Irene Yamamoto Family Papers SPC.2022.022

Jennifer Hill
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2022-06-01
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu


Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Irene Yamamoto Family Papers
Creator: Yamamoto, Irene Michiko
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2022.022
Physical Description: 15 boxes
Date (inclusive): June 1921 - circa 2018
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, postcards, yearbooks, report cards, identification documents and certifications, World War II-related material, photographs, photograph albums, travel receipts and information, and other material related to the Yamamoto family. Subjects in this collection include World War II incarceration, Japanese American families, and travel.
Language of Material: English , Japanese .

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated in 2021 by Sharon Mizota.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into five series. Series Two also has three subseries.

Series:

Series One:
Yamamoto Family Correspondence
Series Two:
School correspondence, report cards, and yearbooks related to the Yamamoto Family
Series Three:
Yamamoto Family Documents
Series Four:
Photograph albums, and loose and oversized photographs
Series Five:
Other

Yamamoto Family

Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto (October 21, 1906-September 5, 1991) was born in Oahu, Hawaii, to Hakusuko and Ume Yamamoto. Lawrence had two siblings, Grace and Russel. After living in Hawaii, the Yamamoto family moved to Alaska. Lawrence returned to Hawaii in the 1930s and married Grace Sakiyo Kakuni (April 2, 1912-September 1991) on June 30, 1934. After 1934, Grace and Lawrence moved to Los Angeles.
Grace and Lawrence had four children, Don Nobue Yamamoto (December 1935- ), Irene Michiko Yamamoto (February 19, 1937-November 11, 2020), Ellen Keiko Yamamoto (April 2, 1941 -), and Ray Masato Yamamoto (September 23, 1944-May 27, 1945). During World War II, the family was forcibly removed to the Santa Anita Racetrack and then to the Gila River incarceration camp on October 18, 1942. After leaving the incarceration camp on September 6, 1945, the family moved to Denver, Colorado, and shortly after, the family returned to Los Angeles.
Irene attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. Following graduation, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles. Irene went on to work as a commercial artist. She also traveled to many places, including England, Hawaii, New Zealand, Japan, Peru, Iceland, France, Greece, Turkey, and Italy.

Preferred Citation

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Processing Information

This collection was processed in May-June 2022 by Jennifer Hill with assitance from Anthony Rojo.

Related Materials

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please consult: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project. 

Scope and Contents

The Irene Yamamoto Family Papers (June 1921 - circa 2018) include correspondence, photographs, documents, and other material related to the Yamamoto family. Series one includes correspondence, postcards, thank you cards, holiday cards, and artwork sent mostly from members of the Yamamoto family to each other. Other correspondence in the series includes letters from the United States Department of Justice and printed email correspondence with printed photographs of the Mizota family. Series Two includes school-related material, such as yearbooks, report cards, and school correspondence for Grace Sakiyo Kaguni (Yamamoto), Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto, Don Yamamoto, Irene Yamamoto, and Bryan Yamamoto. The schools include McKinley High School, Honolulu Vocational SchooL, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and the Southern Campus University of Los Angeles.
Series Three contains documents related to the Yamamoto family. The first subseries include identification documents, marriage certificates, birth announcements and certifications, and wedding announcements. The second subseries contains funeral documentation, memorial cards, memorial programs, and sympathy cards for Lawrence Mineo and Grace Sakiyo Yamamoto. The last subseries includes material related to World War II and World War II incarceration, travel receipts and information, children's artwork, a trip diary, address books, personalized photograph calendars, and other material related to members of the Yamamoto family.
Series Four includes photographs, photographs albums, negatives, portraits, and mounted photographs. Most of the photographs are of members of the Yamamoto family, including Irene Yamamoto and her parents, Grace Sakiyo and Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto. Other photographs include Irene Yamamoto's travel photographs from Italy, Turkey, Japan, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Greece, along with additional travel photographs. Other photographs include birthday parties, anniversary parties, weddings, reunions, and other family events.
Series Five contains other material related to the Yamamoto family. This includes songbooks from Hawaii, a sushi cookbook, and other publications. It also contains 3 reel to reel tapes and one Kakuni family reunion CD.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Bibliography

