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Kojima family papers
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Kojima family papers
creator:
Kojima, Minoru
creator:
Kojima, Ishi
Identifier/Call Number: M2117
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): c. 1931-1960
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
The materials include loose photographs, a photograph album, letters, ephemera such as Toshiko's school records, a "Memorial
Chimes" boxed funeral album regarding Kenji Kojima, and other materials relating to the Kojima family and their struggle to
re-establish their lives after World War II. Including over 120 letters, circa 1948-1960, most with their original mailing
envelopes sent to Toshiko Kojima in New York City from her brother Minoru in Pasadena and other locations in California as
well as when he was in the military, and letters from her mother Ichi Kojima in Pasadena.
Kenji Kojima (1886-1947) and Ichi Kojima (born 1894) initially arrived in the United States in 1912 and settled in San Diego.
Toshiko Kojima, their daughter, was born in San Diego in 1919, and her brother Minoru was born a few years later in 1923.
Toshiko graduated from San Diego State College and went on to be an artist known for wood engraving. Minoru took up dentistry,
establishing a practice in National City, CA, and eventually became part of the U.S. armed forces as a dentist. During World
War II, the Kojima family was sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, to which they occasionally allude in their letters.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased for Stanford University, Special Collections in March 2014.
[identification of item], Kojima family papers, circa 1939-1960 (M2117). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- California -- History -- 20th century
Kojima, Minoru
Kojima, Ishi
Kojima, Toshiko, 1919-