Fazenda Tozan do Brasil records, 1941-2010

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Summary

Creators:
Fazenda Tozan (Brazil)
Abstract:
Fazenda Tozan, also known as Fazenda Monte d'Este, is an historic rural property and plantation located in the city of Campinas, São Paulo. The Fazenda Tozan do Brasil records includes records and printed matter relating to Fazenda Tozan.
Extent:
1 manuscript box (.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fazenda Tozan do Brasil records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes records and printed matter relating to Fazenda Tozan, which is the oldest surviving Nikkei coffee plantation in Brazil. The plantation is owned by the Iwasaki family of Mitsubishi Corp.

Biographical / historical:

Fazenda Tozan, also known as Fazenda Monte d'Este, is an historic rural property and plantation located in the city of Campinas, São Paulo. The origins of the farm trace back to the mid-18th century; it was established in 1798 under the name Fazenda Ponte Alta. In 1927, Hisaya Iwasaki, the son of Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of the Mitsubishi group, acquired 3,700 hectares of the property. During World War II, the land was confiscated by the Brazilian government as enemy property but was returned relatively early after the war in recognition of the achievements of the first farm manager, Dr. Kiyoshi Yamamoto, who used natural enemies to exterminate coffee pests and plant eucalyptus trees. Today, Fazenda Tozan continues its operations, focusing on coffee cultivation and educational tourism.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fazenda Tozan do Brasil records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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