Japanese Association of North America records

Japanese Association of North America records, 1916-1941

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Japanese Association of North America

Title

Japanese Association of North America records

Dates

1916-1941 (inclusive)

Quantity

12.11 cubic feet including 22 microfilm reels

Collection Number

1235

Summary

Correspondence, census packets, lists, publications, photographs, ephemera of this Issei organization based in Seattle founded to perpetuate Japanese traditions

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, Japanese

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Japanese Association of North America (JANA) was a Seattle association but included small, scattered local organizations. The Northwest American Japanese Association (NAJA) encompassed the JANA and other local groups throughout Washington, Northern Idaho, Alaska and parts of Montana. JANA, which was founded in 1900, merged in 1931 with the Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1928, to form the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Association of North America (S&J). The main purpose of these organizations was to perpetuate Japanese traditions and many of their functions were ceremonial or commemorative. They also served as intermediaries between Japanese Americans, who were denied U.S. citizenship by law, and the Japanese government.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Microfilm of scrapbooks, organizational records, notes, clippings, correspondence, reports, censuses, lists, writings, minutes, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other records of the Association, as well as the Northwest American Japanese Association.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 1235-001: Japanese Association of North America records, 1918-1939Return to Top

1 microfilm reel positive; 1 microfilm reel negative

Scope and Content: Microfilm of scrapbooks (4 volumes); 1918-1939. Japanese style journal for the business of the association. Not meeting minutes. Total of 4 volumes. Vols. 1-2 handwritten Japanese notes and news articles from local Japanese-American newspapers - not clear which papers. Vols. 3-4 all newspaper clippings with dates, but not newspapers. Vol. 4 is scanned backwards.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by JANA, 1/1/1969.

Accession No. 1235-002: Japanese Association of North America records, 1918-1935Return to Top

2.50 cubic feet (9 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, business records, committee reports, censuses, clippings (mainly in Japanese).

Arrangement: Arranged in 10 series.

Series 1, Organization
Series 2, Correspondence
Series 4, Birth Certificates
Series 5, Reports and Minutes
Series 6, Conferences and Conventions
Series 7, Clippings
Series 8, Lists
Series 9, Miscellaneous
Series 10, Subject Series
Series 11, Subgroups

