Guide to the Harry Y. Ueno Papers, 1912-1997
Processed by Jane Cho; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
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Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
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© 2002
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Harry Y. Ueno Papers, 1912-1997
Collection number: M0930
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Jane Cho
- Date Completed:
- 1999
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ueno, Harry Y. (Harry Yoshio), 1907- . Papers ,
Date (inclusive): 1912-1997
Collection number: M0930
Creator:
Ueno, Harry Y. (Harry Yoshio), 1907-
Extent:
1.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Papers relating to the Harry Ueno's internment at Camp Manzanar in 1942. Includes correspondence, clippings, and oral history
interview.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Harry Yoshio Ueno, 1997.
Preferred Citation
Harry Y. Ueno Papers. M0930. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography
During World War II, approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans were deemed a national security threat and placed in internment
camps. Contrary to common belief, Japanese Americans protested against their involuntary confinement. The Manzanar Riot is
among the most renowned examples of internee resistance and Harry Ueno played a central role in it.
Harry Ueno was born on April 14, 1907 in Hawaii. When he was eight years old, he was taken to Hiroshima, Japan, to be educated.
Afler graduating from the Kuba City grammar school and attending a trade school in Tokyo for nearly a year, he returned to
the United States in 1923. He held various positions in Washington and northern California before moving to Los Angeles in
1931. In Los Angeles, he and his wife, Yaso, had three children. Harry Ueno was employed as a salesman for retail fruits and
vegetables until the evacuation.
The Ueno family was evacuated to Manzanar. A few months into his internment, he initiated the investigation of the sugar and
beef shortage, and organized 1,600 kitchen workers into Mess Hall Workers Union. On December 5, 1942, Tayama, a JACL (Japanese
American Citizen's League) leader in Manzanar, was severely beaten by masked internees. Although Ueno was arrested for this
incident, he was not charged or given a trial. The internees in Manzanar congregated in front of Ueno's jail cell demanding
his release. Ueno was the veritable folk hero, the martyr of Manzanar, around whom the internees marched. The riot ended with
eight internees wounded and two killed. Ueno along with other camp leaders were removed to isolation centers where they were
cut off from all contact. It was not until nearly a year later, that he would see his family again.
With the war's end, the Ueno family resettled in northern California and began a cherry and strawberry farm. Harry Ueno is
now retired, and is an act!ve member and supporter of the Japanese American community and its related research.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Harry Ueno Collection consists of 2 linear feet of original and photocopied manuscript materials, newspaper clippings,
and photographs.
Much of the Japanese-language materials were kept as they were found when the collection first arrived at Stanford University
Libraries. However, most of the English-language manuscripts have been rearranged into six series or topics for easier access
to materials.
The war-time diaries of Harry Ueno, Yaso Ueno, and Masunaka are valuable parts of this collection. Harry Ueno's Japanese language
diary have been re-arranged by the organizer in a chronological order. Also unique to this collection, is Ueno's handwritten
record and member lists of the Manzanar Mess Hall Union lists found in Box 1. Series 2, containing newspaper clippings, will
be especially helpful for scholars working with redress and reparation. Lastly, many of the government documents are missing
pages and may be hard to follow.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bendetsen, Karl R.
Hayakawa, S.I. (Samuel Ichiyâe), 1906-
Hohri, William Minoru, 1927-
Kurihara, Joseph Y.
Myer, Dillon S. (Dillon Seymour), 1891-
Ueno, Yasoko.
Welgyn, Michi.
Japanese American Citizens' League.
Japanese American Citizens' League. National Committee for.
National Council for Japanese American Redress.
United States. War Relocation Authority.
Concentration camps--United States.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians.
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American.
Manzanar (Calif.)
Manzanar National Historic Site (Calif.)
Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Series 1. Writings from the Camp and Published Journal Articles
Box 1, Folder 2
Handwritten Japanese-languaged documentsn.a.
