Collection ID: C611
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Summary

Creator:
Uehara, Toyoaki
Abstract:
Toyoaki Uehara (1924-1997) was a professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington from 1963-1990. This collection documents Uehara's scholarly career and personal life, including his participation on university and departmental committees, research and publications related to Japanese language, literature, and mythology; development of international exchange programs; and his involvement in the Tenrikyo movement. Types of material include departmental documents, minutes and memos, program enrollment figures, research and grant proposals, and business correspondence. Also included are copies of Uehara's dissertation, publications and research materials, lectures, bibliographies, extensive personal correspondence, and paper and audiovisual Japanese language study and instruction materials.
Extent:
15.4 cubic feet (16 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English and Japanese
Preferred citation:

[Item], Toyoaki Uehara papers, Collection C611, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Toyoaki Uehara was born November 9th, 1924 in Okayama, Japan. He worked as a teaching assistant at Tenri University in Tenri, Japan from 1950-1951 and was heavily involved in the Tenrikyo movement that established the university. After moving to the United States he worked as an instructor in the Army's Defense Language Institute from 1954-1956. He then moved to Los Angeles on a scholarship, earning his Ph.D. in Religion with a minor in Asian Studies in 1960 at the University of Southern California, where he later lectured. After two years as assistant professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, Uehara was hired as an assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature (later East Asian Languages and Cultures) at Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1963, becoming a full professor in 1984.He retired in 1990 with the title Professor Emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures.

While at I.U., Uehara coordinated the Tenri University student and faculty exchange programs from 1966 until 1989 as well as several additional Asian exchange programs from various institutions including United College in Hong Kong. He was an active member of numerous committees that enabled foreign language workshops, summer institutes, and campus courses to flourish. He collaborated in the authorship of several books and monographs, the most well-known being Fundamentals of Japanese, co-written with Gisaburo N. Kiyose and published by Indiana University Press in 1975, which became the primary Japanese language textbook of its time. He also translated a number of materials between English and Japanese and compiled comprehensive bibliographies of relevant language and religious materials with the assistance of various colleagues.

Uehara continued to work as a consultant with Tenri University after retiring from I.U., traveling and maintaining his correspondence with former students and colleagues around the world. He passed away March 4, 1997. The IU Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers annual Uehara scholarships to undergraduate showing excellence in East Asian studies, named in honor of the late professor.

Scope and Content:

This collection documents Uehara's activities as a member of the East Asian Languages and Cultures faculty at Indiana University, Bloomington, including his participation on university and departmental committees, research and publications related to Japanese language, literature, and mythology; and development of international exchange programs. Also documented are Uehara's relationships with Japanese and American scholars, including colleagues, former students and exchange program participants, and Tenri University faculty; his interest in the Tenrikyo movement; and his personal life.

Types of material present in the collection include reports, syllabi and other course materials, language drills and flashcards, evaluations, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, conference materials, newsletters, audio recordings; curricula vitae, research notes and publications, professional and personal correspondence, electronic documents, and newspaper clippings.

Individuals represented in the collection include Kiyoko Uehara, Osamu Uehara, Shuko Kobayashi, Kikuo Tanaka, Yu Ju Chih, Floyd Ross, Peter Metevelis, and Milton "Milt" Critchfield.

Acquisition information:
2015/106
Appraisal information:
  1. - Résumés, applications, letters of recommendation, proficiency scores, grades, and private material regarding third parties have been removed and shredded.
  2. - 3.5" floppy discs (88), mostly copies of software and utilities programs for Macintosh computers, have been removed.
  3. - 47 videotapes of copies of Japanese television shows and two VHS 2-drawer storage cabinets have been removed.
  4. - 20 analog audio tapes of a variety of Japanese harp and flute music and a recording of Faust, have been removed.
  5. - 1 undated photograph mounted on wooden frame with taped edges, enclosed in a paper sleeve, of Tenrikyo Temple (16 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 3/4 inches) has been removed due to damage and preservation issues.
  6. - Where possible, the original order of the files has been retained, which has left Uehara's personal papers comingled with departmental records.
Custodial history:

Gift of Osamu Uehara, 2015.

Processing information:

Processed by Jeannine Roe.

Completed in 2016

Arrangement:

Collection is organized into seven series: Subject Files, Writings, Language Materials, Audiovisual Materials, Electronic Media, Administrative Files, and Correspondence.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The files transferred to Box 9 are closed to researchers due to the presence of Social Security numbers. With prior notification for review, Archives staff may be able to make these available to researchers.

Advance notice required for access to the collection.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

The donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Toyoaki Uehara papers, Collection C611, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
812-855-1127
archives@indiana.edu