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Title: Shimazu Sōji papers
Date (inclusive): 1930-1940
Collection Number: 2020C20
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Japanese and English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.7 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Shimazu, Sōji, 1895-1977
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], Shimazu Sōji papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese students
Japanese -- United States
Personal correspondence
Course materials
Shimazu, Sōji, 1895-1977
London Naval Conference (1930 : London, England)
University of Pennsylvania -- Students