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Sam Jameson (1936-2013) papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/223

Scope and Contents

The Samuel W. Jameson papers contain the thousands of articles on Asia he contributed to the Chicago tribune, Los Angeles times and other publications; correspondence; notes from interviews; and materials collected by Jameson for use in his writings. His writings principally concern Japanese current events, politics and economics; and contain varying amounts of similar information on Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. The papers include over 3700 photographic negatives, over 3600 prints from those negatives, hundreds of color slides, and digital images. An important segment of these photographs are the images taken during Jameson’s trips to Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia in the 1960s.The papers also contain several hundred sound recordings, chiefly of speeches by Japanese politicians, government officials and business executives. The Jameson papers are an important resource for the study of Asian (especially Japanese) politics, economics and history.

Dates

  • 1920 - 2013

Creator

Language of Materials

Chiefly in English or Japanese. Some materials in Korean and other languages

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations. This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

159 Boxes

Additional Description

Abstract

Reporter and analyst who worked out of Tokyo for nearly his entire career. Jameson’s papers contain the thousands of articles on Asia he contributed to the Chicago tribune, Los Angeles times and other publications; correspondence; notes from interviews; and materials collected by Jameson for use in his writings. The papers also contain over 3700 photographic negatives, over 3600 prints from those negatives, hundreds of slides, and digital images; as well as several hundred sound recordings. An important segment of the photographs are the images taken during Jameson’s trips to Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The Jameson papers are an important resource for the study of Asian (especially Japanese) politics, economics and history.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the Jameson papers into a number of series reflects the general arrangement of the materials as found at the time of processing. The Jameson papers are arranged in the following series:

  • Biographical and personal materials: Information on Jameson’s life, education, and family. This series includes information on Jameson’s journalism career before joining the Chicago tribune, and his time in the U.S. Army. An important resource in this series are Jameson’s passport, which provide details of his travels in Asia
  • Correspondence and messages: material sent to and from Jameson, both through the mails and electronically
  • Clippings: Jameson’s scrapbooks of his writings for the Chicago tribune, Los Angeles times and other publications. The scrapbooks also contain occasional photographs and other items
  • Dispatches: News stories written by Jameson, as transmitted to for the Chicago tribune or Los Angeles times. Chiefly typescripts or wire-service printouts
  • Notes: Spiral-bound notebooks with Jameson’s notes from interviews, and other observations
  • Subject files: These alphabetically-arranged folders contain mixtures of Jameson’s notes (chiefly from interviews with politicians, officials and business executives), articles by Jameson and others, texts of presentations, correspondence, and other materials
  • Visual materials: Photographs and slides taken by Jameson and others. The photographs are arranged, to the extent possible, in chronological order
  • Media: Audiocassette recordings of speeches by politicians, executives and others (often to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, or the Japan National Press Club), news conferences and interviews. Includes recordings of Jameson’s lectures on Japan at the University of California, Los Angeles. This series includes video recordings, floppy disks, a small number of CD-ROMs, and a USB drive containing a dump of Jameson’s computer’s hard drive.

    • Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift (accessions 14-228-31 and 15-105-31-ADDITION)

    Separated Materials

    Before processing, a substantial body of clippings in Japanese that were neither by nor about Jameson were removed from the Subject files

    Subjects

    Finding Aid & Administrative Information

    Title
    Guide to the Sam Jameson (1936-2013) papers
    Author
    Gary L. Strawn
    Date
    2022-09-23
    Description rules
    Describing Archives: A Content Standard

    Repository Details

    Repository Details

    Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
    Contact:
    Deering Library, Level 3
    1970 Campus Dr.
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-491-3635