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Title: Masayo Duus papers
Date (inclusive): 1900-2003
Collection Number: 2021C41
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Japanese and English
Physical Description:
92 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 cassette boxes, 2 videocassette boxes, 1 oversize folder
(42.78 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Masayo Duus, born in Hokkaido in 1938, is a Japanese non-fiction writer. Her works focus on the history of Japanese Americans
and relations between the United States and Japan. The Masayo Duus papers (1900-2003) include documents, photographs, correspondence,
video, and interview sound recordings related to Masayo Duus's research on the Japanese Hawaii sugar strike of 1920 and on
Isamu Noguchi.
Creator:
Duus, Masayo, 1938-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
[Identification of item], Masayo Duus papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Born in Hokkaido in 1938; Japanese non-fiction writer whose works explore the history of Japanese Americans, relations between
the United States and Japan, the labor movement in Hawaii, and the Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Masayo Duus papers (1900-2003) include documents, photographs, correspondence, video and interview sound recordings related
to Masayo Duus's research on Isamu Noguchi. Boxes 1-15 also include documents and photographs related to her research on the
Japanese Hawaii sugar strike of 1920. The collection includes both Japanese and English materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- History
Strikes and lockouts -- Sugarcane industry -- Hawaii
Oahu (Hawaii)
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Video recordings
Interviews