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Title: Harumi Befu papers
Date (inclusive): approximately 1930-1945
Collection Number: 2023C62
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Japanese
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(.63 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Harumi Befu joined Stanford's faculty in 1965 and played a pioneering role in establishing Japanese studies at the university.
The collection is composed of Befu's family's Japanese American WWII incarceration camp material and prewar Japanese postcards.
Creator:
Befu, Harumi
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2023.
[Identification of item], Harumi Befu papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Harumi Befu lived in Japan during WWII. Subsequently, he immigrated to the United States and earned a bachelor's degree in
anthropology from UCLA in 1954, followed by a master's degree in Far Eastern studies from the University of Michigan in 1956,
and a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin in 1962. Joining Stanford's faculty in 1965, Befu played
a pioneering role in establishing Japanese studies at the university.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises materials pertaining to the incarceration of Befu's family during World War II, along with pre-war
Japanese postcards.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans