Inventory of the Tsuyoshi Roy Nakai Collection SPC.2019.021
Jennifer Hill
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2019-08-14
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Tsuyoshi Roy Nakai Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.021
Physical Description:
1 box
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1942-2010
Date (bulk): 1990-1994
Abstract: This collection includes reports, agendas, meeting minutes, student guides, books, and a panoramic photograph related to the
Manzanar Incarceration Camp, the Nakai family, and the Treasure Chest Program in Orange County. The collection mostly contains
material from the Treasure Chest Program in Orange County, a multicultural educational program by the Multicultural Arts Council
of Orange County. Other material in the collection, such as the reports and books, relate to the Nakai family and the Manzanar
Incarceration Camp. All of the collection is digitzed and available online.
Language of Material:
English
.
Separated Materials
Collection includes 9 seperated books. Books include
Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps, Ansel Adams: An Autobiography, And Justice for All: An
Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps, Elusive Truth: Four Photographers at Manzanar, Concentration Camps-
U.S.A. 1942-1946, The Harvest of Hate, Heroic Struggles of Japanese Americans: Partisan Fighters from America's Concentration
Camps, War Relocation Authority: Manzanar Relocation Center 1942-1945,
and
Annotated Bibliography for Manzanar National Historic Site.
There is also a separated panoramic photograph of the Manzanar incarceration camp.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by related material chronologically.
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
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 os Special Collections as the owener of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Scope and Contents
The Tsuyoshi Roy Nakai Collection (1940-2010, bulk 1990-1994) includes reports, agendas, meeting minutes, student guides,
books, and a panoramic photograph related to the Manzanar Incarceration Camp, the Nakai family, and the Treasure Chest Program
in Orange County. The reports in the collection discuss the history, purpose, and responsibilities of the Information Field
Office at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp during World War Two. They include information about baggage, family reunion applications,
personnel, supplies, and the history of other Information Offices at Manzanar.
The collection also includes pamphlets, student guides, minutes and agendas from the Treasure Chest Program, a multicultural
education program developed by the Multicultural Arts Council of Orange Country, formally known as the Historical and Cultural
Foundation of Orange County. The traveling education program was designed for K-12 students in 1987 and consisted of cultural
treasure chests and supplemental learning material.
Related Materials
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2019.
Tsuyoshi Roy Nakai and the Nakai Family
Tsuyoshi Roy Nakai was born at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp where he lived with his family during World War Two. During
his time at the camp, Nakai was photographed by Ansel Adams, a famous photographer, and the image was featured in Adam's book,
Born Free and Equal. In the photograph, Nakai is pictured sitting on his mother's (Mitsu) lap. After the camp closure in 1945, the family moved
back to Lake Elsinore where they operated the Nakai Hot Springs, a spa located in downtown Lake Elisnore. Nakai later became
a pediatric dentist and wrote a book about his life entitled,
Elephant a la Mode: An Epicurean Guide to Life.
Existence and Location of Copies
Processing Information for Digitized Materials
The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digitalized reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation
and access. These preservation files (3.32 Gb, 71 tif files) were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special
Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please
see:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project technical reference guide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Manzanar War Relocation Center
Japanese Americans
Historical and Cultural Foundation of Orange County
Nakai, Tsuyoshi Roy
box 1, folder 1-3
The Progress Report of the Information Field Office
circa 1942
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Progress report part 1, Summary of report bulletins, Personnel information, History of the Office No. 2, Resume of
Information No. 3, The progress report of the Information Field Office No. 4 and No. 5
box 1, folder 4
Handwritten notes with application information, possible letter drafts, grammatical notes, and other documents
circa 1942
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 5
Treasure Chest Program guidelines, pamphlets, and information
1992; undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 6-7
Treasure Chest Program Committee meeting minutes, agendas, budgets, progress reports, and other documents
September 8, 1992-July 13, 1993
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 8
Cultural Profile of Japanese American in the United States Historical and Cultural Foundation of Orange County
April 13, 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Documents include possible revisions or drafts.
box 1, folder 9
Cultural Profile of Japanese Americans in the United States published by the Multicultural Council of Orange County
January 21, 1993
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 10
Student Exhibit Guide-Japanese American Treasure Chest
July 1993; undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, revisions, and possibly the final revision.
box 1, folder 11
"Kotos and Kimonos," A Japanese Treasure Chest booklet
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 12
Student Exhibit Guide-Chinese American Treasure Chest
July 23, 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 13
Family Guide Sculpture of Indonesia
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 14
Handwritten notes with possible notes about student guides and exhibits
circa 1993
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 15
Yokohama Prints from Nineteenth-Century Japan exhibit pamphlet
circa May 27-September 9, 1990
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 16
Japanese American National Museum calendar
2000
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 17
Japanese American National Museum magazines
Fall 2000, Winter 2004
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Fall 2000 museum magazine and Winter 2004 member magazine.
box 1, folder 18
Something Wrong Within: A film by Robert A. Nakamura
1994
Material Specific Details: VHS tape.
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 19
41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage "Civil Rights: Unfinished Business" booklet
April 24, 2010
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 20
Card and document with handwritten notes from Rev. M. [Kodani]
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 21
Other documents and advertisements
undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes advertisement for Taiko: A Japanese-American Buddist Perspective.
War Relocation Center Manzanar, California panoramic picture
circa 1942-1945
Language of Material: English.
Separated Materials
Photograph is seperated from collection in an oversized folder.
