Kamishibai collection, 1937-2024

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Title:: Kamishibai collection
Dates:: 1937-2024
Abstract:: Japanese illustrated paper play sheets, intended primarily for children and women at the homefront and dealing with World War II propaganda themes.
Extent:: 2 manuscript boxes, 20 oversize boxes (31.71 Linear Feet)
Language:: Japanese
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Kamishibai collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Scope and content:: Japanese illustrated paper play sheets, intended primarily for children. The Wartime kamishibai collection displays propaganda themes. The modern collection focuses on topics including natural disaster preparation against tsunami, earthquake, and fire.
Acquisition information:: Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2018.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
Propaganda, Japanese
Kamishibai plays

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

Access and use

Restrictions:: Content from this collection has been digitized; original materials in boxes 1-5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Kamishibai collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US