Mizota, Sharon. "Artchivist's Notebook: Seeing Ourselves in Archives." ARTchivist's Notebook, 2021, https://buttondown.email/ARTchivistsNotebook/archive/artchivists-notebook-seeing-ourselves-in-archives/.
"Irene Michiko Yamamoto." Rafu Shimpo, Rafu Shimpo, 27 Nov. 2020, https://rafu.com/2020/11/irene-michiko-yamamoto/.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Japanese American families
Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced removal of civilians -- United States
Reparations for historical injustices -- United States
Japanese Americans -- Reparations
Photographs, original
Yamamoto, Mineo Lawrence
Yamamoto, Sakiyo Grace
Yamamoto, Don Nobue
Gila River Incarceration Camp

 

Series One: Yamamoto family correspondence August 30, 1958 - October 9, 2010; undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence to Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto, Irene Yamamoto, and Ellen and Don Mizota. It contains postcards, letters, holiday cards, and thank you cards from other family members and friends. Also included with some of the cards are photographs of friends and events.
box 1, folder 1

Correspondences from the United States Department of Justice to Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto September 20, 1949; September 18, 1967

Scope and Contents

Includes two correspondence from the United States Department of Justice to Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto. The letter from 1949 includes an Instruction for Form APC-1C (Notice of Claim for Payment of Debt). The 1967 letter is a provisional consent judgment and decree issued by the United States District Court and includes the provisional consent judgment and decree.
box 1, folder 2

Postcards from Don, Set, and Bryan Yamamoto to Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto August 30, 1958; November 9, 1962; 1988; July 25, 1989

Scope and Contents

Includes 5 postcards from Don, Bryan, and Set Yamamoto to Don Yamamoto's parents, Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 3

Artwork sent from Omi, Peter, Judy, and Tosh to Grace Yamamoto 1958

box 1, folder 4

Holiday card and postcards from Judith and Josh Yamamoto to Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto August 20, 1963; December 21, 1967; December 15, 1995

box 1, folder 5

Thank you cards from Bryan Yamamato to Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto August 29, 1967; September 11, 1968

Scope and Contents

Includes 5 postcards from Don, Bryan, and Set Yamamoto to Don Yamamoto's parents, Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 6

Postcards from Irene Yamamoto to Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto undated

Scope and Contents

Includes six postcards from various locations from Irene Yamamto to her parents, Lawrence and Grace Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 7

Postcard from Josh Yamamoto to Irene Yamamoto September 1962

box 1, folder 8

Holiday card and thank you cards from Judith and Josh Yamamoto to Irene Yamamoto December 21, 1967; September 12, 2005; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes 6 cards, some with postcard artwork from Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 9

Letters from Ruth Yamamoto to Irene Yamamoto March 15, 1971; June 19, 1971; September 27, 1971

Scope and Contents

Includes two crayon drawings from Ruth Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 10

Holiday card and color photographs from Marilyn Thies to Irene Yamamoto December 13, 1988

Scope and Contents

Includes five color 3 x 5 photographs of women eating at restaurants and posing in front of archeological digs and buildings.
box 1, folder 11

Postcard from Bryan Yamamoto to Irene Yamamoto circa August 1969

box 1, folder 12

Printed email correspondence to Ellen Mizota November 28, 2001

Scope and Contents

Includes printed photographs of the Mizota family to the Japanese American memorial.
box 1, folder 13

Postcard from Judith and Josh Yamamoto to Ellen and Don Mizota circa November 2003

box 1, folder 14

Invitation to a surprise party for Karen May 15, 2005

box 1, folder 15

Letter from Chitose Yasumoto (Chibi) to Irene Yamamoto October 9, 2010

Scope and Contents

Includes a letter discussing Rachel's wedding. Also included are printed photographs from the wedding.
 

