SERIES 1. Personal Legal and Financial Documents, 1905-1991
Legal documents, 1905-1989
Kikuyo Nakatani Passports, 1965-1987
Documents found in “Oneness, Dedication of Florin Buddhist Temple, 1976” book, 1960
Contribution documents to Florin Buddhist Church found in “5oth Anniversary Florin Buddhist Church” booklets, 1969
Envelope found with “The hands and feet of the heart”, n.d.
Address Book with Notes and Business Cards, n.d.
Funeral Announcements for Mrs. Ichi Taketa and Mrs. Hiro Nishi, 1972,1975
Kikuyo Nakatani Funeral, 1957, 1972
Mother’s funeral documents, 1983, 1990- 1991
Kinjiro Nakatani Funeral, 1957-1958
Kinjiro Nakatani Funeral, 1957
Letter from President Bush to Internees, October 1990 1990
Consulate General of Japan Survivor Benefits Letters, 1954-1955
Redress Payment Letters, 1988-1990
Bank/Financial Documents [Survivor Benefits], 1962
SERIES 2: Letters/Correspondence, 1966-1990
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo NakatanI,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani,
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani (found in one envelope), 1987
Letters to Kikuyo Nakatani and Notes, 1981-1990
Japanese American Research Project (UCLA) to Kikuyo Nakatani, 1966
Reverend Bunyu Fujmura to Kikuyo Nakatani, 1983-1990
Marubeni University to Kikuyo Nakatani, 1972-1978
Letters to Mrs. Sogiku (Kikuyo Nakatani tea name) 1982, 1989
Ogawa Letters [Chado Urasenke Instructor (tea school instructor) and personal friend of Mrs. Kikuyo Nakatani],
Ogawa Letters [Chado Urasenke Instructor (tea school instructor) and personal friend of Mrs. Kikuyo Nakatani],
SERIES 3: Personal Writings, 1941-1991, 2011
Diary 12/7/1941 to 12/15/1941, 1941
Diary 2/1/42 to 2/15/42; 1/1/1945 to 3/13/1945, 1942,1945
Diary 1942 (May 3, Sunday), 1942
Diary 1/1943 to 5/1943, 1943
Diary Tule Lake 9/25/1943 to 1/26/1944, 1943-1944
Diary 3/16/1945 to 8/1/1945, 1945
Diary 8/3/1945 to 4/7/1946, 1945-1946
Dairy Translations – Final Draft (Oct. 2011), 2011
Daily Diaries 1953, 1954, 1955, 1953-1955
Daily Diaries 1956, 1957, 1956-1957
Daily Diaries 1958, 1958
Daily Diaries 1959, 1959
Daily Diaries 1960, 1961, 1960-1961
Daily Diaries 1962, 1963, 1963, 1962-1963
Daily Diaries 1964, 1965, 1964-1965
Daily Diaries 1967, 1968, 1967-1968
Daily Diaries 1969, 1970, 1969-1970
Daily Diaries 1971, 1972, 1971-1972
Daily Diaries 1973, 1974, 1973-1974
Daily Diaries 1976, 1977, 1976-1977
Daily Diaries 1979, 1980, 1979-1980
Daily Diaries 1981, 1982, 1981-1982
Daily Diaries 1983, 1984, 1983-1984
Daily Diaries 1985, 1986, 1985-1986
Daily Diaries 1987, 1988, 1987-1988
Daily Diaries 1989, 1990, 1989-1990
Expense Diary, 1944, 1944
Japan Travel Diary, 1960, 1960
Diary, 1961, 1961
Diary 1966, plus loose pages, 1966
Travel Diary multiple years,
Farmer’s pocket ledger, 1947, 1947
Timebooks, 19_5(?), 1937-1942, and 1946 19_5(?)-1946
Ideal order book, 1947-1951, 1947-1951
Personal Letters/Philosophical Thoughts,
Writings found in cigar box with shells [cigar box in Box 31],
Yoshida Draft Letters and Immigration 1920s, 1920s
SERIES 4: Japanese Tea, 1962-1991
Tea Ceremony Correspondence, Newsletter, Notebooks, 1982, 1991
Tea Ceremony Notes and Correspondence (found in one envelope),
Tea Ceremony Correspondence and Notes (found in one envelope),
Tea Ceremony Notes (found in one envelope),
Tea (?) handwritten notes in blue holder,
Personal Chanoyu [Tea Ceremony] [Notes?],
Tea Ceremony Personal Notes and Lecture Notes, 1962-1969
Notebook [Tea Ceremony?],
Notebook [Tea Ceremony?],
Notebook [Tea Ceremony?],
Tea Ceremony Event Calendar [1964], 1964
First Year Death Service (pamphlet),
Urasenke Los Angeles branch pamphlets, 1967
Tea gathering magazines (2) (In Japanese),
Tea gathering magazines (2) (In Japanese) May, October, 1987, 1987
Tea instructional booklets (1-15) (In Japanese),
Tea instructional booklets (1-12) (In Japanese),
