Higuchi (Eddie S.) papers, 1946-1951

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Summary

Title:
Eddie S. Higuchi papers
Dates:
1946-1951
Creators:
Higuchi, Eddie S., 1920-1998
Extent:
0.41 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language:
Japanese and Primarily in Japanese with some material in English.
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Eddie S. Higuchi papers. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials consist of some personal papers, as well as booklets, pamphlets and other ephemera gathered by Huguchi while he was working for the Civil Information Office in Japan after the War. Includes a report on audio-visual needs in the region, with five hand-drawn maps and four organizational tables; 16 pamphlets on various topics and places, all in Japanese; a pamphlet in Japanese on the Korean conflict; five maps (folded) including a Map of Sapporo, a Traffic Map of Hokkaido, a Map of Tokyo (US Army, 1946), and an Organization of Government of Japan 1948 (prepared by US occupation, one of 400 copies). Also an envelope with four letters in Japanese, some cards, Huguchi’s business card, his official Army discharge, and a letter to his sister in California in 1950 (about the escalating conflict in Korea).

Biographical / historical:

Eddie S. Higuchi (1920-1998) was a Nisei from Santa Clara, California. He served in the United States military as an interpreter and received an honorable discharge in 1946 while serving in Japan. He remained there to work for the Civil Information Office of the Hokkaido Civil Affairs Region. According to his business card he worked "Developing democracy through audio-visual education."

Acquisition information:
Purchased by Stanford University Libraries in 2013.
Processing information:

Minimally processed. Staples were not removed and some items were not unfolded or removed from their envelopes.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-08-26 08:43:49 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Eddie S. Higuchi papers. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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