Azalia Emma Peet Papers, 1902-1974
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topic: 1945-46, 1946-50, 1947-48
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topic: 1948-68, 1951-55
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topic: 1954-55, 1956-60
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topic: Memorabilia
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topic: Articles and clippings about Japan, 1920-47, n.d.
subject: Articles and clippings about Japan, 1920-47, n.d.
topic: Fukuoka Newsletter, 1929-35
subject: Fukuoka Newsletter, 1929-35
topic: The History of the Japanese In the Yakima Valley (Yakima, WA, Yakima Japanese Association, 1935 ) (Book is in Japanese).
subject: The History of the Japanese In the Yakima Valley (Yakima, WA, Yakima Japanese Association, 1935 ) (Book is in Japanese).
topic: Photographs
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topic: Album, circa 1937-46
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topic: Miscellaneous essays, studies, and reports, n.d.
subject: Miscellaneous essays, studies, and reports, n.d.
topic: Speeches and notes, 1939, n.d.
subject: Speeches and notes, 1939, n.d.
topic: "Application of Certain American Labor Legislation to the Industrial Life of Japanese Women and Children," Master's thesis, Boston University, 1923
subject: "Application of Certain American Labor Legislation to the Industrial Life of Japanese Women and Children," Master's thesis, Boston University, 1923
topic: OVERSIZE MATERIALS
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topic: Certificate: "Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure," 1953
subject: Certificate: "Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure," 1953

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provides access to: Articles and clippings about Japan, 1920-47, n.d.
provides access to: Fukuoka Newsletter, 1929-35
provides access to: The History of the Japanese In the Yakima Valley (Yakima, WA, Yakima Japanese Association, 1935 ) (Book is in Japanese).
provides access to: Photographs
provides access to: 1916-68
provides access to: Album, circa 1937-46
provides access to: Japanese Bible
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provides access to: Speeches and notes, 1939, n.d.
provides access to: "Application of Certain American Labor Legislation to the Industrial Life of Japanese Women and Children," Master's thesis, Boston University, 1923
provides access to: OVERSIZE MATERIALS
provides access to: Certificate: "Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure," 1953

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Azalia Emma Peet Papers
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date: 1902 - 1974
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Azalia Peet Papers consist of two linear feet of photographs, correspondence, printed material, memorabilia, diaries, articles, and speeches. They provide a detailed and personal view of missionary life in Japan before and after World War II and Japanese-Americans in internment camps in the United States during the war.
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Peet, Azalia Emma, 1889-1973
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Biographical History for: Azalia Emma Peet Papers
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body: Biographical Note Azalia Peet in Orange, California, 1945 Azalia Emma Peet was born in Rochester, New York, September 3, 1887, daughter of Marion K. Green and James C. Peet. She graduated from Smith College in 1910 and returned home to New York. After much spiritual and personal self-examination and following her mother's death in 1913 and her father's remarriage in 1916, Peet decided to become a Christian missionary. She left in September 1916 for Tokyo, Japan, under the auspices of the United Methodist Church. Between September 1917 and May 1921 she did evangelistic work with high school students, supervised kindergarten work, and organized clubs for nurses and working women. In June 1921 she returned to the United States on her first furlough, speaking in churches and doing graduate work at Boston University. She received a master's degree in 1923 and returned to Japan the same year. Peet worked with women and girls in Fukuoka, living in a hostel for working women and teaching women at the government high school and college. In 1927 she moved to Hakodate, supervising two kindergartens. She became ill in January 1928 and was sent back to the United States on her second furlough which was spent in Portland, Oregon and Rochester, New York. Returning to Japan in September 1929, she supervised kindergartens and did missionary work with students until June 1935. During her third furlough (June 1935 to August 1936), Peet did graduate work at Cornell University and at Merrill Palmer Training School in Detroit. She returned to Japan in September 1936 and was evacuated in March 1941. During that period Peet did social welfare, childcare, and kindergarten work in Kushikino and taught high school in Nagasaki. During the war she lived with Japanese-Americans in interment camps in Gresham and Nyssa, Oregon and Wapato, Washington. Peet was among the first women to be asked to return to Japan after the war. Between December 1946 and December 1953 she did rural reconstruction wor…
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SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL (1902-61)
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extent: 15 linear inches
scopecontent: This series includes biographical clippings, twenty diaries, memorabilia, and photographs. With the exception of Peet's early diaries, 1902-17, most are short entry. The volumes overlap in years. Her early diaries (1902-1917) are introspective and reflect her home life and her personal and spiritual struggle to come to terms with her vocation. The later ones, 1917-60 not only describe her life in Japan but also her experiences working with the Japanese in internment camps in the United States and her retirement years. Memorabilia consists of miscellaneous items, including her Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure which she received from the Japanese government in 1953; articles and clippings about Japan and the Japanese (1920-47); newsletters from Japan missionaries Evelyn and Robert Spenser (1939-35); and The History of the Japanese in the Yakima Valley (in Japanese), published in Yakima, Washington in 1935 by the Yakima Japanese Association. There is a folder of photographs (1916-68) and an album (circa 1937-46) which Peet assembled for her Aunt Lola.

SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE (1908-72)
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scopecontent: Correspondence is divided into outgoing and incoming letters. They are arranged by date. The outgoing letters contain letters home to family and friends, primarily from Smith College (1908-10), Japan (1917-53), Japanese-American internment camps in Oregon and Washington (1941-45), Rochester, New York (1954-61), and her retirement home in North Carolina (1961-72). Incoming correspondence includes letters to Peet from family and friends (1906-69.) There is also a folder of letters between miscellaneous Peet family members. The letters, mostly round robin, provide a detailed description of her life.

SERIES III. WRITINGS (1923-59)
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SERIES III. WRITINGS (1923-59)
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Clippings and articles, 1910-1974
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Diaries
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Memorabilia
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Photographs
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Japanese Bible
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1902, 1912-17
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1917, 1923-28
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1928-33, 1929, 1929-31
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1932-33, 1935-41
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1936-55, 1936-38, 1940, 1941
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1945-46, 1946-50, 1947-48
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1948-68, 1951-55
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1954-55, 1956-60
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Miscellaneous, 1935-61
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Articles and clippings about Japan, 1920-47, n.d.
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Fukuoka Newsletter, 1929-35
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The History of the Japanese In the Yakima Valley (Yakima, WA, Yakima Japanese Association, 1935 ) (Book is in Japanese).
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1916-68
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Album, circa 1937-46
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Outgoing
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Incoming, 1907-51
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Miscellaneous, 1907-51
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1908-24
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1926-72
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Miscellaneous essays, studies, and reports, n.d.
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Speeches and notes, 1939, n.d.
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"Application of Certain American Labor Legislation to the Industrial Life of Japanese Women and Children," Master's thesis, Boston University, 1923
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Certificate: "Fifth Order of the Sacred Treasure," 1953
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