Tea (?) booklets (In Japanese) (Found with other tea books),
Tea magazines I (In Japanese),
Tea magazines II (In Japanese),
Tea magazines III (In Japanese),
Tea magazines IV (In Japanese),
Tea books I (In Japanese),
Tea books II (In Japanese),
Tea books III (In Japanese),
Tea books IV (In Japanese),
Tea gathering books (2) (In Japanese),
Tea gathering books (2) (In Japanese),
Tea gathering books (2) (In Japanese),
Tea gathering book (In Japanese),
Tea gathering book (In Japanese),
Tea bowl (chawan) book,
Glimpse of Japan Series – Cha Na Yu, tea ceremony color slides ,
15 volume urasenke chanoyu set,
SERIES 5: Tule Lake and Minidoka (Internment Camps), 1942-1956
Certificate of Identification [Alien Registration], 1942, 1953, 1956
“An Appeal to All Americans of Japanese Ancestry and Their Parents", 1943
WRA documents and pamphlet, 1942
Tule Lake Publications and Documents, 1942-1943
War Relocation Authority Notice June 18, 1945, 1945
Tule Lake Newsletter[?],
Tule Lake Ikebana [Japanese Flower Arrangement Certificate],
Writings/notes [unidentified],
Letters (found in one envelope),
Poems/Notes,
Japanese History Old Classic Poetry,
Notes/Lectures (Includes: Red Cross Emergency and First Aid, Nursing Care, Language Poetry),
Newspaper Clippings [about Relocation Centers?],
SERIES 6: Family Printed Materials, 1929-2014
Subseries 1: Kinjiro Nakatani,
Letters to Kinjiro Nakatani,
Subseries 2: Kunio Nakatani, 1929-1982
California Operator’s License for Kunio Jim Nakatani and Kinjiro Nakatani (found with money and a note), 1939-1946
Kunio Nakatani Personal documents, 1929, ?
Kunio Nakatani K-12 Documents, 1929-1940
Kunio Nakatani Will and Homme [Buddhist name],
Kunio Nakatani Letters I, 1940-1941
Kunio Nakatani Letters II, 1941
Kunio Nakatani Letters Transcriptions (1940),
Kunio Nakatani Letters Transcriptions (1941)
Correspondence related to Kunio Nakatani (See also Photographs removed from this folder (Box 30, Folder 9), 1943, 1975-1982
Subseries 3: Seiji Nakatani, 1942-1981
Seiji Nakatani – High School diploma, 1942
Seiji Nakatani – Sacramento Junior College diploma and program, 1950
Seiji Nakatani – UCLA diploma, 1953
Seiji Nakatani – UCLA Commencement program, June 21, 1953
Seiji Nakatani – Member certificates, 1958, 1981, ?
Seiji Nakatani – CSU, Dominguez Hills diploma, 1975
Subseries 4: Lilly Atsuko Nakatani, 1929-2014
Lilly Nakatani passports, 1967-1996
[Cambridge City Police notice], February 10, 1961 1961
Elk Grove Union High School Commencement program for Lilly Nakatani, 1947
[High School and nursing diplomas for Lilly A. Nakatani], 1947, 1951
Los Angeles County General Hospital School of Nursing capping ceremony [Pamphlet], 1949
[Diplomas, awards and certificates for Lilly A. Nakatani], 1951-1959
Lilly Nakatani – Death and cemetery documents, 2014
Subseries 5: Satoru (Sat) Nakatani, 1949, 1954
Satoru Nakatani diploma, 1949
Diploma and Commencement program for Satoru Nakatani, 1954
Subseries 6: Mamoru (Max) Nakatani, 1946-1969
Mamoru (Cheddar) Nakatani school documents, 1946-1953
Mamoru Nakatani – High school awards, 1953
Mamoru Nakatani – UC Berkeley diploma, 1958
Mamoru (Max) Nakatani – Engineering certificates, 1962-1969
Subseries 7: Koso Nakatani, 1952-2003
Koso Nakatani – Elementary school diploma, 1952
Koso Nakatani – High School diploma and scholarship award, 1956
Koso Nakatani – College diploma and commencement program, 1961
Koso Nakatani – Certificates, 1967-1969
Koso Nakatani – Certificate, 1971-1972
Koso Nakatani – Engineer certificate - Colorado, 1984
Koso Nakatani – Engineer certificates – Nevada, 1988
Koso Nakatani – Society certificate, 2003
Subseries 8: Family Travel (to Japan), 1969-1993
Travel Plans,
Battle Ship Yamato Society, 1969-1972
Deutschem Company Correspondence [Travel Company], 1972-1973; 1993
Correspondence [Trip related?],
Unidentified Documents [Phone List for Trip?] (found in one envelope), 1977?