Series Two: School correspondence, report cards, and yearbooks June 1921 - 1958; October 17, 1967; November 1, 1967; 1975

Scope and Contents

This series contains school correspondence, transcripts, diplomas, certificates of merit, school assignments, and yearbooks from Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto, Grace Sakiyo Kakuni (Yamamoto), Don Yamamoto, Irene Yamamoto, and Bryan Yamamoto.
box 1, folder 16

Territory of Hawaii Department of Public Instruction Grammar School diploma for Grace S. Kakuni June 1926

box 1, folder 17

Correspondence from the principal of Royal School regarding Lawrence Yamamoto undated

box 1, folder 18

Report card from Butte Elementary School for Don Yamamoto June 1945

box 1, folder 19

Autograph book from Amelia and Camp for Irene Yamamoto circa July 27, 1946

box 1, folder 20

Report cards from Amelia Elementary School and Roosevelt High School for Irene Yamamoto January 30, 1948; Febuary 1, 1952; January 30, 1953

box 1, folder 21

Report card from Theodore Roosevelt High School for Don Yamamoto January 30, 1953

box 1, folder 22

Commencement exercises from Theodore Roosevelt High School for class of summer 1953 and 1954 Summer 1953; Summer 1954

Scope and Contents

Two copies of the commencement exercises of summer 1954. Don Yamamoto's name is in the 1953 edition, and Irene Yamamoto's name is in the 1954 edition.
box 1, folder 23

Achievement Day program for the Board of Education Headquarters May 13, 1954

box 1, folder 24

School assignments and drawings completed by Irene Yamamoto June 10, 1954; circa 1954

box 1, folder 25

Junior high school diploma from Los Angeles City High School District for Irene Yamamoto June 15, 1951

box 1, folder 26

High school diploma and certificates of merit from Theodore Roosevelt High School for Irene Yamamoto June 18, 1954; circa 1954

box 1, folder 27

Transcripts from the University of California Los Angeles for Irene Yamamoto October 17, 1967; November 1, 1967

box 1, folder 28

Commencement exercises for Schurr High School for Bryan Yamamoto 1975

box 1, folder 29

Irene Yamamoto's notes from an Italian class taken at UCLA extension program 1985

Scope and Contents

Includes notes, graded assignments, and worksheets from the class.
box 2, folder 1

The Black and Gold published by McKinley High School June 1921, June 1923

box 2, folder 2

The Black and Gold published by McKinley High School June 1924 - June 1925

Scope and Contents

Includes two copies of the 1924 yearbook.
box 2, folder 3

The Black and Gold published by the class of 1926-1927 McKinley High School 1926-1927

box 2, folder 4

The Black and Gold yearbook published by the students of McKinley High School 1930

box 2, folder 5

The Red and White published by the students of the Honolulu Vocational School 1928

box 3, folder 1

Students' Annual published by Honolulu Students' Union May 1922-1924, 1926

box 3, folder 2

The Round-Up for 1953 published by the student body, Theodore Roosevelt High School June 1953

Scope and Contents

Yearbook belonged to Irene Yamamoto.
box 3, folder 3

The Round-Up for 1954 for Theodore Roosevelt High School June 1954

Scope and Contents

The yearbook belonged to Irene Yamamoto.
box 3, folder 4

1958 Southern Campus University of California, Los Angeles yearbook (Vol. 39) 1958

 

Series Three: Yamamoto Family Documents December 31, 1925 - circa 2018

Arrangement

This series contains three subseries. Subseries One is Identification documents, certifications, and wedding and birth announcements for the Yamamoto family; Subseries Two is Yamamoto family memorial programs, booklets, and cards; and Subseries Three is World War II related material, travel material, and other family related material.

Scope and Contents

This series contains identification documents, certifications, wedding and birth announcements, memorial programs, booklets, cards, World War II-related material, travel material, and other material related to the Yamamoto family.
 

