Finding aid for the Rafu Uwamachi Daini Gakuen Records
Collection number: 94.116.23
- Processed by:
- Marlon Romero
- Encoded by:
- Yoko Shimojo
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
This series consists of annual reports, by-laws, correspondences, financial documents, newsletters, school closure and re-opening documents, PTA (Parent Teacher Association) minutes, and World War II evacuation claims. The bulk in this series consists of the school newsletter, Gakuen Dayori. The entirety of the newsletter collection is in Japanese and spans the years of 1930 to 1988. The newsletters provide an insight into the school's daily activities, and numerous announcements about different school celebrations (e.g. movie night, camping trips, undokai (Sports Day), etc.). The school re-opening sub-series contains resumes of teachers, a prospectus for the opening ceremony, student applications, and the placement tests of students. The Administrative Record series is arranged alphabetically by the title of the sub-series folder and chronologically within each sub-series folder.
This series contains documents pertaining to students and teachers including graduation ceremonies, instructional materials, student records, and personal papers of two of the school's teachers, Masako Okamoto and Yasumasa Yoshizumi. The student records sub-series includes attendance records, compositions, report cards, etc. The teachers' personal papers include immigration documents, resumes, and correspondence. The Educational Records series is arranged alphabetically by the title of the sub-series folder, and chronologically within each sub-series folder. The documents that had no date are located towards the end of their designated folder.
This series contains records and activities of the Mother's Club which supported and sponsored many school activities. It includes records from 1968-1981 and 1988-1989 as well as financial documents such as a ledger from 1952 and1988-1989 financial statements. These records contain a variety of information regarding the daily activities of the Mother's Club such as meeting minutes, budget accounts, food recipes, members' lists, and election facsimiles. These records came in their own binders or notebooks and are arranged by year.
This series is arranged by different events such as graduations, speech contests, talent shows, etc. Each event is then organized chronologically. There are captions attached to the photographs in the Graduating Class sub-series that explain the year and education level of the class portrayed. For the Miscellaneous sub-series folder, there is no information on the event or the date the photographs were taken.
This series contains programs, flyers, publications, and miscellaneous materials on numerous activities held by the school. Some of the activities include movie nights, graduations, undokais, and summer camps. Ledgers for activities can be found in Series 1: Administrative Records. There are also essays from Campton Gakuen included. In the Summer Camp sub-series there are fliers as well as camp newsletters, The Metakan and Whispering Pines from Camp Metaka and Camp Siwinis in Los Angeles, California.. The Special Activities series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Series 1 Administrative Records
Annual Reports 1939-1979
By-Laws 1970-1980
Correspondence
Department of Education (pre-war)
Teachers and Parents (post-war, with English text)
Financial-related Documents
Donations
Financial Reports, 1970-1979
Ledgers, 1957-67
Payrolls, 1956, 62, 65
Real Estate finances
Student fees, 1952-1969
Newsletters
Gakuen Dayori (1937-1985)
PTA Minutes, 1931-1942
School Closure, 1942
School Reopening, 1948
World War II Evacuation Claims
Series 2 Educational Records
Graduation Ceremonies
Instructional Materials
Hebrew language notebook
Reading materials, songs, tests
Teaching records, 1948-1990
Student Records
Attendance 1935-39
Compositions, ca. 1930-40s
Diplomas
Evaluations
Grades
Journals
Report Cards
Tests
Teachers' Personal Papers
Masako Okamoto
Yasumasa Yoshizumi
Journal (author unknown), 1938
Series 3 Mother's Club
Series 4 Photographs
Graduating Class
Pre-War, 1937-1941
Post-War, 1954-1993
Fiftieth Anniversary, 1965
Miscellaneous
Speech Contest
Storytelling Conference
Talent Show
Series 5 Special Activities
Announcements
Campton Gakuen Essays, 1937
Fiftieth Anniversary, 1965
Movie Night
Programs
Pre-War
Post-War
Summer Camp
The Metakan, 1938
Whispering Pines, 1940
Undokai (Sports Day)