Inventory of the Kanzaki Kiichi papers

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Title: Kanzaki Kiichi papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1913-1950
Collection Number: 2017C49
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Japanese and English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (1.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, speeches and writings relating to Japanese immigration to the United States, and to the Japanese community in the United States. Photocopies of archival documents held at Kwansei Gakuin University's Archives in Japan.
Creator: Kanzaki, Kiichi
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

Kwansei Gakuin University Archives (KGUA) holds the copyright to this material.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2017.

Preferred Citation

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

Location of Original Materials

Kansei Gakun Daigaku, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Biographical Note

Kanzaki Kiichi was the general secretary of the Zaibei Nihonjinkai (Japanese Association of America) in San Francisco (1915-1921) and became the fifth president of Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan (1940-1950).

Scope and Content of Collection

The Kanzaki Kiichi papers include photocopies of the diaries of Kanzaki (1916, 1919, 1920, and 1921), his speech manuscripts on the Pacific and Japanese immigration issue in the United States, Japanese government studies on immigration issues, and U.S. court cases regarding Japanese citizenship and its related issues.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Japan -- Emigration and immigration
Japanese -- United States

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移民調査報告 第11 (Imin chōsa hōkoku dai11), 外務省通商局 (Gaimushō tsūshōkyoku) 1913 January (Taisho 2)

Scope and Contents note

Immigration Study Report, Vol. 11, Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Two handwritten letters inserted. B5, 213 pp.
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覚書 (棺村市民議案)) (Oboegaki (Sugimura? Shimin gian)), 桑港日本人会 棺村丈児  (Jōji Sugimura?) 1913?

Scope and Contents note

Memorandum (Sugimura United States citizenship proposal), Japanese Association of America, San Francisco. Inserted in "Imin chōsa hōkoku dai11." 5 sheets.
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Untitled 1913?

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日本移民協会横浜講習所概覧 (Nihon imin kyōkai Yokohama kōshūjo gairan), 日本移民協会 (Nihon imin kyōkai) 1916 June (Taisho 5)

Scope and Contents note

"Overview of Yokohama Training Center," Association of Japanese Immigration. A5, 15 pp.
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渡米議員団報告書 (Tobei gi'indan hōkokusho) 1918 January (Taisho 7)

Scope and Contents note

Report of Diet delegates to the United States. A5, 38 pp.
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米国西北部在留日本人発展略史 (Beikoku seihokubu zairyū Nihonjin hatten ryakushi), 連絡日本人会 (Renraku Nihonjinkai) 1921 October (Taisho 10)

Scope and Contents note

Summary history of Japanese residing in the Northwestern United States.
 

神崎驥一日記 (Kanzaki Kiichi nikki), 神崎驥一 (Kanzaki Kiichi)

Scope and Contents note

Kanzaki Kiichi diary.
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1916

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1919

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1920

Scope and Contents note

During his stay in the United States.
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1921

Scope and Contents note

During his stay in the United States.
 

講演,論説,説話 草稿集 I

Scope and Contents note

Kanzaki's manuscripts for lectures, opinions, and essays.
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太平洋関係調査会議に於ける移民問題の考察 (Taiheiyō kankei chōsa kaigi ni okeru imin mondai no kōsatsu)

Scope and Contents note

Study on the immigration issue at Taiheiyo kanren chosa kaigi.
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Untitled (49 sheets)

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就職難を嘆づる人々へ (Shūshoku nan o tanzuru hitobito e)

Scope and Contents note

"To those who lament on the difficult job market."
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Untitled (6 sheets)

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生活に熱情を加へよ (Seikatsu ni netsujō o kuwaheyo)

Scope and Contents note

"Fuel your passion for your life."
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太平洋問題,将来ト米国西部諸州 (Taiheiyō mondai, shōrai ni kansuru ichi kōsatsu)

Scope and Contents note

The Pacific issue, the future, and the western states in the United States.
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米国の将来に対する一考察 (Beikoku no shōrai ni taisuru ikkō)

Scope and Contents note

"A study on the future of the United States."
 

講演,論説,説話 草稿集 II

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太平洋問題研究会議に関する私見 (Taiheiyō mondai kenkyū kaigi ni kansuru shiken)

Scope and Contents note

"My personal opinion on the Pacific issue."
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上記に関する講演要綱、会議報告など各種多数 (Jōki ni kansuru kōen yōkō, kaigi hōkoku nado kakushu tasū)

Scope and Contents note

Various materials on the Pacific issue, such as speech draft, meeting minutes
 

講演,論説,説話 草稿集 III

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対米移民問題は打切りか (Taibei imin mondai ha uchikirika) 1928 February 1 (Showa 3)

Scope and Contents note

Termination of the discussion on the United States immigration issue? Published in 外交時報 (Gaikō jihō).
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Untitled (19 sheets)

Scope and Contents note

Intro missing.
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太平洋問題について (Taiheiyō mondai nitsuite)

Scope and Contents note

On the Pacific issue.
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戦後の欧州と其の将来 (Sengo to ōshū to sono shōrai)

Scope and Contents note

Post-war Europe and its future.
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Untitled (36 sheets)

Scope and Contents note

Conclusion missing.
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加州邦人放逐の件 (Kashū hōjin hōchiku no ken)

Scope and Contents note

Concerning the Japanese banishment from California.
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基督教徒ト社会問題 (Kirisuto kyōto to shakai mondai)

Scope and Contents note

Christians and social issues.
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Untitled (7 sheets)

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太平洋問題と其の基調 (Taiheiyō mondai to sono kichō)

Scope and Contents note

The Pacific issue and its baseline.
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"California and the Japanese," Kanzaki Kiichi, General Secretary of the Association of Japanese Residing in America

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米国移民法上程に伴う理事会の報告書および関連書類 (Beikoku iminhō jōtei ni tomonau rijikai no hōkokusho oyobi kanrenshorui) 1924

Scope and Contents note

Board report concerning the United States immigration laws and its related documents.
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Ichizo Sato v. Hall, 191 Cal. 510, Cal. Supreme Court (1923)

Scope and Contents note

Ichizo Sato vs. Harry W. Hall, Clerk of the County of Sacramento (Supreme Court of California). A Japanese soldier who served the United States Government during the late war and who has received an honorable discharge, entitled to citizenship under the Act of Congress of May 9th, 1918.
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The matter of the application of Heikichi Terui for a writ of habeas corpus (the Supreme Court of the State of California)

Scope and Contents note

A Japanese alien obligated to register and pay the poll tax as provided by the terms of the so-called alien poll tax of California.
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Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178, U.S. Supreme Court (1922)

Scope and Contents note

Takao Ozawa vs. United States (No. 2888-2889, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
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In re Terui, 187 Cal. 20, Cal. Supreme Court (1921)

Scope and Contents note

In the Matter of Heikichi Terui on Habeas Corpus (Crim. No. 2390, Supreme Court of California)
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In re Kotta, 187 Cal. 27, Cal. Supreme Court (1921)

Scope and Contents note

In the Matter of Guillermo D. Kotta on Habeas Corpus (Crim. No. 2394, Supreme Court of California)
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O'Brien v. Webb, 279 F. 117, Northern District of California (1921)

Scope and Contents note

O'Brien et al. v. Webb, Attorney General of California, et al. (No. 654, United States District Court for the Northern District of California)