Subseries One: Identification documents, certifications, and wedding and birth announcements for the Yamamoto Family December 31, 1925 - circa 2018

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes birth certificates and announcements, identification cards, wedding programs, marriage certificates, and vaccination record cards for members of the Yamamoto family. Also included is a copy of a Japanese family registry for the Hachizo Yamamoto family.
box 4, folder 1

Certificate of Hawaiian Birth, certificate no. 15273 for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto December 31, 1925

box 4, folder 2

Certificate of birth for Sakiyo Grace Kakuni December 26, 1926

box 4, folder 3

Inoculation and vaccination records for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto March 2, 1929; April 8, 1953

box 4, folder 4

Marriage certificate for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto and Sakiyo Grace Kakuni June 13, 1934

box 4, folder 5

Birth notification for Don Nobu, Ellen Keiko Yamamoto and Irene Michiko Yamamoto December 17, 1935; February 2, 1937; April 2, 1941

box 4, folder 30

Certificate of birth for Ray Masato Yamamoto; Certificate of creamation October 30, 1944; June 2, 1945

Scope and Contents

Includes a lock of hair.
box 4, folder 6

Birth announcement for Ruth Tomoye from Judy and Larry Yamamoto July 23, 1959

box 4, folder 7

Identification cards for Grace Yamamoto October 31, 1979; February 23, 1989; 1993

box 4, folder 8

Identification cards for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto March 1991; 1993

box 4, folder 9

Identification cards and passports for Irene Yamamoto 1954; circa 1978-2018

box 4, folder 10

Wedding program for Emiko Shimazaki and Aaron Hironori Nakahara September 11, 1999

box 4, folder 11

Japanese family registry for the Hachizo Yamamoto Family February 5, 1976

Scope and Contents

Copies of family registry.
 

Subseries Two: Yamamoto Family memorial programs, booklets, and cards circa 1991; Febraury 27, 2004-March 8, 2004; undated

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes funeral paperwork, memorial programs, memorial booklets, sympathy cards, and a funeral guest register.
box 4, folder 12-14

Funeral papers for Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto circa 1991; circa 2004

Scope and Contents

Originally stored in one folder, these folders include personal and family history for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto, sympathy and memorial cards. Also included are other funeral related notes, plot and funeral services information.
box 4, folder 15

Memorial program for Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto February 27, 2004

box 4, folder 16

Memorial booklet for Grace Yamamoto February 2004

box 4, folder 17

Sympathy cards for Don Yamamoto and Irene Yamamoto for Grace Sakiyo Yamamoto March 3-March 8, 2004

box 4, folder 31

Guest register undated

 

Subseries Three: World War II related material, travel material, and other material related to the Yamamoto family May 9, 1928 - 2004

Scope and Contents

This subseries includes financial contracts, travel receipts, World War II ration books, World War II incarceration camp material, verification of incarceration information from the General Services Administration National Archives and Records Service, children's artwork, travel diary, personalized photograph calendars, address books, and other material.
box 4, folder 18

Japanese Consulate General for Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto May 9, 1928

box 4, folder 19

Financial contract in Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto September 12, 1939

Language of Material: English, Japanese.
box 4, folder 20

Railway Express Agency receipt for Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto from Hawaii to Los Angeles undated

box 4, folder 21

"Saving and Spending- A Practical Budget for the Home" 1932

Scope and Contents

Booklet from the California Bank. Larry and Tomayo Yamamoto are names are filled out in the booklet.
box 4, folder 22

Gila River incarceration camp material and The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 related material May 10, 1943; July 17, 1945; 1988; July 7, 1992; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes Gila River incarceration camp tag, correspondence from Gila River, termination notice for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto at the end of incarceration, museum incarceration camp photographs, "The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Questions and Answers" booklet, blank government forms and letters, other reparations paperwork, and other material.
box 4, folder 23

