Mary Yamamoto Shimizu Collection Finding Aid 2016.007
Nicole McKeon
Go For Broke National Education Center
2018-11-26
355 E. 1st Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
archives@goforbroke.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Go For Broke National Education Center
Title: Mary Yamamoto Shimizu Collection
creator:
Shimizu, George
creator:
Shimizu, Mary Yamamoto
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.007
Physical Description:
9.4 Megabytes
66 pages scanned from a scrapbook
Date (bulk): 1938-1946
Abstract: This collection consists of photographs scanned from a scrapbook belonging to Mary Yamamoto Shimizu depicting life events
including commencement ceremonies and social activities in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Massachusetts and Dartmouth College. The
bulk of the photographs are of George Shimizu as Mary Shimizu curated photographs of herself and her then boyfriend, later
husband.
This collection consists of photographs scanned from a scrapbook belonging to Mary Yamamoto Shimizu depicting life events
including commencement ceremonies and social activities in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Massachusetts and Dartmouth College. The
bulk of the photographs are of George Shimizu as Mary Shimizu curated photographs of herself and her then boyfriend, later
husband. Photographs of George Shimizu vary in topic and geographic location including Long Beach, Dartmouth College and Mindanao
(Philippine Islands) where he served in the Military Intelligence Service. Mary Yamamoto Shimizu is also shown traveling to
Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp.
[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California
Mary Yamamoto Shimizu met her husband George Shimizu in June 1941 in Los Angeles. George was attending college at Dartmouth
College in New Hampshire and joined MIS right after graduation. Mary was sent to Heart Mountain Concentration Camp in Wyoming.
In 1943, they were married at Camp Savage. They lived together in Los Angeles with their family after the war until Mary passed
away.
Existence and Location of Originals
Digital surrogates available at: https://ndajams.omeka.net/collections/show/1258.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
Japanese Americans
Japan
Intelligence service
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.)
Military intelligence
Philippines
Pacific Area.
United States.
United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service
World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945
Hanover (N.H.)
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Mindanao Island (Philippines)
Wyoming
World War II--American Concentration Camps--Heart Mountain