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Nicholas Manring, 1/31/1977.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Organization
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	1235-002	Organization	1920, undated
		Series 2: Correspondence
		Subseries A: Incoming Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/2-5	1235-002	A-I, Miscellaneous	1919-1931
1/6	1235-002	Japanese Consulate, Seattle	1925-1931
1/7	1235-002	Japanese Association- Auburn	1926-1930
1/8	1235-002	Japanese Association- Bellevue	1921-1931
1/9	1235-002	Japanese Association-Canada	1920-1931
1/10	1235-002	Japanese Association- Fife	1922-1931
1/11	1235-002	Japanese Association- A-F, Miscellaneous	1919-1935
1/12	1235-002	Japanese Association- Green Lake	1921-1931
1/13	1235-002	Japanese Association- Inland Empire	1921-1931
1/14	1235-002	Japanese Association- Isleton	1919-1924
1/15	1235-002	Japanese Association- I-O, Miscellaneous	1919-1932
1/16	1235-002	Japanese Association- Los Angeles	1919-1920
1/17	1235-002	Japanese Association- New York	1919-1928
1/18	1235-002	Japanese Association- Northern Montana	1919-1931
1/19	1235-002	Japanese Association- Oregon	1919-1927
1/20	1235-002	Japanese Association- Pasco	1923-1938
1/21	1235-002	Japanese Association- San Francisco	1920-1927
1/22	1235-002	Japanese Association- South Park	1925-1931
1/23	1235-002	Japanese Association- Stockton	1919-1922
1/24	1235-002	Japanese Association- Tacoma	1919-1931
1/25	1235-002	Japanese Association- Thomas Christopher	1922-1931
1/26	1235-002	Japanese Association- S-U Miscellaneous	1919-1931
1/27	1235-002	Japanese Association- Vashon	1923-1931
1/28	1235-002	Japanese Association- Walnut Grove	1919
1/29	1235-002	Japanese Association- White River	1919-1931
1/30	1235-002	Japanese Association- Yakima	1920-1931
1/31-34	1235-002	J-R, Miscellaneous	1919-1931
1/35	1235-002	Soma, Tokusaburo	1930
1/36	1235-002	S, Miscellaneous	1919-1928
1/37	1235-002	Uyehara, Etsujiro	1931
1/38-39	1235-002	T-Z, Miscellaneous; unidentified	1919-1928
		Subseries B: Outgoing Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
2/1-7	1235-002	Outgoing Letters	1919-1931, undated
		Subseries C: General Correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
2/8	1235-002	A-I, Miscellaneous	1919-1928
2/9-12	1235-002	Japanese Associations, Miscellaneous	1919-1931
2/13	1235-002	J-Z, Miscellaneous	1919-1930
		Subseries D: Interoffice
Box/Folder	Accession
2/14-15	1235-002	Interoffice Correspondence	1919-1931, undated
		Series 3: Financial Reports
Box/Folder	Accession
2/16	1235-002	Reports	1924-1930, undated
2/17	1235-002	Contributions of member Associations	1926-1928, undated
2/18	1235-002	Expenses	undated
3/1	1235-002	Expense Ledger	1919-1932
3/2-7	1235-002	Receipts	1919-1932
3/8	1235-002	Bank Statements	1929-1930
3/9-11	1235-002	Cancelled checks	1929-1930
		Series 4: Birth Certificates
Box/Folder	Accession
3/12	1235-002	Birth Certificates
		Series 5: Reports and Minutes
Box/Folder	Accession
3/13	1235-002	Executive and Legal Committees, join meetings	1924-1928
4/1	1235-002	General Reports	1907-1936, undated
4/2	1235-002	Census- Alaska, Washington	1927-1929
4/4	1235-002	Census- British Columbia	1916
		Series 6: Conferences and Conventions
Box/Folder	Accession
4/5	1235-002	Japanese Associations of Central America Conference	1919
4/6	1235-002	Pacific Coast Japanese Associations Conference, 12th	1925
4/7	1235-002	Pacific Coast Japanese Associations Conference, 13th	1926
4/8	1235-002	Pacific Coast Japanese Associations Conference, 14th	1927
		Series 7: Clippings
Box/Folder	Accession
4/9	1235-002	Miscellaneous	1925-1927, undated
4/10	1235-002	Daihachi Matsumi (obituary)	1927
		Series 8: Lists
Box/Folder	Accession
4/11	1235-002	Names: Draft board, District 10 Physical Exam schedules, Tuberculosis vaccinations	1917-1925
4/12-5/5	1235-002	Immigrant and Alien Lists	1919-1927, unknown
		Series 9: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder	Accession
5/6	1235-002	Petitions to Japanese Government	1923-1931
5/7-10	1235-002	Ephemera	1919-1932, undated
5/11	1235-002	Miscellany	1919-1921, undated
		Series 10: Subject Series