War ration book no. 3 for Lawrence M. Yamamoto June 28, 1945

box 4, folder 24

American President lines form 46 no. 25723 for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto December 2, 1953

box 4, folder 25

Bank of America installment collection no. 1028 with Lawrence Mineo and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto July 6, 1954-May 15, 1958

box 4, folder 26

General Services Administration National Archives and Records Service B581-DGP May 31, 1983

Scope and Contents

Verification of detention dates of civilians during World War II documentation for Sakiyo Grace and Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto.
box 4, folder 27

Lawrence Yamamoto scrapbook circa 1920-1929

box 4, folder 28

Children's artwork most likely from Bryan Yamamoto December 21, 1964; 1964

box 5, folder 1

Bank of America Achievement Award in the field of Art won by Irene Michiko Yamamoto May 14, 1954

box 4, folder 29

1983 England trip records diary September 28-October 12, 1983

Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary most likely from Irene Yamamoto detailing her trip to England.
box 4, folder 31

Folding card written in Japanese undated

Language of Material: Japanese.
box 4, folder 30

Irene Yamamoto address books undated

box 4, folder 32

Handwritten notes and addresses undated

box 6, folder 2

Personalized photograph calendars 2001, 2003, 2004

box 15, folder 2

Certificate of Merit from Tohru Hirai, Govenor of Yamaguchi Prefecture July 1, 1990

 

Series Four: Photograph albums and loose and oversized photographs 1922-2010

Scope and Contents

This series contains disassembled photographs albums, mounted photographs, negatives, portraits, postcard photo album, and other material within photograph albums related to the Yamamoto family. Mineo Lawrence and Grace Sakiyo Yamamoto most likely collected earlier photographs and albums. Travel photographs and photographs post 1990 were most likely collected or taken by Irene Yamamoto. Some items in this series have been digitized but are not currently available online.
box 5, folder 2

Baby portrait of Theodore Takanori Okumoto April 18, 1939

box 5, folder 3

Portrait of the Hiyoshida family 1945

box 5, folder 4

Graduation portraits of Hiroshi June 3, 1949; undated

box 5, folder 16

Portraits and graduation portraits of Irene Yamamoto circa 1953-1954; undated

box 5, folder 18

Portrait of young man 1957

box 5, folder 8

Portrait of Larry Yamamoto August 1957

box 5, folder 5

Portrait of Alfred April 1959

box 5, folder 6

Portrait of Kaz wearing a military uniform May 1961

box 5, folder 7

Portraits of Bryan Yamamoto 1975; circa 1957-1969

box 5, folder 9

Portraits of Karen Yamamoto May 3, 1967; circa 1968-1975; 1983

box 5, folder 10

Postcard album circa 1969

Scope and Contents

Disassembled album with mostly postcards from Japan. Also included is a brochure from the Katuura Spa Nakanoshima, and a group photograph of the JAL 1969 Autumn Nisei Fun Tour, the "Beatles," a funeral photograph, and an U.S. Army photograph of Yamamoto.
box 5, folder 19

Panoramic photographs of New Zealand 1993

box 5, folder 20

Printed collage photographs October 12, 2002; October 12, 2003; undated

box 5, folder 11

Family photograph taken in Japan undated

box 5, folder 12

Portrait of Josh Yamamoto undated

box 5, folder 13

Portrait of Thomas undated

box 5, folder 14

Funeral group photograph of the Iwakuni funeral undated

box 5, folder 15

Graduation portrat of K. Awaya undated

box 5, folder 17

Baby portrait of [Heromori] undated

box 5, folder 18

Irene Yamamoto graduation photo album pages circa 1940-1953

Scope and Contents

Photo album pages from the original album. Photographs located in Box 7.
box 5, folder 19

Yamamoto family photo album pages circa 1930-1940

Scope and Contents

Photo album pages from the Yamamoto family photo album. Photographs located in Box 7.
box 5, folder 20

Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto scrapbook pages 1922-1923; 1925; August 22, 1926; 1934; 1938; undated

