Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds

Description

Title Proper	Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds
Date(s)	1930-1951
General material designation	This fonds contains 214 textual records.
Scope and content	This fonds comprises nine series pertaining broadly to the Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property, the forcible uprooting and dispossession of Japanese Canadians, the forcible sale and disposal of Japanese Canadian–owned property, the forcible liquidation of assets and property of Japanese Canadian companies, and the Custodian case files for Japanese Canadian individuals and companies. Material also pertains to the control and treatment of enemy property in Canada and the United States; the administration, work, and closure of the Custodian's Office; the legal definitions of "enemy aliens"; and the Japanese Property Claims Commission.
Name of creator	Canada. Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property created this archive.
Immediate source of acquisition	The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Structure

Repository

Library and Archives Canada

Digital Objects (215)

Copies of statements and memoranda prepared for Thomas Mulvey and E.H. Coleman. 1930/07-1935/04.

Sequestration of Enemy Property in Canada - Correspondence and memoranda with the United States Minister to Canada. 1931/06-1937/10.

Memoranda and reports re winding-up of Custodian's Office. 1931/12-1934/05.

G.W. McPherson Report May 1938 - Canadian Pacific Railway. n.d.

Commissioner of Agricultural Loans. 1940.

File 167A: World War II Ledgers - World War II Cash Receipts and Disbursements (Canadian) 1942.

Japan - Closed - 1950-4 inc. - Canadian funds - Closed accts. - Securities journal. 1942/04-1955/03.

Canadian funds - Internees - 1939-1945 - Closed accounts - Canadian funds - Internees. 1940/07-1947/09.

Evacuees (Vancouver) - Real Estate Agents' Cash Journal. 1942-1949. (2)

RG117 A-3 Volume 0704 File 19710

RG117 A-3 Volume 0708 File 23824

RG117 A-3 Volume 0708 File 24453

RG117 A-3 Volume 0708 File 24457

RG117 A-3 Volume 0717 File 27278

Marpole Japanese Language School Maintenance Assoc. 1942/05-1957/01. Part 1.

Marpole Japanese Language School Maintenance Assoc. 1942/05-1957/01. Part 3.

Federal Reserve Bank. 1940-1946.

File 11201 Part 1: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 2: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 3: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 4: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 5: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 6: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 8: Japanese Matters

File 11201 Part 9: Japanese Matters

RG117 A-3 Volume 2219 File 11977

File 16700, Part 1.1: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 1.2: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 1.3: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 1.4: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 2.1: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 2.2: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 16700, Part 3: Deep Bay Logging Co. 1941-1955. File.

File 55908 Part 11: Japanese Property Claims Commissioner

File 55908 Part 13.3: Japanese Property Claims Commissioner

File 55908 Part 14: Japanese Property Claims Commission

Japanese Government Property in Ottawa

German, Japanese, and Italian government property in Canada -- general, policy

Japanese Government property in Vancouver. Part 1.2. 1943-1954.

Japanese government property in Vancouver, part 3

File 56177 Part 1: M. Ebisuzaki Company Ltd.

File 56177 Part 2.1: M. Ebisuzaki Company Ltd.

File 56177 Part 2.2: M. Ebisuzaki Company Ltd.

File 56177 Part 3: Ebisuzaki, Masataro - Custodian. 1942-1945.

File 57004: Ross, P.S. - Records of companies liquidated - Vancouver. 1952.

File 57899 Part 1: Soldier settlement and Veterans Land Act. 1942-1953.

File 57899 Part 2.1: Soldier settlement and Veteran's Land Act. 1942-1943.

File 57899 Part 2.2: Soldier settlement and Veteran's Land Act. 1943.

File 57899 Part 3.1: Soldier settlement and Veteran's Land Act. 1943-1944.

File 57899 Part 3.2: Soldier settlement and Veteran's Land Act. 1944.

File 57899 Part 4: Soldier settlement and Veteran's Land Act. 1945-1951.