Box/Folder	Accession
5/12	1235-002	Daihachi Matsumi - Biographical	1927
5/13	1235-002	Daihachi Matsumi - Scholarship Fund	1927
5/14-15	1235-002	Gift Exchange - Seattle and Yokohama	1930
5/16	1235-002	Immigration: Laws and Legislation	1920-1927, undated
5/17-18	1235-002	Japanese Elections (Japan)	1924
		Series 11: Subgroups
Box/Folder	Accession
6/1	1235-002	Cherry Tree Purchasing committee	1929-1930
6/2	1235-002	Education committee- incoming letters	1927-1930
6/3-4	1235-002	Education committee- outgoing letters	1928-1931
6/5	1235-002	Education committee- general correspondence	1927-1931
6/6	1235-002	Education committee- interoffice	1928-1930
6/	1235-002	Education committee- minutes	1928-1929, undated
6/8-11	1235-002	Education committee- financial records	1927-1931
6/12	1235-002	Education committee- reports	1927-1929
6/13	1235-002	Education committee- clippings	undated
6/14	1235-002	Education committee- guest lectures	1930-1931
6/15	1235-002	Emperor's Gift committee- organization	1928
6/16	1235-002	Emperor's Gift committee- Incoming letters	1928-1930
6/17	1235-002	Emperor's Gift committee- Outgoing letters	1928-1931
6/18	1235-002	Emperor's Gift committee- minutes	1928
6/19	1235-002	Emperor's Gift committee- financial records	1928-1931
6/20	1235-002	Industrial committee- organization	undated
6/21-22	1235-002	Industrial committee- incoming letters	1924-1937
6/23	1235-002	Industrial committee- outgoing letters	1931-1937
6/24	1235-002	Industrial committee- general correspondence	1931-1937
6/25	1235-002	Industrial committee- interoffice	1932-1937
6/26-27	1235-002	Industrial committee- minutes	1931-1937, undated
6/28	1235-002	Industrial committee- financial records	1937
6/29	1235-002	Industrial committee- reports	1927-1936, undated
6/30	1235-002	Industrial committee- legal documents	1923-1924
6/31	1235-002	Industrial committee- clippings	1937
6/32	1235-002	Industrial committee- lists	1924-1937
7/1	1235-002	Legal committee- incoming letters	1917-1927
7/2	1235-002	Legal committee- outgoing letters	1919-1928
7/3	1235-002	Legal committee- general correspondence	1919-1926
7/4	1235-002	Legal committee- minutes	1924
7/5	1235-002	Legal committee- financial records	1924-1926, undated
7/6	1235-002	Legal committee- reports	1917-1925
7/7-8	1235-002	Legal committee- court papers	1921-1927
7/9	1235-002	Legal committee- clippings	1919
7/10	1235-002	Legal committee- double nationality problem	1924
7/11-12	1235-002	Legal committee- Takao Ozawa naturalization suit	1917-1919, undated
7/13-15	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- organization	1929
7/16	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- incoming letters	1929
7/17-18	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- outgoing letters	1929
7/19	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- general correspondence	1929
7/20	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- interoffice	1929
8/1-2	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- minutes	1929
8/3-13	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- financial records	1929
8/14-15	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- reports	1929
8/16	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- planning notes	1929
8/17	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- schedules, programs	1929
8/18	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- clippings	1929
8/19-20	1235-002	Japanese Squadron reception committee- lists	1929
9/1	1235-002	Social Service committee- organization	1924-1925
9/2	1235-002	Social Service committee- general correspondence	1924-1925
9/3	1235-002	Social Service committee- minutes	1924-1926, undated
9/4-6	1235-002	Social Service committee- financial records	1925
9/7	1235-002	Social Service committee- committee charitable fund	1925
9/8	1235-002	Social Service committee- family life	1925
9/9	1235-002	Social Service committee- Japanese day nursery	1925
9/10	1235-002	Social Service committee- personal consultations and lectures	1924-1925
9/11	1235-002	Mikasa Preservation committee- financial records General Notes: Religious shrine in Japan	undated

