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9580-01
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee Public
Relations Records
1957-1965
.6 cubic foot
2 boxes
Public relations records of the
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee, including quarterly reports,
correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Collection materials are in
English.
Historical Note
The Sister City relationship between Seattle, Washington and Kobe, Japan
began in 1957 through the office of Seattle Mayor Gordon Clinton and Mayor
Chujiro Haraguchi of Kobe. The program was part of an international
"People-to-People" initiative first suggested by President Eisenhower in 1956.
The Seattle-Kobe relationship was the first of 21 sister-city relationships
held by Seattle today; others include Mazatlan, Mexico; Galway City, Ireland;
and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee Public Relations Records date
from 1957 to 1964 and contain quarterly reports, correspondence, memoranda,
meeting notices, committee directories, newspaper clippings, and photographs
illustrating the programs, projects, and activities of the committee and the
relationship between residents of Seattle and Kobe. Reports, correspondence,
and clippings discuss committee activities, special events, student exchange
programs, visits from Japanese royalty, political leaders, and other
dignitaries, and information about donations and gifts exchanged between the
cities. Cultural events, such as showings of Japanese films, an exhibit of
Japanese art at the Seattle Art Museum, and the Seattle visit of the Kobe High
School choral group (as well as the Ingraham High School Choir's visit to Japan
in the following year) are also documented in committee materials and newspaper
clippings. Materials comprising an overview of the Seattle-Kobe Sister City
relationship, as well as information on the city of Kobe itself, are included
in the collection.
The public relations records were maintained by Jeanne Smith, public
relations director for the committee.
Records are arranged chronologically by year.
Records are open to the public.
[Item and date], Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee Public Relations
Records, Record Series 9580-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle
Municipal Archives.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Sister
Cities International
Smith,
Jeanne, of Seattle, Wash.
Seattle
(Wash.)
United
States--Relations--Japan
Japan--Relations--United States
Washington
(State)--Relations--Japan
K¯obe-shi
(Japan)
Sister cities
Art,
Japanese--Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle
Public
relations--Washington (State)--Seattle
Student exchange
programs--Washington (State)--Seattle
Government and Politics
International Relations
Seattle
Photographs
Photographic
prints
Clippings
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee Public Relations Records
1957-1965
1/1
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1957-1958
1/2
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1958
1/3
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations (includes photographs)
1959
1/4
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1960
1/5
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1960
1/6
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1960
1/7
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1961
1/8
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1961
1/9
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1962
1/10
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1963
1/11
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1963
2/1
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1964
2/2
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations
1964
2/3
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations - Quarterly Reports
1960-1964
2/4
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations - Photographs
1960-1964
2/5
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations - Toastmasters
1958-1959
2/6
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Public Relations - Overview
n.d.
2/7
Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee: Mayor Clinson
1964-1965