Tetsuo Scott Miyakawa Papers, 1946-1981

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Tetsuo Scott Miyakawa Papers, 1946-1981

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T. Scott Miyakawa (November 23, 1906- ) earned his BS from Cornell in 1929 and his Ph.D from Columbia University and taught at Boston University from 1946-72. His efforts to collect documentary materials related to the history of Japanese Americans and Japanese immigration to the United States resulted in the inauguration of the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1962 of which he served as director from 1962-65. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, books, research materials, memorabilia, and photographs of Miyakawa. Contains files and other materials related to JARP and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Also includes materials related to his teaching years at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Portions of this collection are in Japanese.

108 boxes (54 linear ft.); 2 oversize boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

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The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was initiated by Wakamatsu Shigeo, President of the Japanese American citizens League (JACL) in 1960. The three major objectives of the project were: 1. to conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. to publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the proj...

Miyakawa, Tetsuo Scott

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Miyakawa was born Nov. 23, 1906 in Los Angeles, CA; BS, Cornell, 1929; Ph. D, Columbia Univ.; taught at Boston Univ., 1946-72; his efforts to collect documentary materials related to the history of Japanese Americans and Japanese immigration to the US resulted in the inauguration of the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) at UCLA in 1962; director, JARP, 1962-65; taught at Univ. of MA, Boston, 1972-78; died Aug. 2, 1981. From the description of Papers, 1946-1981. (University of...