Scope and Contents

Pages from the Mineo Lawerence Yamamoto scrapbook. Photographs in Box 7.
box 6, folder 1

Photograph album for Irene Yamamoto's retirement party circa May 30, 2002

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with signatures from co-workers. Also includes two retirement cards and a postcard from San Francisco.
box 7, folder 7

Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto scrapbook 1922-1923; 1925; August 22, 1926; 1934; 1938; undated

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook with images from Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto from mainly the 1920-1930s. Includes photo postcards, photographs of Mineo Lawrence Yamamoto's school photographs in Hawaii, World's Fair in Waialua Se in 1922, beach photographs, peer photographs, and other photographs of Mineo Lawerence and Hawaii. Scrapbook includes separated pages in Box 5.
box 7, folder 3

Yamamoto family photograph album circa 1930-1940

Scope and Contents

Photograph album that includes postcard portraits of babies and children, family photographs in front of buildings, World War II incarceration camp photographs, and possibly vacation photographs. Photo album includes separated pages in Box 5.

Existence and Location of Copies

This album has been digitized (ymt_album_1930).
box 7, folder 4

Yamamoto family photograph album circa 1930-1950

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes family photographs, portraits and photographs of children, World War II incarceration camps, and images from Yosemite National Park, Hawaii, and Japan.

Existence and Location of Copies

Album has been digitized (ymt_album_1940_001).
box 7, folder 6

Yamamoto family photographs circa 1937

Scope and Contents

Yamamoto family photographs possibly from 1937. Photographs might be from a vacation.
box 7, folder 2

Irene Yamamoto graduation photograph album circa 1940-1953

Existence and Location of Copies

Photo album has been digitized (ymt_albm_1950).

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes school portraits and photographs of children and family. Photo album includes separated pages in Box 5.
box 7, folder 1

Yamamoto family photograph album circa 1946-1959; 1991; undated

Existence and Location of Copies

Photo album has been digitized (ymt_albm_1960hw).

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes images of family photographs, World War II incarceration camps, and photographs from San Francisco, Hawaii, and Long Beach.
box 7, folder 5

Yamamoto family photos from Japan circa November 11, 1955

Scope and Contents

Yamamoto family photographs from Japan that might have been taken by Studio Kurihara.
box 8, folder 2

Photograph album with photographs of Japan, wedding pictures from Hawaii, and other photographs circa 1944-2000; October 1969; January 1970; October-December 1984;

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with wedding photographs, travel photographs to Japan, portraits, and photographs of children, and other family photographs.
box 8, folder 6

Yamamoto family photograph album April 1961-1967

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with family photographs, children's portraits, holiday photographs, wedding photographs, and photographs from San Francisco.
box 8, folder 7

Yamamoto family photograph album July 1964; April 2, 1991; August 17, 1985; circa 2000; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with photographs from Knott's Berry Farm, Irene Yamamoto in Japan, and other family photographs.
box 8, folder 3

Yamamoto family photograph album circa 1964-1975, July 1975,

Scope and Contents

Photograph album of Hawaii that also includes wedding photographs, birthday photographs, and other family photographs.
box 8, folder 5

Yamamoto family photograph album circa 1967-April 1971; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes family photographs, baby photographs, wedding photographs, and other photographs.
box 8, folder 4

Hawaii and Tahoe photograph album February 7, 1984-1985; 1989

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes wedding photographs, vacation photographs from Hawaii and Tahoe, flower photographs, and other family photographs.
box 9, folder 1

Yamamoto family photographs circa 1970-1985

Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Yamamoto family most likely at birthday parties and other family events.
box 9, folder 2

Yamamoto family photo album, Hawaii late 70's April 19, 1978; 1979; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with images in Hawaii and the Yamamoto family in the late 1970's. Includes portraits of Mineo Lawrence and Grace Sakiyo Yamamoto, removed calendar pages with images of Hawaii, Hawaii landscape photographs, and family photographs in Hawaii.
box 9, folder 3

