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(Collection LSC.2010
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Title: Yasui Family papers
Collection number: LSC.2010
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.5 linear ft.
(5 boxes.
2 flat boxes.)
Date (inclusive): 1907-1946
Abstract: Satosuke Yasui was born in 1881 in Hiroshima Prefecture. He arrived in Hawaii in 1907, where he was a newspaperman, Japanese
language school principal and teacher, and publisher and editor of the Maui Shimbun. He also served as an officer of the Japanese
Association of Maui. The collection consists of personal papers, diaries, correspondence, instructional materials, informational
publications, sound recordings, artwork, and photographs related to the Yasui family. The collection also includes papers
related to the Japanese Association of Wailuku, Hawaii, and a notebook of sermon memos kept by Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest,
Taksuhiko Matsuda, at Tule Lake. 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 UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Yasui family
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Japanese American Research Project of the Japanese American Citizens League, 1973.
[Identification of item], Yasui Family Papers (Collection Nnumber 2010). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Processed by Yoko Shimojo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan, 2007, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
Folder contents were rehoused and series levels added to enhance access to the materials.
Satosuke Yasui was born in 1881 in the Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Hiroshima Normal School and arrived
in Hawaii in 1907. He was a newspaperman and Japanese language school principal and teacher. He was also publisher and editor
of the Maui Shimbun (1920-41). He served as an officer of the Japanese Association of Maui.
Collection consists of personal papers, diaries, correspondence, instructional materials, informational publications, sound
recordings, artwork, and photographs related to the Yasui family. Personal papers consist of Satosuke Yasui's 18 notebook
diaries (1910-41), correspondence, and miscellaneous items such as practice sheets of calligraphy, instructional materials,
Japanese sound recordings, artwork, and a photo album. The collection also includes papers related to the Japanese Assn. of
Wailuku, Hawaii, a small amount of articles published in the Maui Shimbun, and a notebook of sermon memos kept by Jodo Shinshu
Buddhist priest Taksuhiko Matsuda, at Tule Lake.
Arranged in the following series:
- Artwork
- Diaries
- Miscellaneous
- Organizational files
- Photographs
- Printed materials.
Manzanar War Relocation Center Records (Collection 122) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Yasui family--Archives.
Yasui, Matsuno--Archives.
Yasui, Satosuke--Archives.
Diaries.
Family papers.
Japanese American families--Hawaii--Archival resources.
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
Teachers--Hawaii--Archival resources.