WAUUA27_24_2925MasudaMinoru.xmlGuide to the Minoru Masuda Papers 1935-1984 1935-1984Masuda (Minoru) PapersFunding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the HumanitiesSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2007 (Last modified: 7/17/2017)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsMasuda, Minoru, 1915-1980Minoru Masuda papers1935-19849.63 cubic feet (11 boxes)Collection materials are in English and German.Papers of a professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington and civil rights activist for Japanese Americans

Minoru Masuda (1915-1980) was a University of Washington professor of psychiatry. Masuda was born in Seattle, served in the Japanese American 442nd Combat Unit during World War II, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1956. His scholarly accomplishments include studies of the relationship of stress to illness. At the time of his death, he was director of the University of Washington Nisei Aging Project. He was active in civil rights causes, especially in attempting to obtain redress for those Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. He served as president of the Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League in the 1970s.

Arranged in 4 accessions:

Accession No. 2925-001, Minoru Masuda papers, 1953-1980 (bulk 1971-1979)Accession No. 2925-002, Minoru Masuda slides of Japanese Americans, undatedAccession No. 2925-003, Minoru Masuda papers, 1976-1977Accession No. 2925-004, Minoru Masuda papers, 1935-1984

Contains writings, correspondence, subject files, and slides documenting Masuda's teaching and research at the University of Washington, as well as his service in the army in World War II and his civil rights activism on the part of Japanese Americans. Includes materials from the Japanese American Citizens League and the University of Washington Nisei Aging Project.

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Masuda, Minoru, 1915-1980--ArchivesMasuda, HanaJapanese American Citizens' LeagueWashington (State). Dept. of Social and Health ServicesUniversity of Washington--Faculty--ArchivesUniversity of Washington. Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Washington. Dept. of PsychiatryUnited States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442ndUniversity of Washington. Nisei Aging ProjectUniversity of Washington. University ArchivesUnited States-- Armed Forces-- Japanese AmericansWashington (State)--Ethnic relationsSeattle (Wash.)--Ethnic relationsJapanese American men--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesJapanese American veterans--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesCollege teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesMedical colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Faculty--ArchivesJapanese American soldiers--Washington (State)Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Japanese Americans--Ethnic identityJapanese Americans--RetirementJapanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Ethnic identityPsychiatrists--Washington (State)--SeattleJapanese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Societies, etcOlder Japanese Americans--ResearchJapanese Americans--ReparationsGeriatrics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United StatesCultural awareness--Washington (State)World War, 1939-1945--Japanese AmericansUniversity Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)Civil RightsColleges and UniversitiesJapanese AmericansMedicine and HealthMilitarySeattleMapsPhotographscorrespondencememorabiliawritingsconferencesnotesephemeranegatives (photographic)brochurescurriculaPublicationsClippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)SlidesMapsPostcards

 

Accession No. 2925-001: Minoru Masuda papers, 1953-1980 (bulk 1971-1979)6 cubic feet (6 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 5 series:

Personal and professional papers, 1953-1980Subject series, 1968-1980Japanese American Citizens League records, 1971-1979Papers from other organizations, 1972-1980 Papers from University of Washington activities, 1968-1980

Scope and Content: Writings, correspondence, meetings and conferences, notes, ephemera, subject series.

Restrictions on Access: These materials are generally open to all users, but access to portions of the papers is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division, University of Washington Libraries, for details.

Restrictions on Use: Letters of reference and similar items considered sensitive by the university archivist are not to be copied for researchers; researchers of these materials must agree not to disclose the names of individuals discussed.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Dept., 10/1/1980; Don Kazama, 6/1983.