Admission Tickets [Japan],
Subseries 9: Children’s Yearbooks, 1937-1961
The Elk, 1937, 1937
The Elk, 1939, 1939
The Nineteen Forty Elk, 1940
The Elk, 1941, 1941
The Elk, 1942, 1942
Aquila, 1943, 1943
Memoirs, 1943, 1943
The Memoirs, 1944, 1944
Memoirs, 1945, 1945
The Elk, 1946, 1946
The Elk, 1947, 1947
The Elk, 1948, 1948
The Elk, 1949, 1949
The Rx, 1949, 1949
The Rx, 1950, 1950
The Elk, 1951, 1951
The Rx, 1951, 1951
The Elk, 1953, 1953
UCLA, Southern Campus, 1953, 1953
The Elk, 1955, 1955
The Elk, 1956, 1956
Blue and Gold, University of California, 1958 1958
Coloradan, 1961 1961
SERIES 7: Yamato, n.d.
Yamato Personal Letters [author],
Yamato Personal Letters [author],
Yamato Personal Letters [author],
Letters from Miyasta Yamato [author],
Article found with publication – “Japan Warship Yamato Found”,
Publications (Battleship Yamato and Memorial),
SERIES 8: Other books and Publications, 1956-1989
Reverend Bunyu Fujimura, West Los Angeles Buddhist Church pamphlets, 1976
50th Anniversary Sacramento Hiroshima Kenjin Kai booklet,
Kokoro No Kate, vol. 1 Booklet, 1981
50th Anniversary, 1919-1969, Florin Buddhist Church booklets, 1969
70th Anniversary, 1989, Florin Buddhist Church booklets, 1989
[Noh Books] I,
[Noh Books] II,
[Noh Books] III,
[Noh Books] IV,
Religious and Japanese cultural books I,
Religious and Japanese cultural books II,
Religious and Japanese cultural books III,
Religious and Japanese cultural books IV,
Religious and Japanese cultural books V,
Religious and Japanese cultural books VI,
Religious and Japanese cultural books VII,
Religious and Japanese cultural books VIII,
Religious and Japanese cultural books IX,
Religious and Japanese cultural books X,
Religious and Japanese cultural books XI,
Religious and Japanese cultural books XII,
Religious and Japanese cultural books XIII,
Religious and Japanese cultural books XIV,
Emperor of Japan Publications, 1975, 1989
“One Hundred and One Famous Poems",
Papaikou Hongwanji Mission Publication, 1956
General Books I,
General Books II,
General Books III,
General Books IV,
General Books V,
General Books VI,
General Books VII,
General Books VIII,
General Books IX,
General Books X,
General Books XI,
Newspaper clipping. “It is 1942, and America rounds up 120,000…”
Rafu Shimpo newspaper with "Five Pioneers to be honored by Nisei Week" and clipping with photograph of Mrs. Nakatani and dog. 1963, 2004
Wheel of Dharma newspaper, 1974, 1977
[Newspapers], n.d.
Newspaper clippings [unidentified], 1979-1990
SERIES 10: Print Miscellaneous, 1968?, n.d.
Gallery Invitation, 1968?
