Joe Grant Masaoka Papers, 1964-1970

Summary

Creators:

Masaoka, Joe Grant

Abstract:

Joe Grant Masaoka was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was Regional Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Denver, Colorado, from 1942-51 and established the Northern California regional office in San Francisco. This collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal briefs, and other documents related to the work of Mr. Masaoka.

Extent:

9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal briefs and other documents related to the work of Joe Grant Masaoka. It includes correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American Research Project, materials related to the Ishida land case, and assorted legal briefs.

Biographical / historical:

Joe Grant Masaoka was born in Fresno, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was Regional Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Denver, Colorado from 1942-51 and established the JACL Northern California regional office in San Francisco. He was a public relations consultant from 1951-64 and the Japanese American Research Project Administrator for the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1964-70. Mr. Masaoka died ca. 1970.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

1. Correspondence relating to the Japanese American Research Project, 1964-70 (Boxes 121-124).
2. Miscellaneous materials relating to the Japanese American Research Project, 1962-70 (Box 125).
3. Documents and correspondence relating to the Ishida land escheat case and claims, 1942-66 (Boxes 126-127).
4. Documents, records and correspondence relating to Masaoka Associates (Box 128).
5. Legal briefs (Box 129).

Physical location:

Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Related resources

Related material:

Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Japanese Americans--United States--Archival Resources.
Correspondence.
Briefs (legal documents).
Legal documents.

Names:

Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)--Correspondence.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Masaoka, Joe Grant--Archives.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

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