Personal and Professional Papers12925-001Biographical InformationundatedCorrespondence12925-001Outgoing Letters1972-19765 folders12925-001General Correspondence1956-1958; 1976-19804 folders12925-001American Psychiatric Association, Asian American Psychiatrists Committee197812925-001Asian Drug Abuse1974-197512925-001Brown's (Bertram) Dismissal from the National Institute of Health1977-197812925-001Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction (CANE)197512925-001Ethnic Heritage Studies Program197412925-001Hate Mail Against Japanese (concerning World-War II)198012925-001Ishisaka's (Anthony) Promotion to Associate Professor in University of Washington Social Work School197712925-001Letters of Recommendation (non-departmental)1972; 198012925-001National Retired Teachers Association -- American Association of Retired Persons Andrus Foundation Grant197812925-001Sansei, an Ethnography of Experience1974-197512925-001U.S. Civil Rights Commission197912925-001U.S. President (Carter) and U.S. Congress197812925-001University of Washington Senate198012925-001Yamagi, Tomoko197812925-001Young, KimSpeeches and Writings (by Minoru Masuda)Student Papers:12925-001Brain Stem Reticular Formation195412925-001Effect of Sodium Pentobarbital Anesthesia on the Adrenal Ascorbic Acid Content of Rats in the Cold195312925-001Emotionundated12925-001Growthundated12925-001Membrane Action Potential195312925-001Membrane Resting Potential195312925-001Microelectrode in Frog Heartundated12925-001Renal Function Tests in Diseaseundated12925-001Reproductionundated12925-001Some Aspects of CardiodynamicsundatedProfessional Papers12925-001Asian American (presented at Japanese American Citizens League National Convention, Portland, Oregon)undated12925-001Biochemistry of Learning and Memoryundated12925-001Biochemistry of Schizophreniaundated12925-001Immigrant, The Japanese Perspectiveundated12925-001Japanese Americans, Japanese American Familyundated12925-001Japanese Behaviorundated12925-001Japanese Immigrationundated12925-001Learning and Memoryundated12925-001Life Change and Illness Susceptibilityundated12925-001Pride and Shame Talk (incomplete notes)undated12925-001Psychological Effect of Evacuationundated12925-001Relocation of Japanese Americans During World War IIundated12925-001Some Brain SubstancesundatedSpeeches and Writings (by others)12925-001Asian American Behaviorundated12925-001Asian Americans and Litigation, Anthony Kahng197712925-001Asian Labor (communist propoganda), Karl Yonedaundated12925-001Barrier between Japanese Students and Japanese-American Students, Takashi Tsukamaki197412925-001Ethnic Awarenessundated12925-001Ethnic Identity Seminarsundated12925-001Hiabkushas, The, John Copley197312925-001Japan's Wartime Nuclear Bomb Projects, Science197812925-001Japanese Americans: "Model Minority" in Perspective, Russell Endoundated12925-001Japanese/Caucasian Adult-Child Interactionundated12925-001Japanese in Canada, Kazumi Miyataundated12925-001Origins of Eta-Hinin in Medieval Japan Keiji Nagahara197812925-001Reduction of Prejudice: California and its Japanese-American Minority, Modell and Edlenundated12925-001Skid Road Alchoholic and Law Enforcement in Seattle, The, James P. Spradley196812925-001Subversive Activities Conrol Act 1950 -- Internment Campsundated12925-001World War II Japanese Relocation Camps; Shepard, Millis, Pinkey, LevittundatedReports22925-001Culturally Relevant Training for Asianundated22925-001Psychiatric Trainees197722925-001Sex Offenders197122925-001Sickness Impact Profile: Final Development and Testing1975-197822925-001Washington Northern State Hospital1971Conferences and Conventions22925-001Asian American Conference198022925-001Asian-American Symposium197122925-001Behavioral Science Conferences -- Japan and Japanese, Negros, Urbanization1967-196922925-001Church Service Series ("Our Visible Minority Neighbors")197722925-001Fall Mountain Plains District Conference197722925-001Family Medicine Research Retreat198022925-001Gerontological Society Incorporated Conferences1974-197422925-001Mental Health Needs of Indo-Chinese Refugees Conference197722925-001National Asian American Evacuation Confab197622925-001National Asian American Psychology Training Conference197622925-001National Symposium on High Blood Pressure Control in U.S. Asian-Pacific Populations197722925-001Pacific Asian Coalition -- Northwest Conference197422925-001Schizophrenia Conference197622925-001Sex Education Workshop196722925-001Washington Social and Health Services Department -- Cultural Awareness Workshop1974Teaching Materials22925-001Action Orientationundated22925-001Adrenocortical Zonation and its Significanceundated22925-001Asian American Studies GIS 410-411197422925-001Behavior and Endocrine Function1963-196422925-001Biorythm Cyclesundated22925-001Brain Humorsundated22925-001Catcholamines and their Metabolitesundated22925-001Emotions and Catholamines196222925-001Emotions and the Endocrines196322925-001Exogenous Sources of Urinary Phenol and Indole Acidsundated22925-001Genetics -- Black/Japanese/Whiteundated22925-001Human Biology 433, Psychological Systems (first year)19692 folders22925-001Indolic Metabolitesundated2 folders22925-001Japanese Community, Theundated22925-001Minority Hypertensionundated22925-001Modified Norymberski Urinary 17-OHCS Methodundated22925-001Psychopharmacology and Personality Variablesundated22925-001Psychotic Endocrinologyundated22925-001Schizophrenia -- Biochemical BasisundatedGrant Proposals22925-001Seattle Religious Peace Action Coalition (SERPAC)197722925-001Region X Asian Research Center for Mental Health197322925-001Court Papers: McDonald vs. University of Washington -- Discrimination Caseundated2 folders22925-001Clippings -- Asian AmericansundatedSubject SeriesAging and Retirement32925-001Asian American Allianceundated32925-001Asian American Research Conference, San Diego197632925-001Asian Elderly Project197532925-001Cross Cultural Study of Aging Japanese (Human Resources Corporation)197632925-001Facts