Yamamoto family photograph album January 1, 1959; March 12, 1961; May 1, 1965; July 1965; March 1966; December 24, 1970; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the Yamamoto family in Hawaii, Mineo Lawrence's birthday, and other family photographs.
box 9, folder 4

Don and Sets anniversary photograph album 1984; circa 1980-1989

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs from Don and Set Yamamoto's anniversary party, school portraits, and other family photographs.
box 9, folder 5

Other family photographs August 1954; September 1958; 1964; October 1965; September 30, 1970; July 11, 1998; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes school portraits, holiday cards, military group photograph, group funeral photograph,and other family photographs and photographs of Irene Yamamoto.
box 10, folder 3

Yamamoto family photo album March 17, 1935; May 15, 1971; October 5, 1973; July 1975; 1978; February 1979; October 1979; May 21, 1980; June 1980; September 7, 1980; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album that includes school portraits of Diane and Sharon Mizota, Macy, and Karen Yamamoto; fishing and vacation photographs from Lake Crwaley, Mt. Whitney, Convict Lake, and other locations; family photographs from Hawaii; and other photographs.
box 10, folder 5

Grandpa's 84th birthday and Steve's wedding 1965; December 1986; December 1989; September 1990; 1990;

Scope and Contents

Photograph album that includes letter from President George Bush about Japanese American reparations, birthday cards for Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto, photographs from Lawrence Mineo Yamamoto's 84th birthday, family photographs, and a postcard to Lawrence and Irene Yamamoto.
box 10, folder 1

Yamamoto family photo album September 1969-February 1975; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes baby and family photographs, and a greeting card from Don, Ellen, Sharon, and Diane Mizota.
box 15, folder 3

Yamamoto family photograph album October 1969

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes images of Japan and Mineo Lawrence and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto.
box 10, folder 4

Karen's Wedding and Hawaii photo album 1974; circa 1980-1989; July 5, 1990; August 8, 1998; October 1998; 1999; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album with images of Karen's wedding, Hawaii, Yamamoto family reunion, postcards to Irene Yamamoto, and other photographs and letters.
box 10, folder 6, box 15, folder 5

Mineo Lawrence and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto's 50th wedding anniversary photo album June 28, 1984; 1984

Scope and Contents

Photograph album from Mineo Lawerence and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto's 50th wedding anniversary party. Included are photographs of the event, a "50" cake topper, guest list, and anniversary cards. Copy portrait of Mineo Lawrence and Sakiyo Grace was removed and added into Box 15.
box 10, folder 2

Gordon Mori's wedding album 1984; August 17, 1985; Fall 1985; January 1, 1986; undated

Scope and Contents

Photograph album includes mostly photographs from Gordon and Karen Mori's wedding in Hawaii on August 17, 1985. Other photographs include family photographs, senior citizen birthday luncheon, and possibly photographs from Japan.
box 11, folder 5

Russel Yamamoto funeral photographs December 9, 1991

box 11, folder 1

Hawaii photo album July 7-July 11, 1992

Scope and Contents

Photograph album of Hawaii with images of Mori's place, Kane'ohe Cemetary, Turtle Bay, M. Matsuomoto Grocery Store, Hanauma Bay, and family photographs.
box 11, folder 2

Suzy's wedding in Hawaii, and other family photographs July 9-13, 1992; July 16-17, 1994; August 10, 1994; 1996; undated

Scope and Contents

Disassembled photograph album that includes photographs from Suzy's wedding in Hawaii, graduation portraits, family photographs, photographs of Hawaii, fishing photographs, holiday cards, family photographs in Japan, birthday photographs, a postcard to Grace and Irene Yamamoto, and other photographs.
box 11, folder 3

Dinner event photographs circa 1990-2010

box 11, folder 4

Irene and Tenrikyo Friends photographs February 11, 1976; January 1986; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Irene Yamamoto with friends from the Tenrikyo Church and a 90th anniversary group photograph in front of the sanctuary.
box 11, folder 6

