Hirota (Carl T.) Collection, 1933-1972

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Summary

Title:
Carl T. Hirota Collection
Dates:
1933-1972
Creators:
Kami, Joyce and Kami, Cynthia
Extent:
.708 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carl T. Hirota Collection, MSS 2024-30. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one box containing materials documenting the life and professional activities of Dr. Carl T. Hirota, alumnus of the UCSF School of Dentistry, class of 1934. Materials include photographs, dentistry-related artifacts, diplomas and an appointment book from 1933 belonging to Dr.Hirota.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Carl T. Hirota was an alumnus of the UCSF School of Dentistry, class of 1934. He was a practicing dentist with an office on Post Street in Japantown and a clinical instructor of operative dentistry, he also became a staff member of the Department of Oral Diagnosis at UCSF. He was the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. After the signing of the Executive Order 9066, Dr. Hirota was incarcerated in the Tanforan Assembly Center where he established a makeshift dental clinic and saw patients until everyone was transferred to Topaz Incarceration Camp in September of 1943.

He was commissioned as first lieutenant of the medical detachment of the 442nd Infantry Regiment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on July 7, 1943. He served 30 months, as captain and dental officer at Fort Shelby, four months as a Japanese language interpreter in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and several more months as a dental officer at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. During this time, he was awarded the American Theater Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. He returned to San Francisco in 1946 and reestablished his dental practice.

Acquisition information:
These papers were donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Hirota's daughter, Joyce Kami and granddaughter, Cynthia Kami in 2024.
Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by material type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Lupe Samano
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-02 10:57:19 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carl T. Hirota Collection, MSS 2024-30. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US