on Agingundated32925-001Japanese American Citizens League Aging and Retirement Grant Proposal1979-198032925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Japanese Americans in Aging and Retirement (draft)197932925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Nisei Retirement Planning Conference, San Francisco19764 folders32925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Nisei Retirement Planning Conferences, Fresno/Los Angeles197832925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Nisei Retirement Planning Conference, Salt Lake City19782 folders32925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Pacific Northwest District Nisei Retirement Planning Program197732925-001Japanese American Citizens League -- Proposal for Gerontology Training Program to Serve Japanese Americans197232925-001Minority Aging Exchange197932925-001Nisei Retirement -- Generalundated32925-001Nisei Retirement Planning Conference197732925-001Nisei Retirement Report -- Correspondence1976-197732925-001Nisei Retirement Tables and Negativesundated32925-001Pacific/Asian Elderly Resource Center Development Project197932925-001Pacific Northwest Retirement Conference, Seattle197832925-001Portland Area Nisei Retirement Conferences197732925-001Retirement Planning Kit Materialundated32925-001Seattle Aging Division1972-197332925-001Yakima-Columbia Basin Nisei Retirement Planning Conference, Wapato, Washington197832925-001Asian Alcoholism197932925-001Asian American Faculty (University of Washington)1979-198032925-001Asian American National Mental Health Federation197332925-001Asian Community Clinic197332925-001Asian Organizationsundated32925-001Asian Drug Abuse1973-19774 folders32925-001Asian Seattle Programs198032925-001Asians in Mass Media197832925-001Corrective Action in the International District Committee197532925-001Ethnic Heritage Workshop and Festival, Seattle197732925-001Exclusionary Social Clubs1968-197132925-001Foreign Health Professionalsundated32925-001Hayashi, Jon197732925-001International District Public Corporation1974-197642925-001International Rescue Committee197742925-001International Studentsundated42925-001Issei Historyundated2 folders42925-001Japan-United States Friendship Act19782 folders42925-001Japanese American Relocation (World War II)undated42925-001Japanese Characteristicsundated42925-001Japanese Cultural Festival, Seattle Center196842925-001Japanese Ethnic Identity Slidesundated42925-001Japanese Immigration Centennial196942925-001Japanese-Peruvians -- World War II Deportation42925-001Nippon Kan Benefit197942925-001Nisei Veterans Committee U.S. Bicentennial Essays197642925-001Pacific Asian Coalition197942925-001Pride and Shame Teacher Training Workshop (proposed)197242925-001Racism and Mental Healthundated42925-001Racist Quotationsundated42925-001Research Proposal on Crime Committed Against Japanese Americans, Tomoaki Iye1972-197342925-001Sacramento Nikkei Study (O'Conner)197142925-001Seattle-King County Council on Alcoholism197942925-001Seattle Religious Peace Action Coalition (SERPAC)197742925-001Television Program -- We Live in Grandpa's House196942925-001Urban Crises -- Asian Americans197842925-001Washington Asian Affairs CommissionundatedJapanese American Citizens League Japanese American Citizens League42925-001Directoryundated42925-001General Correspondence197442925-001Ethnic Heritage Project19752 folders42925-001Junior Miss Contest197842925-001Nixon Impeachment Campaign197442925-001"Save the Whales" Campaign1975-19782 folders42925-001TV Media Watch1975-1976Japanese American Citizens League, Aging and Retirement Committee42925-001General19784, 62925-001Seattle Chapter Conference1978Japanese American Citizens League, Anti-Defamation Committee (National)42925-001General1971-197642925-001General Correspondence1974-197642925-001Correspondence Concerning Asian Stereotypes1975-197642925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Anti-Defamation Committee (Seattle Chapter)1975-19762 folders42925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Asian Counseling and Referral Service1976-197742925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Development Committee1972-19782 folders42925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Foundation Responsiveness Project Advisory Committee1976-197762925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Issei-Nisei Story Committee197042925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Redress Committee197952925-001Japanese American Citizens League, Iva Toguri Committee (to secure pardon for "Tokyo Rose")1976-1977Other Organizations 42925-001Asian Americans for Political Action1977-197842925-001Combined Asian American Resources Project197942925-001C.O.Y.O.T.E.1974-1975King County Mental Health Board52925-001General1976-19782 folders52925-001Proposals197752925-001King County Mental Health Board, Planning Committee1976-19786 folders52925-001National Commission for Children in Need of Parents197852925-001National Council on the Aging, Incorporated1979-198052925-001National Council on the Aging, Incorporated, National Voluntary Organizations for Independent Living for the Aged (NVIOLA)1978-198052925-001Seattle Community College District, Asian American Taskforce197852925-001Seattle-King County Drug Commission19723 foldersSeattle Nikkei Community Retirement Coalition52925-001General197752925-001Seattle Retirement Conference197752925-001Washington Governor, Employment of the Handicapped Committee197752925-001Washington Social and Health Services Department, Advisory Committee1972-19753 folders62925-001Washington Social and Health Services Department, Advisory Committee1978-19793 folders62925-001Washington Social and Health Services Department, Behavioral Therapy Committee1980University of Washington 62925-001University of Washington, Asian American Studies Committee1971-197262925-001University of Washington, Asian Students Committee1973-197562925-001University of Washington, Human Subjects Office1973, 1976-19805 folders

