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Collection contains a photocopy of a hand-drawn kimono pattern book.

Scope and Contents The collection contains Japanese paper sample books that were created by Aiko’s Art Materials Import, Inc. Each sheet is identified with its name, product number and the paper size. Although the sample books are undated, the covers include the store’s address which roughly indicates the time period in which they were assembled. The vast majority of the sample books were printed and collated in Japan. The collection includes inventory and price lists that were continually updated to reflect...

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Collection contains photographs and slides of Aiko’s Art Materials Import, Inc.’s stores located at 714 North Wabash and at 3347 North Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois. Also included are photographs of founder Aiko Nakane, owner Chuck Izui, employees and friends (ca. 1960s-2000).

Scope and Contents Collection consists of photographs and albums that document both personal and professional life; 78 and 45 records (pre war WWII) commercial labels with some recordings that were made by Torii himself; 16 mm family movies, DVDs of movies and still images, personal papers and some reproductions of photographs of special dinners held in honor of Japan’s Envoys of Gratitude [group] (1930), the Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Takamatsu (1931) and his Excellency Yosuke Matsuoka (1933). A...

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This is a collection of photographs of Heiwa Terrace residents taken by Mary Koga for an exhibit on June 12, 2014 entitled "Living Our Culture." Most of the photographs were taken in the 1980s. They are mostly 8 x 10 inch black and white images mounted on 14 x 18 inch white board. Additionally, there is a photo album from 1957 from the Japanese Travel Bureau; photographer is unknown.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of published and unpublished brochures, pamphlets, reports, essays, papers, theses, and dissertations, also known as gray literature, relating to Japanese Americans. Many of these materials were once located in the Legacy Center library. The materials address various subjects, including Japanese Americans, mental illness, resettlement in Chicago, Nisei military service, education, employment, Japanese American history in Sacramento, CA, and more.The...

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Collection contains an inventory of engagement gifts from Fusae Dorothy Morita to her future spouse, Hiroshi Kaneko. Many of these folded, gift envelopes are labeled in Japanese language and decorated with mizuhiki - colored cords with intricate knot work (ca. 1942). The collection also includes two folding fans.

Scope and Contents The Dorothy and Hiroshi Kaneko Papers include booklets and articles on the redress movement, magazine and newspaper clippings, letters, newsletters, flyers, press releases, postcards, photo-cards, travel booklets, pamphlets, broadsides, receipts, clippings from the Congressional Record, programs from community events, internment camp reunion booklets and pamphlets, a map, a theater program, a menu, a guest-book, black and white photographs and negatives, and color photographs. Dorothy and...

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Japanese flag and a gold ball for the top of a flag pole. The flag would be flown on special occasions in Japan. This flag has no connection with the family in the United States. The family moved back to Japan before WWII when their father died. Children were all U.S. citizens and after the war, they one by one moved back after their mother died.