Accession No. 1235-003: Japanese Association of North America records, 1916-1941Return to Top

8.00 cubic feet (11 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, lists, writings, census, minutes, financial records, photographs, notes (mostly in Japanese).

Included are records of the Northwest American Japanese Association, a regional organization. On behalf of the Japanese government, NAJA conducted censuses of Japanese-Americans in the Northwest between 1916 and 1940. Censuses record names of heads of household, occupation, marial status, place of birth, etc.

Arrangement: Arranged in 3 series.

Series 1, Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Association of North America
Series 2, Organizational Divisions
Series 3, Northwest American Japanese Association

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Edward Burke, 3/2/1984.

General Notes: History and President's list

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Association of North America
		Subseries A: Historical and Organizational features
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-2	1235-003	Historical and Organizational features	1912-1939, undated
		Subseries B: Incoming Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/3	1235-003	American Legion	1925-1938
1/4	1235-003	A	1928-1938, undated
1/5	1235-003	Bukkyo-kai- Buddhist Churches	1934-1938, undated
1/6	1235-003	B	1933-1941
1/7	1235-003	Chambers of Commerce (American)	1925-1939
1/7	1235-003	Chambers of Commerce (Japanese, in the U.S.)	1933-1939
1/7	1235-003	Chambers of Commerce (in Japan)	1929-1938
1/8	1235-003	Consulate, Japan, Seattle	1925-1940
1/9	1235-003	C	1931-1941
1/10	1235-003	D-E	1930-1941
1/11	1235-003	Fleet Entertainment Committee, Seattle	1926-1933
1/12	1235-003	F	1929-1939
1/13	1235-003	H	1934-1941
1/14	1235-003	Ito, Chusaburo	1929
1/15	1235-003	I	1928-1938
1/16	1235-003	Japanese Associations	1931-1940
1/17	1235-003	Japan Society, Seattle	1931-1939
1/18	1235-003	Japanese Occupational Associations, Seattle	1926-1935
1/19	1235-003	J	1926-1941
1/20	1235-003	K-L	1925-1941
1/21	1235-003	M	1926-1939
1/22	1235-003	Northwest American Japanese Association	1930-1940
1/23	1235-003	N.Y.K. Line	1930-1941
1/24	1235-003	N	1926-1940
1/25	1235-003	Osaka Mainichi Shimbunsha (Osaka Mainichi Publishing Co.)	1927-1938
1/26	1235-003	O	1934-1938
1/27	1235-003	P-R	1928-1941
1/28	1235-003	Seattle Mayor	1928-1938
1/28	1235-003	Seattle Health and Sanitation Department	1935
1/28	1235-003	Seattle Legislative Department	1938
1/28	1235-003	Seattle Lighting Department	1939
1/28	1235-003	Seattle Police Department	1931-1940
1/29	1235-003	Seattle Club	1931-1938
1/29	1235-003	Seattle Progressive Citizens League	1929-1935
1/30	1235-003	S	1925-1939
1/31	1235-003	Taiyo Athletic Club	1929-1940
1/32	1235-003	T	1925-1941
1/33	1235-003	U-V	1935-1939
1/34	1235-003	W-Z	1927-1941
1/35	1235-003	Miscellany or unclear	1930-1941
1/36	1235-003	Census	1935
1/37	1235-003	Census	1940
1/38	1235-003	Cards regarding funerals	1926-1938
		Subseries C: Outgoing Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/39	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1925
1/40	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1926
1/41	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1927
1/42	1235-003	Outgoing Letters Scope and Content: Includes the letter announcing the executive officers	1928
1/43	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1929
1/44	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1930
1/45	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1931
1/46	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1932
1/47	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1933
1/48	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1934
1/49	1235-003	Outgoing Letters Scope and Content: Includes letters regarding census	1935
1/50	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1936-1937
1/51	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1938
1/52	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1939
1/53	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1940
1/54	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1941
		Subseries D: General Correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
1/55	1235-003	General Correspondence	1928
1/56	1235-003	General Correspondence Scope and Content: Includes letter announcing executive officers	1932
1/57	1235-003	General Correspondence	1933
1/58	1235-003	General Correspondence	1934
1/59	1235-003	General Correspondence	1935-1938
1/60	1235-003	General Correspondence	1940-1941
		Subseries E: Organizational Records
Box/Folder	Accession
1/61	1235-003	Minutes re. Census	1935
1/62-69	1235-003	Memoranda	1923-1939
1/70-2/6	1235-003	Financial Records	1906-1941
Box
10	1235-003	Financial Records- ledgers	1939-1956
Box/Folder
2/7	1235-003	Reports of the Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Association of North America	1932-1941
2/8	1235-003	Draft report	1939
2/9	1235-003	Miscellany	1925-1941, undated
2/10	1235-003	Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh National Foreign Trade Convention	1940
2/11	1235-003	Various Conferences and Conventions	1925-1941
2/12	1235-003	Officers list	1931-1939
2/13	1235-003	Members list	undated
