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The collection contains various family portraits, vacation photographs, and candids, mostly from California and Chicago.

Scope and Contents The Mary and Samuel Takeo Himoto Papers include documents related to Mary and Sam’s wedding in 1959 and their ten year wedding anniversary. The collection contains information related to Mary and Sam’s deaths and funeral services in 1997 and then 2007, respectively. Also included are materials, lease documents, articles, photos and an illuminated sign related to Sam’s business – the Universal Pen Hospital. The Miscellaneous series contains articles related to the...

Scope and Contents Collection contains photographs of unidentified family members taken in Tokyo, Japan (ca. 1910s-1920s, photographs and negatives of vacations (ca. 1959-1960, 1990s), weddings and social events, holiday gatherings and the Himoto's places of work. Of note are several photographs of Mary Himoto with Chicago Bears football players and a sheet containing their autographs (ca. 1982). Also included is an extensive slide collection that documents the life and experiences of Mary and Sam Himoto as...

Scope and Contents The Mary Koga Photograph Collection consist of pictures taken at the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and Heiwa Terrace, a Japanese American senior residence, both located in Chicago, Illinois. The photos taken at the JASC are from the Adult Day Care and the Senior Citizens Work Center. The Senior Citizens Work Center had approximately 100 participants whose average age was 76 years old. The sole purpose of the work center was to provide a productive, useful work environment and a...

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Collection contains a souvenir program from the 1949 Nisei Vue National Nisei Invitational Basketball Tournament.

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This collection consists of three items: A 1943 Yearbook owned by John H. Okumura from Butte High School, Rivers, Arizona, Relocation Authority at Gila Center; A panorama photographic from Company D School Battalion that is not dated; and a 3 1/2 x 5 color group photograph of six ladies. The photograph was house in an envelope with the name Ruth Eto written on it. The photograph was taken sometime in the 1970s.

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This is a small collection of materials on topics including education, life in the incarceration camps, and resettlement. Several items are publications of the War Relocation Authority. Of note is one folder of documents related to the Nisei Bowlium, Inc.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one document created by The War Relocation Authority (WRA) in May, 1943, entitled The Relocation Program. This document is a translation of a government document (Brochure) outlining the plan for Japanese Americans to leave internment camps and relocate. This document is 38 pages long and is written in Japanese, with the first page written in English. The first page of the document is a list of offices outside of the camps to help people with their relocation. The...

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Framed document honoring Sam Yoshinari’s contribution to the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

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Collection contains a book of poetry created and published by those serving in the armed forces during World War II.