Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album Collection, 1939-1943

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Summary

Creators:
Kawamoto, Tazu
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.
Extent:
1 box (1 volume, 40 pages)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
Library acquisition.
Arrangement:

Arranged in 1 box.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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