Hideo Hashimoto papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2986

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hideo Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights, particularly with the American Friends Service Committee and Fellowship of Reconciliation, war protests, nuclear disarmament, etc. Also included are materials relating to his early life, education, and incarceration during World War II.

Dates

Creation: 1939-1994

Creator

Hashimoto, Hideo, 1911- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Extent

6.45 Cubic Feet (6 record cartons and 1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Hideo Hashimoto (born 1911) was a Methodist minister and peace activist. During World War II, he was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Jerome Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas. After the war, he became a professor of religious studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights. Also included are materials relating to his early life, education, and incarceration during World War II.