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Kawamoto (Tazu) Photo Album Collection
SPC.2016.013
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album Collection
Creator:
Kawamoto, Tazu
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2016.013
Physical Description:
1 box
(1 volume, 40 pages)
Date (inclusive): 1939-1943
Abstract: This collection contains one album of mostly photographs compiled by Tazu Kawamoto that document various people, events, and
activities throughout 1939-1943. Materials in this collection include: photographs, flyers, invitations, and business cards
relating to Tazu Kawamoto's personal life, with a focus on events during the World's Fair on San Francisco's Treasure Island
in 1939. The photographs are most likely taken inside the Gila River Incarceration Center in Arizona, including a photograph
of dentists at the Rivers Community Hospital. This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Language of Material:
English
.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
For information about citing archival material, see the
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Library acquisition.
The Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album Collection (1939-1943) contains one photo album consisting of photographs, flyers, invitations,
and business card pertaining to Tazu Kawamoto's personal life. The bulk of the materials are photographs featuring Tazu Kawamoto
and her friends and family members participating in recreational activities around cities in California, such as San Francisco,
Stockton, Carmel, Monterey, and Santa Cruz, as well as photographs taken at the Grand Canyon, and Gila River, Arizona. Some
photographs depict activities during the 1939-1940 World's Fair on San Francisco's Treasure Island, including Japan Day and
Buddhist Day celebrations. This collection also contains photographs most likely taken inside the Gila River Relocation Center
in Arizona, and includes a photograph of dentists at the Rivers Community Hospital.
Arranged in 1 box.
This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please
consult:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.
Availability of Digitized Materials
Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Project site:
Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Exhibitions -- California -- San Francisco
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Concentration Camps -- United States
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- California
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.)
Gila River Relocation Center
San Francisco (Calif.)
Stockton (Calif.)
Carmel (Calif.)
Santa Cruz (Calif.)
Japan