2/14	1235-003	Local Members list	1925
2/15	1235-003	Lists of Finger Print Registration	1940
2/16	1235-003	Lists of Miscellaneous Applications and Reports	1934-1941
2/17	1235-003	Miscellaneous lists	1914-1940
2/18	1235-003	Notes	1932-1940
2/19	1235-003	Writings	1912-1932
2/20	1235-003	Newsletters	1927-1941
2/21	1235-003	News Releases	1931
2/22	1235-003	Publications	1927-1934
2/23	1235-003	Legislation	1925-1940
2/24	1235-003	Tables	1931-1940
2/25	1235-003	Ordinances	19247-1933
2/26	1235-003	Testimonial	1933
2/27	1235-003	Certificates	1930-1931
2/28	1235-003	Prospectus	1930-1932
2/29-30	1235-003	Itineraries and Programs	1925-1941
2/31	1235-003	Map	1938
2/32-3/1	1235-003	Applications and Reports for Legal Records Scope and Content: Includes drafts and certificates	1926-1941
		Subseries F: Subject Series and Other
Box/Folder	Accession
3/2	1235-003	Reliance Hospital	1913-1915
3/3	1235-003	Pike Shijo Nipponjin Kumiai (Japanese Pike Place Market Union)	1931-1932
3/4	1235-003	Photographs	1930-1931
3/5	1235-003	Clippings	1931-1934
3/6-8	1235-003	Ephemera	1925-1941
		Series 2: Organizational Divisions
		Subseries A: Commercial and Industrial Division
		Sub-Subseries i: Incoming Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
3/9	1235-003	A-B	1931-1940
3/10	1235-003	Cambers of Commerce (American)	1931-1933
3/11	1235-003	Cambers of Commerce (Japanese in the U.S.)	1931-1941
3/12	1235-003	Chambers of Commerce and Industry (in Japan)	1931-1934
3/13	1235-003	Consulate, Japan, Seattle	1933
3/14	1235-003	C-D	1931-1935
3/15	1235-003	E-H	1931-1934
3/16	1235-003	J	1931-1934
3/17	1235-003	L-N	1931-1934
3/18	1235-003	O-R	1930-1933
3/19	1235-003	S	1931-1940
3/20	1235-003	T-Y	1931-1934
		Sub-Subseries ii: Outgoing Letters
Box/Folder	Accession
3/21	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1931
3/22	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1932
3/23	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1933
3/24	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1934
3/25	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1940-1941
		Sub-Subseries iii: Correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
3/26	1235-003	Correspondence	1931-1932
3/27	1235-003	Correspondence	1932-1941
		Sub-Subseries iv: Organizational Records
Box/Folder	Accession
3/28-32	1235-003	Minutes	1928-1941
3/33	1235-003	Memoranda	1931-1935
3/51-53	1235-003	Office Diary	1935-1940
3/34-35	1235-003	Financial Records	1928-1933
3/54-55	1235-003	Financial Records	1924-1928
3/36	1235-003	Members of the Commercial and Industry Division (and the Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce)	1928-1941
3/37	1235-003	Lists	1931
3/56	1235-003	Lists	undated
3/38	1235-003	Legislation	1941
3/39	1235-003	Notes	1931
3/40	1235-003	Itineraries and Programs	1931-1932
3/41	1235-003	Legal Document	1934
3/42	1235-003	Clippings	1931
3/43	1235-003	Ephemera	1931
		Subseries B: Social Division
Box/Folder	Accession
3/44-46	1235-003	Minutes	1939-1940
3/47	1235-003	Memoranda	136-1940
		Subseries C: Educational Division
Box/Folder	Accession
4/1	1235-003	Minutes	1939-1940
4/2-3	1235-003	Memoranda	1939-1940
4/4-5	1235-003	Financial Records	1925-1940
		Subseries D: Financial Division
Box/Folder	Accession
4/6	1235-003	Incoming Letters	1940-1941
4/7	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1940-1941
4/8	1235-003	General Correspondence	1934
4/9	1235-003	Minutes	1940-1941
4/10	1235-003	Financial Records	1940-1941
4/11	1235-003	Lists	1940-1941
		Subseries E: General Affairs Division
Box/Folder	Accession
4/12	1235-003	Incoming Letter	1933
4/13	1235-003	Minutes	1933
4/14	1235-003	List	1933
		Subseries F: Junior Division
Box/Folder	Accession
4/15	1235-003	Organizational Features	undated
4/16	1235-003	List	undated
		Subseries G: Japanese Squadron Reception Committee
		Sub-Subseries i: General
Box/Folder	Accession
4/17-19	1235-003	Incoming Letters
4/20-21	1235-003	Outgoing Letters
4/22	1235-003	Minutes
4/23-24	1235-003	Financial Records
4/25-31	1235-003	Lists
4/32	1235-003	Itineraries and Programs
4/33	1235-003	Notes
		Sub-Subseries ii: Automobile Section
Box/Folder	Accession
4/34	1235-003	Minutes	1933
4/35	1235-003	Financial Records	1929
4/36	1235-003	Lists	1929
4/37	1235-003	Notes	1929
4/38	1235-003	Ephemera	1929
		Sub-Subseries iii: Ship Section
Box/Folder	Accession
4/39	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1933
4/40	1235-003	Minutes	1933
4/41	1235-003	Lists	1933
4/42	1235-003	Itinerary	undated
4/43	1235-003	Notes	undated
		Sub-Subseries iv: Welcoming Section
Box/Folder	Accession
4/44	1235-003	Minutes	1933
4/45	1235-003	Lists	1933
4/46	1235-003	Itineraries	undated
4/47	1235-003	Notes	undated
		Sub-Subseries v: Guide Section
Box/Folder	Accession
4/48	1235-003	Outgoing Letter	1933
4/49	1235-003	Minutes	1933
4/50	1235-003	Itinerary and Program	undated
		Subseries H: Tenchosetsu Preparation Committee Scope and Content: Tenchosetsu is the day when the Japanese celebrated the Emperors birthday
Box/Folder	Accession
4/51	1235-003	Incoming Letter	undated
4/52	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1928-1935
4/53	1235-003	Minutes	1925-1935
4/54	1235-003	Programs	1924-1941
4/55	1235-003	Speech	1935
		Subseries I: Potlach Participation Committee
Box/Folder	Accession
4/56	1235-003	Incoming Letters	1934-1940
