Kazuo Ebina papers, 1920s-1960s, 1989

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Summary

Creators:
Haru, Funeo
Abstract:
Kazuo Ebina (海老名一雄), 1886-1956, also known as Haru Funeo and Shunshūro, was a journalist, publisher, and scholar. The collection consists of photographs and Ebina's correspondence with his daughter and friends in the United States.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Japanese and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kazuo Ebina papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes photographs and Ebina's correspondence with his daughter and friends in the United States, offering insights into life during the pre-World War II era, Japan's occupation period (1945-1952), and the postwar years.

Biographical / historical:

Kazuo Ebina (海老名一雄), 1886-1956, also known as Haru Funeo and Shunshūro, was a journalist, publisher, and scholar. He was the eldest son of Japanese Christian leader Ebina Danjō. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1907 and worked at Kokumin Shinbun before moving to the United States in 1910 to study journalism at the University of Wisconsin. Ebina later settled in San Francisco, where he worked for the Nichi-Bei Shinbun and founded the Shin Sekai Asahi newspaper in 1935. He published several works, including Neko to ningen (1926) and Kariforunia to Nihonjin (1943). He returned to Japan in 1941. During the post-World War II period, he worked as a journalistic advisor at the Far East Air Materiel Command (FEAMCOM) and ran for a seat in Japan's House of Councilors. Ebina died in 1956 in Tokyo.

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

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], Kazuo Ebina papers, [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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