Red Scrapbook, 1935-1944
Scope and Contents
The Kameoka Tamada collection contains scrapbooks that document Ruby’s time at the Cook County School of Nursing and her employment at Cook County Hospital (CCH), the theatrical and social events that she attended, newspaper clippings related to CCH and medical procedures, hand-crafted gifts from patients, greeting cards to celebrate holidays, newsletters from Colorado, matchbooks, correspondence from friends stationed domestically and abroad during WWII, communications from the Illinois State Nurses association, ticket stubs and programs from a variety of Chicago events. The collection also includes the Chicago Japanese American Yearbook, which contains profiles of prominent Japanese Americans, advertisements for businesses and events, and a directory of all Japanese Americans residing in Chicago.
Dates
- 1935-1944
Extent
From the Collection: 3 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Scrapbook has red covers and is in good condition; 120 pages of material; content is as follows: 1-15. 1940 Christmas cards; 15. Wedding invitation, Ogden, Utah; 16.-18. JYPA communications; 24.-25. Birthday wishes for Ruby, May 16 or 17, 1941; postcards from friends interspersed throughout Christmas labels; 36.-50. Christmas cards, 1941; 56. Communications from the Illinois State Nurses Association, 1942; 61. 1935; 62.-80. Christmas cards; 84. Sgt. Hoichi Kubo, Camp Savage, Minnesota; 86.-87. Valentine cards; 88. 1943; 90. More postcards; 101. V Mail from future husband, Kay, November 23, 1943; 120. 1944
Repository Details
Part of the JASC Legacy Center Repository