Japanese Imperial Navy records, 1931-1936

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Title:: Japanese Imperial Navy records
Dates:: 1931-1936
Abstract:: The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The collection includes manuscripts of lectures related to the Japanese Imperial Navy and the Iwate Cruiser (ship) and other Japanese Navy ships, as well as correspondence, business cards, and welcome reception information pertaining to the Iwate's activities in San Francisco and Hawaii.
Extent:: 3 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (3.8 Linear Feet)
Language:: In Japanese
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Japanese Imperial Navy records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: The collection includes manuscripts of lectures related to the Japanese Imperial Navy and the Iwate Cruiser (ship) and other Japanese Navy ships, as well as correspondence, business cards, and welcome reception information pertaining to the Iwate's activities in San Francisco and Hawaii.
Biographical / historical:: The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Iwate was an armored cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s. It participated in naval battles during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Later, the ship served as a cruiser and carried naval officers for long-distance oceanic training.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2024.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 10:06:26.546439

Access and use

Restrictions:: Box 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Japanese Imperial Navy records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US