2005 Hawaii reunion photographs October 2005

box 11, folder 7

Other photographs August 17, 1985; 1993; September 1999; 2006; 2012; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Lawrence Mineo and Grace Sakiyo Yamamoto; wedding photographs from Julianne's wedding and other weddings; holiday card; and other family and vacation photographs. Also included are negatives.
box 12, folder 11

Rome photograph album June 4, 1985; 1985

box 12, folder 4, 6

Italy vacation photographs June 4, 1985; undated

box 12, folder 5

Greece photograph album May 14, 1988; 1988

Scope and Contents

Disassembled photograph album includes vacation photographs from Greece, tickets, postcards, and stamps from the vacation.
box 12, folder 8

Greece photographs 1988

Scope and Contents

Greece vacation photographs with separated negatives in Box 13.
box 12, folder 1

Greece photos sent to Irene Yamamoto from Mary C. Magill August 15, 1988

box 12, folder 9

Turkey vacation photographs circa 1989

box 15, folder 5

Turkey photograph album circa 1989

box 12, folder 10, 14

Vacation photographs November 4-12, 1993

box 12, folder 2

New Zealand travel photographs November 13-15, 1993

box 12, folder 13

Japan vacation photographs circa 1990-2000

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Irene Yamamoto and Sakiyo Grace Yamamoto.
box 12, folder 3, 7, 12

Vacation photographs undated

Scope and Contents

Vacation photographs with separated negatives in Box 13.
box 13

Iwakuni negative slides, Japan negative slides, New Mexico negative slides, and other negative slides March 14, 1966; September 7, 1980; undated

box 14

Yamamoto family and vacation negatives circa September 9, 1931; 1933; May 10, 1937; August 22, 1937; 1940; September 13, 1956; circa 1950-1960; circa 1980-1990; undated

Scope and Contents

43 packets of various sized negatives from the Yamamoto family. Some include images of the Yamamoto family and Irene Yamamoto's travel photographs (prints in Box 12).
box 15, folder 1

Oversized wedding photographs September 5, 1959; June 3, 1961; undated

Scope and Contents

Oversized wedding photographs for Dax and Sharen Shoriguchi, Iku and Mits, Bryan and Karen Yamamoto, and Hisoshi and Nauko.
drawer 3.10.1

Seicho-no-ie church panoramic photograph undated

Language of Material: Japanese.
box 15, folder 4

Panoramic class photograph 1923

Scope and Contents

The names of the students are on the back of panoramic.
 

Series Five: Other Material July 1, 1918; December 1919; 1923; October 15, 1936; May 5, 1975; July 12, 2001

Scope and Contents

This series contains other material from the Yamamoto family collection. It includes Hawaii Buddhist Church Sunday School song books and other publications related to Hawaii. It also includes a sushi cookbook, copied article from the "Rafu Shimpo" and a publication for the California Unemployment Reserves Commission.
box 6, folder 3

Hawaii Buddhist Church Sunday School song book July 1, 1918

box 6, folder 4

"Paradise of the Pacific" volume XXXI December 1919

box 6, folder 5

"Illustrated Souvenir Collection, Fifth Edition, King's Book of Hawaiian Melodies," published by Chas E. King 1923

box 6, folder 6

"How unemployment compensation insures Employment, an answer to the next depression," statement by the California Unemployment Reserves Commission October 15, 1936

box 6, folder 7

"Sushi" by Matao Uwate May 5, 1975

box 6, folder 8

"Keep those Reparation Records Handy" by "Rafu Shimpo" July 12, 2001

Scope and Contents

Copied article from the "Rafu Shimpo."
box 6, folder 9

7 inch reels, 5 inch reel, 3 in reel, and Kakuni Family Reunion (CD) 2005; undated

box 15, folder 5

"The Honolulu Advertiser;" "Hawaii Newspaper Agency;" and "The Hawaii Hochi" May 18, 1964; February 7, 1985; 1985