File 58591: Takarabe, Takatero [Takarabe, Takateru]. 1942-1952.

File 58606: Nakayama Schichiro, Rune Mrs. 1945-1952.

Canadian Japanese Association. 1942-1957.

File 58614: Kimura, Kishizo Mr. 1942-1957..)

RG117 A-3 Volume 2526 File 58892

RG117 A-3 Volume 2526 File 58897

RG117 A-3 Volume 2526 File 58900

RG117 A-3 Volume 2526 File 58901

RG117 A-3 Volume 2529 File 56537-I

RG117 A-3 Volume 2529 File 56537-II

File 58958: Royston Lumber Company Ltd.

File 58995: Canada Mio Company Ltd.

Japanese Churches and Schools Association

File 58999: Japanese Fishing Vessels

File 59008 Part 1.1: Japanese companies, properties and sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 1.2: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 2.1: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 2.2: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 3.1: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 3.2: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 4: Japanese Companies, Sales, and Properties – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 5.1: Japanese Companies and Properties – Real Property Memorandum

File 59008 Part 5.2: Japanese Companies and Properties – Real Property Memorandum

File 59008 Part 6.1: Japanese Companies and Properties – Real Property Memorandum

File 59008 Part 6.2: Japanese Companies and Properties – Real Property Memorandum

File 59008 Part 7: Japanese Companies, Sales, and Properties – General Correspondence

File 59008 Part 8: Japanese Companies, Sales, and Properties – General Correspondence

Case file: Tagashira R. and Co. Ltd.

RG117 A-3 Volume 2538 File 19557-2-1

RG117 A-3 Volume 2538 File 19557-2-2

RG117 A-3 Volume 2538 File 19557-3-1

RG117 A-3 Volume 2538 File 19557-3-2

File 59008 Part 9: Japanese Companies, Properties, and Sales – General Correspondence

File 17106 Part 1: Komura Bros Ltd.

File 17106 Part 3: Komura Bros + Mrs. Orino

File 17128: Mitsui Bank Ltd. 1941-1953.

RG117 A-3 Volume 2626 File 17739

RG117 A-3 Volume 2626 File 17748

RG117 A-3 Volume 2626 File 17749

RG117 A-3 Volume 2626 File 17766

RG117 A-3 Volume 2627 File 17794

File 18239 Part 1: Maikawa, T. Stores Ltd.

File 18239 Part 2.1: Maikawa, T. Stores Ltd.

File 18239 Part 2.2: Maikawa, T. Stores Ltd.

File 18614 Part 1: Fuji Chop Suey Ltd.

File 18614 Part 2: Fuji Chop Suey Ltd.

File 18615 Part 1: British Columbia Fish Salteries Ltd.

File 18615 Part 2: British Columbia Fish Salteries Ltd.

Prince Rupert Japanese Association

Japanese Canadian Bank Deposits in the U.S.

File 55165, Part 1: Kagetsu, Eikichi. 1941-1962.

File 55165, Part 2.1: Kagetsu, Eikichi. 1941-1962.

File 55165, Part 2.2: Kagetsu, Eikichi. 1941-1962.

File 55165, Part 3: Kagetsu, Eikichi. 1941-1962.

File 55908 Part 2.1: Japanese Property Claims Commission

File 55908 Part 2.2: Japanese Property Claims Commission

File 55908 Part 3: Japanese Property Claims Commission

File 55908 Part 4.1: Japanese Property Claims Commission

Japanese Property Claims Commission: Correspondence 1948

Japanese Property Claims Commission: Correspondence late 1948 through 1949

Japanese Property Claims Commission; Correspondence, etc. 1950

File 59010: Chattels (Japanese)

File 59011: Japanese Films and Recordings

Ibuki, Masaji - Kuzuhara, Taihei

N.S. McNeill Trading Co. - Nishihama, Naokichi

Nishihata, Kishi (Mrs. S.) - Shinobu S. (Mrs. Subaro)

Shinohara, Kunikazu - Uyeyama, Yashumatsu

Wada, Zazuo - Yurugi, Moto (Mrs. C), Cars, Boats, Agents

lac_rg117_a-4 _volume_1765_file_1 (Japan-Canadians resident in Japan)

lac_rg117_a-4 _volume_1766_file_1

Part 1 and 2: Sale of Evacuee Property - From Abe, Fusaji to Yoshioka, Sutejiro

Canadian Pacific Railway - General. 1929-1930.

