Shimazu Sōji papers, 1930-1940

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Summary

Creators:
Shimazu, Sōji, 1895-1977
Abstract:
Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Shimazu served in the accounting department of the Japanese Imperial Navy. The Shimazu Sōji papers includes includes bulletins, drafts, correspondence, reports, course material, and other documents from Shimazu Sōji's time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Japanese and English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes includes bulletins, drafts, correspondence, reports, course material, and other documents from Shimazu Sōji's time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Biographical / historical:

Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Shimazu served in the accounting department of the Japanese Imperial Navy. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1931. He also contributed to compiling a report on the United State Congress's debate on the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
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], Shimazu Sōji 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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