Miyamoto Collection, October 1992-February 7, 2012

Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
This collection includes Poston incarceration camp high school and reunion booklets, Centenary Methodist Church booklets, Imperial Valley Nikkei booklets, and other booklets related to Japanese American organizations. Also included are two photograph albums related to the Monterey Park Japanese American Senior Center and the Japanese American Gallery Furusato Celebration Premiere Opening and Dedication.
Extent:
2 boxes and 1.29 Linear Feet
Language:
English , Japanese .
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Background

Scope and content:

The Miyamoto Collection (October 1992-February 7, 2012) contains 1.29 linear feet of Poston reunion booklets, Poston High School reunion booklets, Centenary Methodist Church booklets, Imperial Valley Nikkei booklets, Japanese American National Museum annual report and periodical, and other material related to Japanese American organizations and incarceration. Additional material in the collection includes two photograph albums. The first contains images from the Japanese American Gallery, Furusato Celebration, Premiere Opening and Dedication Ceremony at the Imperial Valley Pioneer's Museum, and events from the Monterey Park Japanese American Senior Citizens.

Biographical / historical:

Sam Shigeru Miyamoto was born in Imperial Valley in California. During World War II, his family was incarcerated at the Poston incarceration camp before becoming a hostage on the Gripsholm Exchange. Miyamoto served in the Military Intelligence Service during the Korean War and later worked at Mitsubishi International. He died in 2017.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Jennifer Hill in May 2023.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by year with the photo albums at the end of the collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

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 of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

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Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895