Canadian Pacific Railway - General - Claims. 1939.

Commissions on Releases. 1927-1930.

Liquidation of German Property. 1930-1938.

File 1 Part 1: Correspondence Relating to Various Staff Members, Vancouver Office

File 1 Part 2: Vancouver Office - List of agents for the Custodian. 1942.

File 1 Part 3: General correspondence and memoranda re staff - Vancouver Office. 1942/12-1946/12.

File 1 Part 4: Correspondence and Treasury Board Minutes

File 1 Part 5: Correspondence of Frank G. Shears re his career as Director, Custodian's Office (Vancouver Office); his involvement in closing the office; compensation and superannuation. 1942/12-1958/12.

File 1 Part 6: Correspondence of K.W. Wright, Chief Counsel to the Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/04-1952/03.

File 1 Part 7: Correspondence of A.H. Mathieu, Assistant Deputy Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/08-1948/05.

File 1 Part 8: Correspondence and memoranda of A.H. Mathieu re salaries and compensation in the Vancouver Office. 1943/03-1952/05.

File 2 Part 1: Evacuation from United States Defence Areas, Japanese - Consists of clippings, correspondence, press releases re evacuation of Japanese from the United States West Coast, Civilian Exclusion Orders, and War Relocation Authority documents (United States); some correspondence with the Canadian Custodian. 1942/03-1942/09.

File 2 Part 2: Cabinet Committee on Japanese matters - Memoranda and Minutes. 1942/01-1948/01.

File 2 Part 3: Standing Committee on Orientals in British Columbia - Correspondence, minutes of a meeting to consider questions re Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals in British Columbia. 1942/01-1942/02.

File 2 Part 4: Memoranda prepared in 1969 by the Assistant Deputy Custodian and Counsel summarizing government actions re: claims of Japanese Canadians. 1969/01.

File 2 Part 5: Correspondence and memoranda from the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Custodian, Mr. K.W. Wright, re the deportation, repatriation of Japanese assets, and property of Japanese Canadians. 1946/12-1948/04.

File 3: General Correspondence and Accounts - Vancouver Office. 1942/05-1947/07.

File 4: Japanese Claims Commission, P.C. 3027, 20 June 1950. 1950/06.

File 6: Enemy Section, Vancouver Office - Correspondence and memoranda re No. 1 Administration Account, Vancouver - Includes a report on the Accounting system for the Custodian's Vancouver Office prepared by P.S. Ross and Sons. 1942-1951/12.

File 7: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa from Vancouver, Japanese Evacuation Section of records, cash accounts and Suspense Account. 1949/07-1957/08.

File 8: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa of Vancouver Enemy Section cash accounts, securities, files and ledgers. 1951/06-1951/08.

File 9: Vancouver Office - Sample of Form Letters. 1942-1949.

File 10: Vancouver Office - General Correspondence, memoranda and clippings. 1941/04-1947/10.

File 11: Vancouver Office - Enemy Accounts. 1946/08.

File 12: Japanese Evacuation - Correspondence and memoranda. 1942/03-1942/12.

File 13: Correspondence and memoranda re the legal liability of the Custodian. 1942/08-1942/10.

File 14: Legal Opinions. 1942/08-1942/10.

File 15: P.S. Ross and Sons, Chartered Accountants - Reports on the Japanese Evacuation Section of the Custodian's Vancouver Office. 1943/10-1947/06.

