Art Institute of Chicago for seventeen years, and also worked as an interior designer with her brother, architect Arthur S. Takeuchi.
Sources:
Hyde Park Herald, “Beatrice Takeuchi, released from Japanese internment to attend New Bauhaus school, dies at 99”, hpherald.com (accessed March 3, 2025)
Family history materials in collection
Content Description
Photographs and family history of Beatrice Akiko Takeuchi, an interior designer at the Art Institute of Chicago and survivor of the WWII Japanese internment camps, including Camp Harmony in Puyallup, Washington.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
