Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Joe Grant Masaoka Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1964-1970
Collection number: 2010
Creator:
Masaoka, Joe Grant
Extent:
9 boxes
(4.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Joe Grant Masaoka was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was Regional Director of the Japanese
American Citizens League (JACL) in Denver, Colorado, from 1942-51 and established the Northern California regional office
in San Francisco. This collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal briefs, and other documents related to the work
of Mr. Masaoka.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright has not been assigned to Library Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Library
Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must also be obtained.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joe Grant Masaoka Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Joe Grant Masaoka was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was Regional Director of the Japanese
American Citizens League (JACL) in Denver, Colorado from 1942-51 and established the JACL Northern California regional office
in San Francisco. He was a public relations consultant from 1951-64 and the Japanese American Research Project Administrator
for the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1964-70. Mr. Masaoka died ca. 1970.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal briefs and other documents related to the work of Joe Grant Masaoka.
It includes correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American Research Project, materials related to the
Ishida land case, and assorted legal briefs.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence relating to the Japanese American Research Project, 1964-70 (Boxes 121-124).
- Miscellaneous materials relating to the Japanese American Research Project, 1962-70 (Box 125).
- Documents and correspondence relating to the Ishida land escheat case and claims, 1942-66 (Boxes 126-127).
- Documents, records and correspondence relating to Masaoka Associates (Box 128).
- Legal briefs (Box 129).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Masaoka, Joe Grant--Archives.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)--Correspondence.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Japanese Americans--United States--Archival Resources.
Correspondence.
Briefs (legal documents).
Legal documents.
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