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5151
Yamashita, Takuji
Takuji Yamashita collection
circa 1880-1957, 2001
4 microfilm reels, 1 videotape and ephemeral materials
Collection materials are inJapaneseandEng.
Japanese American entrepreneur who was incarcerated at Tule Lake during WWII, was denied the right to practice law even as passing the bar and eventually returned to Japan. The collection consists of microfilm primarily of 881 photographs of family members and friends as well as school records, a handwritten will (1893) and a passport (1927). The second accession includes a program, videotape, and clippings of or concerning the ceremony of the Washington State Supreme Court admitting Yamashita posthumously to the bar on March 1, 2001
Born in 1874 in Ehime, Japan, Yamashita emigrated to the U.S. in 1893, and studied at Tacoma High School and at the University of Washington where he graduated from Law School in 1902. He passed the state bar exam in 1902 but was not allowed to practice law for racial reasons. He managed restaurants and hotels in Seattle and Bremerton and an oyster business in Silverdale. With his family he was incarcerated at Tule Lake, Manzanar, and Minidoka during World War II and then lived in Seattle. In 1957, he returned with his wife Ito to Japan and died in Yawatahama in 1959.
Microfilm primarily of 881 photographs of family members and friends as well as school records, a handwritten will (1893) and a passport (1927).
The second accession includes a program, videotape, and clippings of or concerning the ceremony of the Washington State Supreme Court admitting Yamashita posthumously to the bar on March 1, 2001.
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Yamashita, Takuji--Archives
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Japanese Americans
Seattle
Photographs
Moving Images
Accession No. 5151-001: Takuji Yamashita collection [microfilm], 1880-1957
Total extent: 4 reels microfilm; User copy (1 reel positive); Loan copy (1 reel positive); Reproduction master (1 reel negative); Archival master (1 reel negative)
Scope and Content:
Microfilm primarily of 881 photographs of family members and friends, together with school records, a handwritten will (1893) and a passport (1927). Textual materials in Japanese.
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Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Some restrictions on quotation, publication, and other uses of this material.
Takuji Yamashita collection [microfilm]
Accession No. 5151-002: Materials relating to the ceremony admitting Yamashita posthumously to the bar, 2001
.21 cubic feet (one box)
Scope and Content:
Program, videotape, clippings of or concerning the ceremony of the Washington State Supreme Court admitting Yamashita posthumously to the bar on March 1, 2001.
Physical/Technical Access:
Special Media: 1 video recordings
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users
Special Media: 1 video recordings
Restrictions on Use:
Speaker's rights not transferred
Materials relating to the ceremony admitting Yamashita posthumously to the bar