Scope and Content: Includes material addressed to the two groups below.

University of Washington, Human Subjects Office, Policy Board62925-001General19792 folders62925-001Guidelines for Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences Taskforce1977-19792 foldersUniversity of Washington, Human Subjects Office, Review Committee62925-001Manual197962925-001Section D1978-198062925-001University of Washington, School of Medicine, Independent Faculty-Student Group1968-1969University of Washington, School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department62925-001General1973-197462925-001Cardiovascular Center197362925-001Minority Problems1968-197562925-001University of Washington, Vice President for Minority Affairs Search Committee1978

Restrictions on Access: Restricted.

Accession No. 2925-002: Minoru Masuda slides of Japanese Americans, undated.42 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Contains transparent slides concerning a Japanese-American population study by Dr. Masuda and as well as slides of Pride and Shame. The Pride and Shame slides relate to the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League exhibit about the World War II evacuation of Japanese Americans. Another slide container relates to Masuda's Nisei Aging and Retirement Project; another container relates to generational differences.

Restrictions on Access: These materials are open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Donald Kazama, 4/1/1984.

Processing Info: These materials are minimally processed.

Accession No. 2925-003: Minoru Masuda papers, 1976-1977.21 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Conference files, agenda, goals and objectives, readings, 1977; report, 1976. The materials were gathered as a result of participation in the American Psychiatric Association Symposium on Culturally Relevant Training for Asian Psychiatrists, Seattle, 1977.

Restrictions on Access: These materials are open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Dept., 3/1/1981.

Accession No. 2925-004: Minoru Masuda papers, 1935-19843 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 6 series:

Personal and professional papers, 1935-1981Military service files, 1937-1946Subject series, 1967-1980Japanese American Citizens League records, 1969-1980Papers relating to other organizations, 1963-1974Papers relating to University of Washington activities, 1958-1984

Scope and Content: Correspondence, clippings, writings by others, maps, tourist brochures, postcards, and negatives, 1935-1984.

Masuda's collection of World War II materials includes letters written to his wife, publications about the 442nd Combat Unit, and National Socialist memorabilia. Records of the Japanese-American Citizens League local activities, 1969-1979, are also included.

Restrictions on Access: These materials are open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Hana Masuda (Mrs. Minoru Masuda), 7/1/1988.

Personal and Professional Papers1/652925-004Biographical Information1935-1978, 19803 folders12925-004Clippings1976, 1979-19813 foldersGeneral Correspondence12925-004General1972-19793 folders12925-004Carlson, Loren1971-197312925-004Cole, Dennis197712925-004Koseki, Larry197712925-004Sibonga, Dolores1978652925-004Get-Well Cards198012925-004Conference: Asian American and Pacific Islands Peoples 197412925-004Writingsundated

Scope and Content: Includes "The Magnitude of Emotion Rating Scale," by Jewell, Masuda, and Holmes; and "The Logic of Life Event Magnitude Judgments," by Hart, Masuda, and Holmes.

Writings by Others12925-004"Asian-American Poetry and Short Stories," collected by Larry Matsuda197312925-004Handbook of Asian American/Pacific Islanders Mental Health, Vol. I; Morishima, Sue, Teng, Zane and Cram197912925-004Profile: Yakima Valley Japanese Community, 19731973Reports12925-004The Potential for Economic Development and the Creation of a Cultural Center within Seattle's International District, by John Huston197312925-004Human Rights Commission Annual Report1969Military Service FilesHistorical Information

Scope and Content: Publications and memorabilia concerning the U.S. Army 442nd Combat Unit, Japanese-American war effort and relocation, and U.S. military operations in France and Italy, 1944-1945.

