Finding Aid for the P.M. Suski Papers, ca. 1941-1961
Japanese American Research Project (JARP) Collection
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the P.M. Suski Papers, ca. 1941-1961
Japanese American Research Project (JARP) Collection
Collection number: 2010
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Processed by:
- Manuscripts Division staff
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, November 2008
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: P.M. Suski Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1941-1961
Collection number: 2010
Creator:
Suski, P.M. (Peter Marie), b. 1875
Extent: 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Sakae Susuki was born in 1875. A native of Okayama Prefecture, he arrived in the United States in 1898. He graduated from
the University of Southern California Medical School in 1917 with additional studies at Berlin University. He lived in San
Francisco (1898-1906) but relocated to Los Angeles, California following the Great Earthquake. He was a photographer prior
to Medical School and practiced medicine in Southern California before World War II and in Denver post-World War II. He was
also known as Dr. Peter M. Suski. The collection consists primarily of manuscripts, clippings, and published versions of works
by Sakae Susuki. Includes manuscripts of Issei Viewpoint, a series of short articles published in the English section of the
Shin Nichibei (the
Japanese American News) (1958-61) as well as clippings of the articles. Also includes clippings of other articles by and about Susuki, and manuscripts
for his books,
An Introduction to Shosho or the Grass Style of Writing,
The Dictionary of Kanji, and
Tenbunsh: Jsatsu. Additionally there is a small collection of pre-war photographs. Some materials in this collection are in Japanese.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], P.M. Suski Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). Department of
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Sakae Susuki was born in 1875; a native of Okayama Prefecture, he arrived in the United States in 1898; graduated University
of Southern California Medical School, 1917; additional studies at Berlin University; lived in San Francisco (1898-1906) and
relocated to Los Angeles, California following the Great Earthquake; was a photographer prior to Medical School; practiced
medicine in Southern California before World War II and in Denver post-World War II; was also known as Dr. Peter M. Suski;
he was also an author and a linguist; died 1961.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of manuscripts, clippings, and published versions of works by Sakae Susuki. Includes manuscripts
of Issei Viewpoint, a series of short articles published in the English section of the
Shin Nichibei (the
Japanese American News) (1958-61) as well as clippings of the articles. Also includes clippings of other articles by and about Susuki, and manuscripts
for his books,
An Introduction to Shosho or the Grass Style of Writing,
The Dictionary of Kanji, and
Tenbunsh: Jsatsu. Additionally there is a small collection of pre-war photographs.
Materials in this collection are in English and Japanese.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Published materials and manuscripts for his books and articles (Boxes 139 and 722).
- Manuscripts for his books and articles and newspaper clippings (Box 140).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Suski, P.M. (Peter Marie), b. 1875--Archives.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Authors--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--United States--Archival resources.
Physicians--United States--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Related Material
Container List
Susuki Papers
ca. 1941-1961
Physical Description: 3.0 linear ft.
Published Materials and Manuscripts
Physical Description: 1.5 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
For [Susuki Sakae's] books and articles.
Box 139, Folder 1
Captain Henry Harkness, M.R.A.S.,
Ancient and Modern Alphabets of the Popular Hindu Languages, Southern Peninsula of India. London: Published for the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by John W. Parker, West Strand, 1837.
Physical Description: (1 item)
Box 139, Folder 2
Peter M. Suski. “Ancient & Modern Alphabets of the Hindu and Related Languages of India, Tibet, Siam, etc.”
n.d.
Physical Description: (Manuscript, 38pp., 1 item)
Box 139, Folder 3
A booklet, articles and papers written by Susuki Sakae.
Physical Description: (6 items)
Box 139 , Folder 3
Hints to Students of the Japanese Language. Hollywood, California: W.M. Hawley.
1957
Physical Description: (12pp.)
Box 139 , Folder 3
“Beikoku umare Nihonjin-kei jid no taikaku chosa (Dai-ipp)” [characters] [“The body build of American-born Japanese children”,
Report No. 1],
Tokyo Kenbikyo Gakkai Zasshi, vol. 39, no. 1.
January 1932
Physical Description: (11pp.)
Box 139 , Folder 3
“Beikoku umare Nihonjin no taikaku (Daisamp)” [characters] [“The body build of American born Japanese”, Report no. 3],
Taiiku Kenkyu, vol. 5, nos. 5-6.
April & June 1938
Physical Description: (40pp.)
Box 139 , Folder 3
“The Body Build of American-Born Japanese Children”,
Biometrika, vol. XXV, parts III & IV.
December 1933
Physical Description: (pp. 323-352)
Box 139 , Folder 3
Historical Notes on Japan, Denver, Colorado.
1956
Physical Description: (Mimeographed. 21pp.)
Box 139 , Folder 3
Sword Making.
n.d.
Physical Description: (3pp., mimeographed)
Box 139, Folder 4-7
Manuscripts for his books.
Box 139 , Folder 4
Tenbunshu, Jsatsu [characters] [
A Collection of Chinese Seal Characters, Volume I].
1941
Physical Description: (Manuscript, 189pp., 1 volume).
Box 139 , Folder 5
Partial manuscripts for
The Dictionary of Kanji with a chart of phonetic kana.
n.d.
Physical Description: (45pp. + 31pp., 3 items)
Box 139 , Folder 6-7
2 completed manuscripts for
An Introduction to shosho or the grass style of writing.
1944
Physical Description: (118pp. + 118pp., 2 volumes)
Box 722
Manuscript for
Setsubun ni kansuru kenky [characters] [
A study on the Chinese small seal characters].
n.d.
Physical Description: (98pp., 1 oversize bound volume)
Manuscripts
Physical Description: 0.5 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
For his books and articles and newspaper clippings.
Box 140, Folder 1
Manuscript for
My life story (translation of
Suiri Kaiko Gojunen [characters].
1957
Physical Description: (53pp., 1 item)
Box 140, Folder 2
Manuscripts for
Issei Viewpoint.
February 5, 1958-August 15, 1961
Physical Description: (199 items)
Scope and Content Note
A series of short articles Susuki Sakae published in the English section of the
Shin Nichibei [characters] [
The Japanese American News] in Los Angeles.
Box 140, Folder 3
Clippings of his articles
Issei Viewpoint (complete).
February 5, 1958-August 15, 1961
Physical Description: (1 notebook)
Scope and Content Note
Also includes a few other articles written by him or about him.
Box 140, Folder 4
Engei [characters] [Synopsis of Japanese Shibai].
n.d.
Physical Description: (Manuscript, 45pp., 1 notebook)
Language of Material: In English.
Box 140, Folder 5
Miscellaneous printed materials.
Physical Description: (3 items)
Language of Material: In Japanese and English.
Box 140, Folder 6
Photographs.
n.d. (postwar)
Physical Description: (15 pieces)
