Inventory of the Shimazu Sōji papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2022
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu
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
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Shimazu Sōji papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
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
box 1, folder 1
Draft of "Significant Coopeartive Attitude of Employers and Employees of American Industry"
1930–1931
box 1, folder 2
"Significant Coopeartive Attitude of Employers and Employees of American Industry"
1930–1931
box 1, folder 3
"Differences of Industrial Management"
1930–1931
box 1, folder 4
"Coatsville Boiler Works"
1930 March
box 1, folder 5
Documents incl. correspondences
1930–1931
box 2, folder 1
University of Pennsylvania Illustrated
1931
box 2, folder 2
University of Pennsylvania Illustrated (duplicate)
1930–1931
box 2, folder 3
Course material on industrial relations
1930–1931
box 2, folder 4
Correspondence and report on 米国元老院に於ける倫敦海軍条約論議概要一部 (Partial summary of the US Congress depate on the London Naval Treaty )
1930 September 15
box 2, folder 5
Documents incl. Directory of Japanese Students in North America and Hawaii
1930–1931
box 2, folder 6
Documents incl. survey request on second-generation Japanese Americans by Stanford University psychology professor Edward
Strong Jr.
1930 March 1
box 3, folder 1
Reports incl. Industrial Policy
1930–1931
box 3, folder 2
Reports incl. Organization
1930-1931
box 3, folder 3
Reports incl. Retirement Plan
1930–1931
box 3, folder 5
Imperial invitation and guidelines of 紀元二千六百年式典 (Celebration of the 2600th anniversary of the Japan's founding)
1940 September 11
box 3, folder 6
Official Register of Havard University
1930–1931
box 4, folder 1
Documents incl. hearing on the London Naval Treaty of 1930
1930–1931
box 4, folder 2
Bulletin of University of Pennsylvania
1930–1931
box 4, folder 3
Bulletins of Havard, Yale, New York Unicersity, University of Pennsylvania
undated