Regarding the 442nd Combat Unit12925-004Camp Shelby, Mississippi194312925-004The Album: 442nd Combat Team194312925-004442nd Regimental Combat Team194512925-004442nd Medical Detachment Daily Log1944-19454 folders12925-004"Go For Broke," by Major Oland Russell194512925-004442nd Newsletters1945Regarding Nisei and the Military12925-004Ben Kuroki's Story194412925-004Nisei in Uniform1944Regarding Japanese Relocation and War Effort: American Refugees194212925-004A Balance Sheet on Japanese Evacuation194312925-004Japanese American Citizens League in Wartime194412925-004Nisei in the War Against Japan194512925-004They Work for Victory194512925-004Military Memorabilia1944-1945Outgoing Letters12925-004To Mrs. T. Koriyami194412925-004To Hana Masuda (Mrs. Minoru Masuda)1943-194532 folders22925-004To Hana Masuda (Mrs. Minoru Masuda)1945, undated9 folders22925-004To Dr. L. W. Rising1944-194522925-004Clippings1944-19459 foldersPublications22925-004Mud, Mules and Mountains, by Bill Mauldin, reprinted from Stars and Stripes194422925-004This Damn Tree Leaks, by Bill Mauldin, reprinted from Stars and Stripes194522925-004Puptent Poet, reprinted from Stars and Stripes194522925-004Cote D'Azur, dedicated to the American Armed Forces who liberated the Cote D'Azur194522925-004English-Italian conversation manualundatedMemorabilia (German National Socialist [NAZI])22925-004Military Service Records1938-194522925-004Routing Guides for Ill and WoundedundatedMagazines22925-004Leitheft19441 item22925-004Soldenblatter1944, 1945, undated2 folders

General Notes: Three copies.

Newspapers22925-004Die Süfront19451 item22925-004Front und Gemat19441 item22925-004Propaganda and Surrender Instructionsundated22925-004Maps1937, 1940, 1941, undated13 folders

Scope and Content: French and Italian regional and city maps and a serviceman's map of the United States.

22925-004Opera Programs and Libretti1944-194622925-004Tourist Brochures (Switzerland and Italy)1944-19453 folders22925-004Postcardscirca 1940-19434 folders

Scope and Content: Scenes of Italy and France kept as souvenirs.

22925-004Travel Illustrationscirca 19402 folders22925-004Negatives1944-194522 folders

Scope and Content: Training camp, service, and travel in France, Switzerland, and Italy. The last folder contains shots of military operations apparently of the Italian campaign, 1945.

Subject Series32925-004Asian Counseling and Referral Service197432925-004Flower Arranging/Bonsaiundated32925-004Japanese America: Contemporary Perspectives on the Internment (Forums)1979-19803 folders32925-004Lutheran Church Multi-Racial Education Program197632925-004Project Interchange (National Education Association and the Office of Economic Opportunity)1967-196832925-004Seattle Public Schools, Asian-American Cultural Heritage "Look to the Rainbow" Project197432925-004Seattle School Board, Asian-American Concerns197532925-004Young Asians for Action1970Japanese American Citizen's League RecordsJapanese American Citizens League (National)32925-004Organizational Information1969, 197932925-004Resolutions, Constitutional Amendments, and By-laws Amendments1972-1974, 19795 folders32925-004Report: The Japanese American Citizens League National Committee for Iva Toguri198032925-004 Annual Meetings1974, 19762 foldersSubject Files32925-004Nikkei Retirement Seminarsundated32925-004Outstanding Japanese Americans of the Biennium Award1979Japanese American Citizens League, Pacific Northwest District Council32925-004Organizational Information1977-197932925-004Minutes and Agenda 1972-1975, 19784 folders

Scope and Content: Including related general correspondence and memoranda.

32925-004Aging and Retirement Project1978-1979Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter32925-004General Correspondence1972-1975, 19784 folders

Scope and Content: Including pertinent clippings and a few copies of minutes.

32925-00450th Anniversary Banquet1971Other OrganizationsGarfield High School Citizens Advisory Committee32925-004Minutes196832925-004Reports196832925-004Seattle Public Schools, Ethnic Heritage Studies Program1973-197432925-004The Sorobans196332925-004Washington (State) American Revolution Bicentennial Commission1970-19722 foldersUniversity of Washington 32925-004Japanese Alumni Association of the University of Washington195832925-004University of Washington, Nisei Aging Project1979-19849 folders32925-004University Students Club1965-19684 folders