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The Japanese Language School Project
The Interpreter
Archi ves, Uni versity of Col orado at B oul der Li braries
Nu mber 28 August 15, 2001

The Japanese La nguage problem she was having. I have central and convenient residence permitted to coin a word to
always considered that the for those who are confined to match your „bogas‟].
School Archival Project _______________
supreme compliment: that he wheelchairs or who find walking
should have told her to call me. around difficult. Its central Questions on
In the Spring of 2000, the Anyway, I was able to locate the location will allow participation
Archives continued the origi- proper person to help her, and without as much moving around. Army JLO’s
nal efforts of Captain Roger after the war was over, young There will be a Friday
Pineau and William Hudson, As most of you know, Prof.
Gillespie sent me a beautiful reception, a Saturday dinner, and
and the Archives first at- Irwin and M rs. Carole Slesnick
piece of silk, from which I had a an afternoon “Timber Tavern on
tempts in 1992, to gather the are researching a book on the
dress made which I wore for Campus” on the veranda of the
papers, correspondence, role of military and Naval
years!! If you have him in your University Club.
photographs, and records of Japanese Language Officers and
list and he is still alive, please We anticipate that everyone
graduates of the US Navy enlisted linguists from 1910-
give him my warmest greetings. may not want to stay with the
Japanese Language School, 1946. While in Boulder, they
There was one other Boulder schedule, as groups of graduates
University of Colorado at came across "stories of Sydney
boy who gained fame – briefly – and kin may want to meet on
Boulder, 1942-1946. We M ashbir" in the Roger Pineau
by translating a message, their own over breakfast, lunch,
assemble these papers in Collection. Sidney M ashbir
Torpedoes Rendezvousing in the drinks, or dinner. M any may
recognition of the contribu- evidently was quite a character.
Moonlight. But even his name I want to observe religious
tions made by JLS graduates The Slesnick‟s wonder if anyone
have forgotten. services. For these purposes, we
to the War effort in the Pa- knows if M ashbir is still living.
I am sorry to not be more will include maps, lists of
cific, the successful occupa- M r. M ashbir was a Tokyo-
helpful. I daresay some of them suggested restaurants, and a list
tion of Japan, the creation of trained US Army JLO.
remember me; I worked up until of churches and synagogues.
Japanese language programs Prof. Slesnick also came across
the last minute of pregnancy and This is your Reunion, so you are
across the country, and the several references to Boulder
I understand that they were the boss. Just in case, though,
development of cultural rec- JLOs who worked with various
selling tickets on who was going there will be plenty of events to
onciliation programs after army officers. Does anyone
to have to take me to the attend: a symposium, films,
World War II. know about Army officers
hospital. I can‟t swear that it exhibits, and tours.
trained in Tokyo? Lionel Casson
was true, but my boss told me David M. Hays
Instructor/Archivist worked with brothers George
From a that he had to assign six Boulder
_______________ and John Colton. Were they
boys to cover my job while I was
Cryptographer Army? Prof. Slesnick doesn't
away!
Ms. Eunice W. Rice
Vickie Yumoto Gives find them in our Navy/M arine
My father was the Navy‟s First Check to Corps lists. Jack Steele seems to
US Navy
principal cryptographer in World have been Army also, but Prof.
War I. This was the reason
Communications Security Section JLS Archives Fund Slesnick is not sure.
(truly!) that I was assigned to [Ed. Note: Mrs. Robert H. Rice Ms. Vickie Yumoto, widow of If any one has information on
take the Navy‟s cryptography resides at 108 Morningside the late Yumoto Sensei (John), these linguists please contact
course – they thought I might Commons, Brattleboro, VT 05301- has not only donated most of the Prof Slesnick. His address is
have the right genes. When I 3633] extant materials relating to her
_______________
proved successful, I was husband‟s time as a JLS Professor Irwin Slesnick
transferred from Naval 518 Highland Dr.
Intelligence, where I was
Plans for Reunion instructor, she is also the first
person to contribute money to Bellingham, WA 98225,
working, to the Communications Developing: the US Navy Japanese Language
Security Section. This was well RSVPs Needed School Archival Fund. Email: Carole Slesnick
before the war broke out. The fund will need to build <Ceve3@aol.com>
I have forgotten when the I am certain that useful _______________
suggestions will come from the before it can be applied to the
boys from Boulder first burst requirements of the JLS Archival
upon us. I was working then on JLS graduates and kin once I WWII Treatment of
offer up some ideas on what Project: archival processing,
the Japanese M erchant M arine cataloging, reunion costs, and Nisei Doctors
might take place at the Reunion.
Code; I remember that a couple other project expenditures.
of them were assigned to me. Although the Event is planned There were at least 3 successful
_______________
They came and went – I have no to take place over four days, doctors of medicine in the San
recollection of even their names participants may come and leave Origin of Bobo & Boga Francisco Bay area when Pearl
early, come late and leave late, Harbor occurred. These three
except for one young man named
or any variation, in between. At The Slesnicks came across a were graduates of Stanford
Gillespie. He was a star, from
this point, we are projecting that letter in the Pineau Collection. School of M edicine and two had
every point of view; I was not
participants will only be asked to On 4 M arch 1945, Robert M ayo Clinic experience. When
surprised (though disappointed)
pay for their transportation and Kinsman wrote to Roger and they were interned in a
when he was sent out to the fleet.
lodging. Lodging, at this point, is M axine Pineau, “As ever, thank concentration camp in Wyoming
I remember him for two reasons:
divided between the College Inn you for whatever news of the they applied for licenses to
his ability to and the fact that his
and University Club. The Boulder Boys and Gals (Bobo to practice medicine in Wyoming
wife called me one day and
University Club will provide a Boga) [If I, too, may be and Colorado where there were
asked me for advice with a
Japanese American populations closet The house was in a poor Contact New Collections
which needed their services. The section of Alameda, which at
applications were denied by both that time had been the only area Bruce M ontgomery, Curator, The following are further
states and all three doctors in which Japanese Americans or David Hays, Archivist, collections held or recently
volunteered their services as could find a home, although he Archives, received by the Archives:
Sensei at [the US Navy JLS at could have afforded a much University of Colorado at Boulder
CU in] Boulder, Colorado. better neighborhood. That is the Campus Box 184  Frank L. M allory
When we had a one week way we treated those American Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0184
leave in the Spring of 1943, Dr. citizens even before the war. $Donations Recei ved
Phone (303) 492-7242
Imai learned that I was going to
Frank L. Mallory The Archives has recently
San Francisco and asked if I Fax (303) 492-3960
JLS, 1943 received generous donations
would be interested in driving
Email: from:
his late model Cadillac back to [Ed. Note: We have located the montgomb@spot.colorado.edu
Boulder. I agreed, and after following members of the Imai
getting the car out of storage, family: Mr. Kent Imai, 225
arv@colorado.edu  J. Keith M ann
retrieved a chest of sterling silver Southwood Dr., Scotts Valley, CA New JLS Web site:  Harris I. M artin
flatware from a bank vault and 95066-3635; Mr. Bruce Imai, 5
Winship, San Anselmo 94960-2531;
http://www-  Stuart H. Prestrud
then went to his home in libraries.colorado.edu/ps/arv/col/
Ms. Martha Imai, 1 Baldwin Ave., jlsp.htm
Alameda to collect a box of San Mateo, CA 94401.]
personal effects in a locked

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