Ralph Shigeto Iwamoto Collection, 1947

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Summary

Title:
Ralph Shigeto Iwamoto Collection
Dates:
1947
Creators:
Iwamoto, Ralph Shigeto, 1927-2013
Abstract:
This collection consists of eight photographs and a memorandum related to Iwamoto's military service as a member of the 441st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Extent:
974.6 Megabytes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of eight photographs and a memorandum related to Iwamoto's military service as a member of the 441st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.

The photographs depict Iwamoto's time in the Saitama prefecture of occupied Japan in 1947.

Biographical / historical:

Ralph Shigeto Iwamoto was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1927. He was a member of the 441st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment station in Allied Occupied Japan from 1945-1942. He was stationed in the Second Region, Area 26, in the Saitama Prefecture. During his service in Saitama, he was involved with information-gathering and community relation activities. After military service he settled in New York City where he became widely known for his work as an abstract expressionist artist. Iwamoto passed away in 2013.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Nicole McKeon
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-11-26 12:31:49 -0800 .

Access and use

Preferred citation:

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Location of this collection:
355 East 1st Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
Contact:
(310) 328-0907
archives@goforbroke.org
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