4/57	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1935-1940
4/58	1235-003	General Correspondence	1935-1939
4/59	1235-003	Minutes	1935-1940
4/60	1235-003	Writings	undated
4/61	1235-003	Notes	1933-1940, undated
4/62-63	1235-003	Financial Records	1934-1940
4/64	1235-003	Lists	1935-1939, undated
4/65	1235-003	Itineraries	1935-1939
4/66	1235-003	Photographs	1940, undated
4/67	1235-003	Pictures	1939, undated
4/68	1235-003	Clippings	1935
		Subseries J: Personal/Various Ceremonies Committees
Box/Folder	Accession
4/69	1235-003	Minutes	1933-1935
4/70-72	1235-003	Lists	1925-1938
4/73	1235-003	Financial Records	1925-1932
4/74	1235-003	Speeches and Writings	1925-1934
		Series 3: Northwest American Japanese Association
		Subseries A: Organizational Features and Correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
4/75	1235-003	Historical and Organizational features	1916-1931
4/76	1235-003	Incoming Letters A-F
4/77	1235-003	Incoming Letters H-I
4/78	1235-003	Incoming Letters Japanese Associations
4/79	1235-003	Incoming Letters J-L
4/80	1235-003	Incoming Letters M-N
4/81	1235-003	Incoming Letters Oki Insatsusho and Osaka Shosen Co.
4/82	1235-003	Incoming Letters O-R
4/83	1235-003	Incoming Letters S
4/84	1235-003	Incoming Letters Takabatake, Torataro Scope and Content: Re. Japanese texts
4/85	1235-003	Incoming Letters T
4/86	1235-003	Incoming Letters U-Y
4/87	1235-003	Incoming Letters Miscellaneous or unclear
4/88-89	1235-003	Incoming Letters re. census Scope and Content: Letters from the Consulate, Japan Seattle with instructions, and Japanese Associations
5/1-7	1235-003	Outgoing Letters	1925-1941
5/8-9	1235-003	Outgoing Letters re. census	1924-1930
5/10-14, 17	1235-003	General Correspondence	1925-1939
5/15-16	1235-003	General Correspondence re. census	1925-1930
		Subseries B: Census Summaries
Box/Folder	Accession
5/18	1235-003	Japanese National Census (first) for Seattle Japanese Consulate s Precinct	1920
5/19	1235-003	Births and Deaths of the Japanese in Seattle. Japanese Consulates Precinct by Year between 1910 and 1921	1922
5/19	1235-003	Births and Deaths of the Japanese in Seattle Japanese Consulates Precinct by Month and Year between 1910 and 1921	1922
5/19	1235-003	Births and Deaths of the Japanese in King County by Month in 1921 and 1922	1922
5/20	1235-003	A Summary regarding Japan and Japanese Population in the United States (up to the year 1920)	undated
5/20	1235-003	"Japanese Situation on the Pacific Coast at a Glance"	undated
5/20	1235-003	Japanese Population and Land owned by the Japanese in Seattle Japanese Consulates Precinct and Seattle City	1925
5/21-23	1235-003	Summaries of Seattle Japanese Consulates Precinct by State and County	1922, 1924, 1926
5/24	1235-003	Japanese National Census for the District of JANA, compiled by JANA
5/25	1235-003	Persons by Occupation for Seattle Japanese Consul
5/26	1235-003	Japanese National Census (Fourth) Summary Tables by Occupation and Birth for Seattle, compiled by S & J
5/27	1235-003	Persons in Oregon by Region, compiled by the Japanese Association of Oregon	1935
5/28	1235-003	Condition of Japanese Population in the United States Scope and Content: Compiled by the Japanese Association of America	1919
5/29	1235-003	Characteristics of Japanese Population in Tacoma, compiled by the Japanese Association of Tacoma	1921
5/30	1235-003	A Summary of Persons by Occupation	1925
5/31	1235-003	Bulletin, by Seattle, Health and Sanitation Department	1922-1924
9/1	1235-003	Draft census summaries	undated
		Subseries C: Census Reports Scope and Content: Reported to NAJA or the United North American Japanese Association of Seattle
Box/Folder	Accession
5/32	1235-003	Condition of Industry by Employer and Category of Industry Scope and Content: Reported by local Japanese Associations: Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Fife, Inland Empire, Pasco, Tacoma, Thomas, Vashon, White River, and Yakima.	1916
5/33	1235-003	Condition of Industry by Household and Category of Industry and Persons by Household Scope and Content: Reported by individual households in the JANA District outside Seattle City: Green Lake, Northern Montana, South Park, Wenatchee, Winslow, etc.	1916
5/34	1235-003	Condition of Business by Category of Business Scope and Content: Reported by local Japanese Associations: Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Fife, Inland Empire, JANA, Pasco, Tacoma, Thomas, Vashon; White River, and Yakima.	1916
11/1	1235-003	Condition of Business by Category of Business Scope and Content: Reported by local Japanese Associations: Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Fife, Inland Empire, JANA, Pasco, Tacoma, Thomas, Vashon; White River, and Yakima.	1917-1919
5/35	1235-003	Japanese Occupational Associations Scope and Content: Reported by JANA and Japanese Association of Tacoma	1924
5/36	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Auburn Scope and Content: Reported by individual households in the districts of local Japanese Associations	1924
5/37	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Bellevue	1924
5/38	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Fife	1924
5/39	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Green Lake	1924
5/40	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Northern Montana	1924
