Electronic Guide to the Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection
Prepared by Kathleen Knaack, Student Assistant, Morris Davis, Jr., Manuscript Processor, and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist.
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church
6/22/2000
Overview of Collection
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Record Creator: |
Kawata, Kazuyoshi |
Title: |
Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection |
Date Span: |
1924-1990 |
Abstract: |
Kazuyoshi Kawata was a Methodist Church Missionary to India. The collection is made up of material relating to his life and work as a missionary. |
Extent: |
2.33 cubic feet |
Resource ID:
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gcah.ms.729 |
Biographical Note
Kazuyoshi Kawata, an American engineer and missionary, is the son of Japanese immigrants. Kawata grew up in Portland, Oregon. In 1941, he and his family were held in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans. When the U.S. Army began accepting Japanese- Americans as enlistees in 1943, Kawata joined and served in Europe until the end of the war. After his honorable discharge he attended Oregon State College, finishing his degree in 1949. He married Marion Jean Sammis in August, 1949. After Kawata earned his M.S. at the University of Minnesota in 1951, the Kawatas served as missionaries to the Methodist Church in India for fifteen years. "Kaz" Kawata worked as a sanitation engineer, helping to design and implement improved septic and waste disposal systems. He was the first Methodist missionary to serve in such a capacity. Following his missionary service, Kawata returned to the United States to finish his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University. He later taught at Johns Hopkins, where he remained until his retirement in 1988. His expertise allowed him the opportunity to continue working around the world through various community health programs.
Scope Note
Kawata's work as a missionary, scientist, scholar, and humanitarian are reflected in this collection. Correspondence, photographs, legal papers, and reports on community improvement projects make up the series on his early life in schools, Japanese-American internment camps, and the mission field in India. Correspondence, academic papers, and published articles and monographs represent his university and publishing life. The publications series also contains articles by Kawata on such topics as the internment camps, prejudice in South Africa, and the U.S. military.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Engineering Projects
Series: Personal, Missionary, and Church Work
Series: Publications
subseries: Articles
subseries: Printed Matter
Series: Scholarly Career
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Kazuyoshi Kawata Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
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Index Terms |
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Subject Topics |
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Community development |
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Missions |
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Subject Geographic |
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United States |
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India |
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Genre |
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Manuscripts |
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Pamphlets |
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Photographs |
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Reports |
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Clippings |
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Occupations |
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Sanitation Engineer |
Series: Engineering Projects
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1553-4-3:
19 |
Environmental Sanitation in India |
1963 |
1553-4-3:
20 |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
1969 |
1553-4-3:
21 |
Department of Environmental Health |
1967-1979 |
1553-4-3:
22 |
Heritage Farm Sewage Treatment |
1972-1974 |
1553-4-3:
23 |
Hopital Sainte Croix-Leogane, Haiti |
1973 |
1553-4-3:
24 |
WHO - Bangladesh |
1972-1973 |
1553-4-3:
25 |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
1973 |
1553-4-3:
26 |
WHO - Expert, Health Science |
1974-1978 |
1553-4-3:
27 |
WHO - Philippines |
1975 |
1553-4-3:
28 |
WHO - Egypt |
1976 |
1553-4-3:
29 |
New Federal Capital for Nigeria |
1978 |
1553-4-3:
30 |
Schistosomiasis - Cameroon |
1979 |
1553-4-4:
1 |
Environmental Services Corporation |
1980 |
1553-4-4:
2 |
APHA - Environmental Design Construction |
1980 |
1553-4-4:
3 |
Cameroon Water Supply/Resources Project |
1980 |
1553-4-4:
4 |
Monts Mandara Resources Project |
1981 |
1553-4-4:
5 |
Baltimore City - Woodberry Landfill |
1981 |
1644-5-1:
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WWII Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA. ASTP soldiers. Kawata first row first from right. |
1943 |
1644-5-1:
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667 Field Artillery Battallion, Battery B in Training in Texas, 1944. Kawata, 2nd row, first from right. |
1944 |
Series: Personal, Missionary, and Church Work
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1553-4-2:
1 |
Early Years: Photographs |
1924-1943 |
1553-4-2:
2 |
Report Cards from School at Japanese Internment Camp |
1942-1943 |
1553-4-2:
3 |
Education |
1942-1979 |
1553-4-2:
4 |
Military Years |
1943-1946 |
1553-4-2:
7 |
Missionary Photos |
1953-1955 |
Series: Publications
Sub-series: Articles
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1553-4-2:
17 |
"Shiferah's Story" |
1980 |
1553-4-2:
18 |
"Evacuation/A Nisei Remembers" |
1981 |
1553-4-2:
19 |
"Executive Order #9066 and Other Things that Defied Logic" |
1981 |
Sub-series: Printed Matter
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1553-4-3:
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"The Amateur Doctor in India" |
1955 |
1553-4-3:
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Article on Mela (Festival) Sanitation, Apka Swasthya, Hindi Health Magazine of Indian Medical Association. In Hindi |
1962 |
1553-4-3:
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"New Era in Festival Sanitation" In Swasth Hind |
1962 |
1553-4-3:
4 |
Monograph: "Environmental Sanitation in India" |
1963 |
1553-4-3:
5 |
"Ludhiana Doctors at Refugee Camps" in World Outlook |
1966 |
1553-4-3:
6 |
"Reconnaissance Team" in the Johns Hopkins Magazine |
1967 |
1553-4-3:
7 |
"Providing a Safe Water Supply in the African Bush" in Public Health Reports |
1967 |
1553-4-3:
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Book: "Health and Disease in Chad" |
1970 |
1553-4-3:
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Essay in Book: "Inactivation of Virus in Sewage" |
1970 |
1553-4-3:
10 |
Conference publication: "The Enhancement of Viral Inactivation by Halogens" |
1971 |
1553-4-3:
11 |
Book: "Health and Disease in Rural Afghanistan" |
1972 |
1553-4-3:
12 |
"Composting Destroys Pathogens in Sewage Sludge" in Water and Sewage Works |
1977 |
1553-4-3:
13 |
Project Report: "Microorganisms in Urban Stormwater" |
1977 |
1553-4-3:
14 |
"The Effectiveness of Chlorine Residuals in Inactivation of Bacteria and Viruses Introduced by Post-Treatment Contamination" in Water Research |
1980 |
1553-4-3:
15 |
Project Report: "Benefits of Maintaining Residual in Water Supply Systems" |
1980 |
Series: Scholarly Career
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1553-4-2:
11 |
University Years |
1967-1976 |
1553-4-2:
12 |
University Years |
1976-1980 |