Eddie S. Higuchi papers, circa 1946-1951 M2153
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2016
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Eddie S. Higuchi papers
Source:
Higuchi, Eddie S., 1920-1998
Language of Material:
Japanese
Identifier/Call Number: M2153
Physical Description:
0.41 Linear Feet
(1 manuscript box)
Date (inclusive): 1946-1951
Language of Material: Primarily in Japanese with some material in English.
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."
Scope and Contents
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).
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Eddie S. Higuchi papers. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audio-visual education -- Japan -- Hokkaido
Japan -- History -- 1945-
Japan -- Maps
Higuchi, Eddie S., 1920-1998
Box 1, Folder 2
Incoming correspondence
1949-1951
Language of Material: Japanese and English
Scope and Contents
Incoming letters, incoming postcards, and some ephemera.
Box 1, Folder 3
Hokkaido audio-visual program
1950
Box 1, Folder 7
Obihiro and Wakkanai booklets
Box 1, Folder 8
Printed matter related to Korea
Box 1, Folder 10
Maps, prefectures (Hokkaido and Gunma)
Box 1, Folder 11
Maps, cities (Sapporo and Tokyo)
Box 1, Folder 12
Japanese government organizational chart