5/41	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Pasco	1924
5/42	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- South Park	1924
5/43	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Spokane	1924
5/44-45	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Tacoma inside the City	1924
5/46-6/1	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Tacoma outside the City	1924
6/2	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Thomas	1924
6/3	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Vashon	1924
6/4	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- White River	1924
6/5	1235-003	Persons in Household by Occupation of Household Head- Yakima	1924
6/6	1235-003	Japanese National Census Scope and Content: Reported by local Japanese Associations: Auburn, Bellevue, Fife, Green Lake, Inland Empire, JANA (including Seattle, Washington, where not counted by any other Japanese Associations, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska), Pasco, South Park, Tacoma, Thomas, Vashon, White River, and Yakima.	1925
6/7	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Auburn Scope and Content: Reported by individual households in the districts of local Japanese Associations	1925
6/8	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Bellevue	1925
6/9	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Fife	1925
6/10	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Green Lake	1925
6/11	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Alaska	1925
6/12	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Idaho	1925
6/13-16	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Montana	1925
6/17-22	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Vicinity of Seattle	1925
6/23	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Northern Montana	1925
6/24	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Pasco	1925
6/25	1235-003	Japanese National Census- South Park	1925
6/26	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Thomas	1925
6/27	1235-003	Japanese National Census- Vashon	1925
6/28	1235-003	Persons by Occupation Scope and Content: Reported by local Japanese Associations	1926-1927
6/29-7/9	1235-003	Population by Occupation Scope and Content: Reported by individual households in Seattle	1934
7/10	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Auburn Scope and Content: Reported by individual households in the districts of local Japanese Associations	1935
7/11	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Bainbridge Island	1935
7/12	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Fife	1935
7/13	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Green Lake	1935
7/14	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Northern Montana	1935
7/15	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Pasco	1935
7/16	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Alaska	1935
7/16	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Idaho	1935
7/17	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Montana	1935
7/18-20	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Seattle	1935
7/21-8/1	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Vicinity of Seattle	1935
8/2	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- South Park	1935
8/3	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Spokane	1935
8/4	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Thomas	1935
8/5	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Vashon	1935
8/6	1235-003	Fourth Japanese National Census- Yakima	1935
11/2-3	1235-003	Japanese Census Records Scope and Content: Reported by households in Bellevue, Kent, Seattle Area, Spokane, Sumner, and Tacoma	1940
		Subseries D: Organizational Records
Box/Folder	Accession
8/7-12	1235-003	Minutes	1932-1941
8/13	1235-003	Memoranda	1939
8/14-16	1235-003	Financial Records	1919-1940
8/17-18	1235-003	Reports	1929-1937
8/19	1235-003	Second Generation Conference on Agricultural Problems	1939
9/2	1235-003	Pacific Coast Japanese Association, Conference, Fifth, Seattle	1918
8/20	1235-003	Pacific Coast Japanese Association, Conference, Los Angeles	1922
8/21-24	1235-003	Lists	1922-1940
9/3-6	1235-003	Lists	1921-1925
8/25-26	1235-003	Notes	1922-1937
8/27-28	1235-003	Writings Scope and Content: Includes description of legal cases regarding the Japanese Exclusion Land Law in Washington	1921-1937
8/29	1235-003	Census testimonials	1930
8/30	1235-003	Lyrics Scope and Content: Includes song related to census	1936
8/31	1235-003	News Releases	1934-1940
8/32	1235-003	Newsletters	1930-1937
8/33	1235-003	Publications	1937
11/4	1235-003	Legislation	1921-1939
8/35	1235-003	Court Decision Scope and Content: Extract from U.S. Supreme Court Decisions re. American-born Chinese	undated
8/36	1235-003	Regulations Scope and Content: Related to Japanese Occupational Associations	1921-1924
8/37	1235-003	Tables
8/38	1235-003	Itineraries and Programs
8/39-41	1235-003	Applications and Reports for Legal Records	1918-1934
8/42	1235-003	Miyagi Kyoyu kai	1937-1940
9/7	1235-003	Poster	1927
9/8	1235-003	Japanese Language School diplomas	undated
8/43	1235-003	Newspapers	1947
8/44	1235-003	Clippings	1921-1939
9/9	1235-003	Clippings	1935
8/45	1235-003	Ephemera	1929-1935