Box 1, Folder 3
Manzanar Mess Hall Union (member signatures and notes) n.a.
Box 1, Folder 5
Published Journal Articles1977-1993
Series 2. Newspaper Clippings
Box 2, Folder 1
Harry Ueno and related articlesn.a.
Box 2, Folder 2
"Jap Evacuees Camp Kit Results in Martial Law"12/7/42
Box 2, Folder 3
World War Il - military1942-1989
Box 2, Folder 4
Japanese American soldiersn.a.
Box 2, Folder 12
Internment Experience and Reflections
Box 2, Folder 13
Legal - debates, hearings, bills
Box 2, Folder 19
Articles Honoring Individuals
Box 2, Folder 20
Internment Related Works and Research
Box 2, Folder 21
Japanese American Artists and their works
Box 2, Folder 23
Various newspaper sections
Box 2, Folder 24
Japanese-languaged articles
Series 3. Government Documents
Box 3, Folder 4
Corn to/from Karl R. Bendetsen1942-1943
Box 3, Folder 5
Corn to/from Dillon S. Myer1943
Box 3, Folder 6
Jerome5/28/43 "Interview with Reverend Kunishichi Iwori and Reverend Hideo Hashimoto"
Box 3, Folder 19
"Unknown Person Report the Manzanar Incident"12/16/42
Box 4, Folder 1
Personal Correspondence
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clements, Len ; Cook, Christopher ; Crouch, Tom ; Embrey, Sue K. ; Eto, Shinkichi ; Fugita, Steve ; Hayakawa, S. I. ; Herzig,
Jack and Aiko ; Hobri, William ; Komuri, Yoshihisa ; Lim, Deborah ; Lin, Che-Hwei ; Machak, Frank ; Okihiro, Gary Y. ; Omura,
James M. ; Tateishi, John ; Uyeda, Clifford I. ; Weglyn, Michi ; Yamada, George ; Yamasaki, Jennie
Box 4, Folder 2
Correspondence from Harry Ueno to Yasoko Ueno1943
Box 4, Folder 3
Correspondence from Art Hansen to Harry Ueno1982-1996
Box 4, Folder 4
Corr. from Art Hansen, not to Harry Ueno1985-1993
Box 4, Folder 5
Corn from Nakagawa, Mitsuo1943-1944
Box 4, Folder 6
Corr. to/from Tamura, Eileen H.1992-1997
Box 4, Folder 7
Corn not to/from Ueno1972-1997
Series 5. Miscellaneous Writings
Box 4, Folder 9
Writings on/about Harry Ueno
Box 4, Folder 10
Manzanar Martyr specific materials
Box 4, Folder 11
Yaso(ko) Ueno Diary1942-1943
Box 4, Folder 13
Ishihara, Shintaro Interview
Box 4, Folder 16
Weglyn, Michi's commencement speech given at Pomona College
Box 4, Folder 17
"A private report on the incident of Dec. 6, 1942" / by Koichi Tsuji
Box 4, Folder 19
Fair Practice Committee (Manzanar)
Box 4, Folder 20
Hayakawa testimony before Subcommittee1986
Box 4, Folder 22
Legal representation of Japanese Americans
Box 4, Folder 23
List of names at Tule Lake1943
Box 4, Folder 24
Lone Pine County Jail inmate signatures1943
Box 4, Folder 25
Miscellaneous handwritten notes
Box 4, Folder 26
California Journal11/1986
Box 4, Folder 27
Epistolarian by William Hohri
Box 4, Folder 28
Manzanar Reunion by William Hohri
Box 4, Folder 30
"Segregator" by Richard Drinnon
Box 4, Folder 34
Manzanar National Historic Site
Box 4, Folder 35
National Council for Japanese American Redress
Box 4, Folder 36
Japanese American Historical Encyclopedia headwords1991
Box 4, Folder 37
Informational Flyers and Letters