File 16: Vancouver Office - Reports, Correspondence, memoranda re administration and operations of the Vancouver Office. 1941/12-1950/01.

Report to the Undersecretary of State Regarding the Japanese Evacuation Section

Bundle 356 Part 12: Far Eastern Commission, Washington, DC - Reparation from Japan - Japanese Repatriation. 1945-1948.

Japanese Evacuees (Vancouver) 2901-16000. 1942-1949.

Japanese Evacuees (Vancouver) 1301-2000. 1942-1949.

Japanese Evacuees (Vancouver) 1-1300

Bundle 279 Part 12: British Columbia Fish Salteries Limited - Liquidation. 1947-1948.

Bundle 281 Part 5: Canada Daily News - Synoptic, including liquidation material. 1933-1946.

RG117 C-4 Volume 0110 Bundle 282-1

RG117 C-4 Volume 0110 Bundle 282-2

RG117 C-4 Volume 0110 Bundle 282-3

RG117 C-4 Volume 0110 Bundle 282-4

RG117 C-4 Volume 0110 Bundle 282-5

Bundle 283 Part 1: Canada Mio Company Limited - Corporation Record Book: minutes of shareholders re: liquidation, lists of shareholders. 1919-1948.

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-02

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-03

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-05

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-06

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-07

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-08

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-09

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-10

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-11

RG117 C-4 Volume 0112 Bundle 283-12

RG117 C-4 Volume 0118 Bundle 285-1

RG117 C-4 Volume 0119 Bundle 285-2

RG117 C-4 Volume 0120 Bundle 185-3

RG117 C-4 Volume 0121 Bundle 285-4

RG117 C-4 Volume 0121 Bundle 285-6

RG117 C-4 Volume 0121 Bundle 285-7

RG117 C-4 Volume 0121 Bundle 285-8

RG117 C-4 Volume 0121 Bundle 285-9

Bundle 286 Part 3: Cowichan Saltery Company - Minute Book. 1923-1947.

RG117 C-4 Volume 0123 Bundle 287-1

RG117 C-4 Volume 0124 Bundle 287-2

RG117 C-4 Volume 0124 Bundle 287-5

Bundle 287 Part 5, 6 and 7: M. Ebisuzaki Company - Auction Records. 1942.

RG117 C-4 Volume 0124 Bundle 287-6

RG117 C-4 Volume 0124 Bundle 287-7

RG117 C-4 Volume 0125 Bundle 288-1

RG117 C-4 Volume 0125 Bundle 288-3

RG117 C-4 Volume 0125 Bundle 288-5

RG117 C-4 Volume 0125 Bundle 288-6

Bundle 289 Part 4: Fuji Chop Suey Limited - Corporation Register

RG117 C-4 Volume 0126 Bundle 288-2

RG117 C-4 Volume 0127 Bundle 288-4

Bundle 289 Part 1: Fuji Chop Suey Limited - Accounting Records

RG117 C-4 Volume 0129 Bundle 289-3

Bundle 316 Part 12: T. Maikawa Stores Limited - Correspondence. 1942-1944.

Bundle 343 Part 4: Taiyo Printing Company Limited - Office of the Custodian Minutes. 1946-1947.

Bundle 348 Part 1: Deep Bay Logging Company Limited - Cheque-book. 1942.

Bundle 348 Part 2: Deep Bay Logging Company Limited - Cheque-book. 1942.

Bundle 348 Part 3: Deep Bay Logging Company Limited - . 1938-1941.

Bundle 353 Part 4: Royston Lumber Company Limited - Custodian Reports. 1942-1948.

Bundle 353 Part 5: Royston Lumber Company Limited - Plan of Sawmill. 1942-1948.

Bundle 353 Part 6: Royston Lumber Company Limited - Inventory Price List and Photographs of Lumber Yard. 1948.

RG117 C-4 Volume 0708 File 23824

RG117 C-4 Volume 0708 File 24453

RG117 C-4 Volume 0708 File 24457

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