Accession No. 1235-004: Japanese Association of North America records, 1919-1931Return to Top

.42 cubic foot

Scope and Content: Correspondence, census packets, lists, publications, photographs, ephemera.

Materials include: Alien Land Law; patriotism for the U.S. of Japanese living here during World War I; travel book and tourist leaflets about Seattle (in Japanese); some correspondence about purchase of 2,000 cherry trees which were planted in Seattle in 1929.

Also includes material in Kanji, date and content not known.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Dennis Broderson, 10/8/1986.

Accession No. 1235-005: Japanese Association of North America records, 1916-1941Return to Top

1.19 cubic feet (10 microfilm reels positive; 10 microfilm reels negative, plus 1 copy of each)

Scope and Content: Selections from Accessions #1235-002 and -003 (made by Fukuhei Andoh, Hiroshima Prefectural Archives) in 16mm microfilm format.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: For permission to reproduce or quote for publication, consult the Curator of Manuscripts, University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Filmed from originals in UW MSS Collection.

Container(s)		Description
Reel	Accession
1-2	1235-005	Acc 1235-002 Organization Subject Series
2	1235-005	Acc 1235-002 Committees Scope and Content: Cherry Tree Purchasing Committee, Education Committee, Emperor's Gift Committee, Industrial Committee, Legal Committee, Japanese Squadron Reception Committee
3	1235-005	Acc 1235-002 Committees Scope and Content: Japanese Squadron Reception Committee and Social Service Committee
4-5	1235-005	Acc 1235-003 Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Association of North America
5	1235-005	Acc 1235-003 Divisions Scope and Content: Commercial and Industrial Division, Social Division, Educational Division, Financial Division, General Affairs Division, Junior Division, Japanese Squadron Reception Committee
6	1235-005	Acc 1235-003 Divisions Scope and Content: Japanese Squadron Reception Committee, Tenchosetsu Preperatoin Committee, Potlatch participation Committee, Personal and Various Ceremonies Committee
6-10	1235-005	Acc 1235-003 Northwest Japanese American Association Scope and Content: Includes censuses

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Edwards, Frank
Hara, Seiji
Ito, Chusaburo
Matsumi, Daihachi
Okiyama, Eihan
Okuda, Henry Heiji
Sowa, Tokusaburo
Takabatake, Torataro
Wickersham, George W

Corporate Names

Japanese Association of North America--Archives

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Mihara, Genji
Corporate Names
- American Legion. Seattle Post No. 1 (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Japan. Consulate General (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Japanese Chamber of Commerce (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Northwest American-Japanese Association (creator)
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce (creator)
- Seattle Progressive Citizens' League (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- United States. Dept. of Justice (creator)

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