Military pamphlet [?],
Artist pamphlets, certificates, practice book, postcards,
Municipal Sanitarium and cottages, Rockford, Ill. postcard [blank],
Postcards from Japan [blank],
Postcards from Hawaii [blank],
SERIES 11: Photographs, 1921-2000
Photographs from frame (Kinjiro and Kikuyo) (3 small/1 medium, Black/white),
Photographs from frame (Kinjiro?) and Kikuyo (black/white, color),
Photograph from frame – Kikuyo Nakatani (color),
Photographs of Kikuyo Nakatani from photo album, 1967-1988
Photographs of Kikuyo Nakatani from photo album, 1989-2000
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Family photographs I,
Photo album – Family photographs I – photos,
Photo album – Family photographs I – book,
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Family photographs II, 1915-1990
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 1-10 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 11-20 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 21-30 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 31-40 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 41-50 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 51-60 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs II – pages 61-73 photographs,
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Family photographs III (including some tea photos), 1921-1983
Photo album – Family photographs III – pages 1-10 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs III – pages 11-20 photographs,
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Family photographs IV (including camp photos), 1938-1984
Photo album – Family photographs IV – pages 1-10 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs IV – pages 11-20 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs IV – pages 21-40 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs IV – pages 41-61 photographs,
Photo album – Family photographs IV – pages 62-79 photographs,
Minidoka photographs,
Early family photographs,
Family portraits and postcards from box,
Family portraits from box,
Family photographs I, 1958-1965
Family photographs II,
Family photographs including family dog, 1940s-2000
Miscellaneous photos of family,
Photographs from frame [Kunio?] (3 small/1 large, black/white),
Photographs found with “correspondence related to Kunio Nakatani (Box 17, Folder 9), 1942
Kazuhisa Nakatani photographs, 1945-1990
Lilly Nakatani grade school class photographs, 1936-1942
[Photos of Los Angeles County General Hospital School of Nursing capping ceremony], 1949
[Photos of Lilly A. Nakatani], c. 1950s
Lily Nakatani – School of Nursing and military photographs,
[Dwight D. Eisenhower photos], c. 1950s
Mamoru (Max) (Cheddar) grade school photographs, c. 1940s
Mamoru (Max) Nakatani photographs,
Koso Nakatani grade school class photographs, c. 1940s-1950s
Photocopies and photographs of Album - Family photographs and trip to Japan I,
Family photographs and travel to Japan I,
Family photographs and travel to Japan II, 1980-1990
Family photographs and travel to Japan III, 1991-1992
Travel to Japan and photographs of son, 1954-1993
Kokusai-Yamato Spring Tour (black and white print of group holding sign),
Kunio Nakatani and others, Battleship Yamato (black and white),
Kunio photographs and other family photographs from wallet photo holder and Yamato photos from frames,
Wallet photo holder for photographs in Box 32, Folder 4,
Travel to Japan Photographs, 1977
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Travel to Japan, 1977
Photo album – Travel to Japan – pages 1-12 photographs,
Photo album – Travel to Japan – Extras,
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Travel to Japan and tea ceremony, 1963
Photo album – Travel to Japan and tea ceremony – pages 1-10 photographs,
Photo album – Travel to Japan and tea ceremony – pages 11-20 Photographs,
Travel to Japan and Tea ceremony (empty),
Photocopies of the pages from photo album – Tea ceremony, 1962-1965
Photo album –Tea ceremony – pages 1-10 photographs,
Photo album –Tea ceremony – pages 11-20 photographs,
Photo album –Tea ceremony – Extras,
Tea Ceremony, Kikuyo Nakatani funeral, 1980-1990
Photos Sumiye (Hawaii 1959), 1959
Hawaii vacation, Family photographs, 1950s
Negatives for travel to Japan,
Negatives for travel to Europe,
Photo Album - Travel to Japan (cream colored book) and Individual Wedding Photographs (previous box 27),
Photo Album - Kunio Nakatani (large dark blue with red writing) (Previous box 28),
Photo Album - “The Ryoyukai” [Prep School Kunio Nakatani attended 1941-1943 and Navy] and Slides [includes Travel to Japan] (previous box 29),
SERIES 12: Artifacts, 1925-1986
Hakada Urasenke clay doll 1, c. 1950s
Hakada Urasenke clay doll 2, c. 1950s
Hakada Urasenke clay doll 3, c. 1950s
Hakada Urasenke clay doll 4 c. 1950s
Daruma doll,
Ceramic plate with ship on it and black stand,
Small brown wooden plate with painted man on it,
Green braided yarn,
Buddhist prayer book and accessories (in envelope),
Framed drawing of lantern, trees, and people with umbrellas,
Tray with picture of woman,
3 black trays with gold trim,
Small brown frame with three stamps,
Bausch and Lomb honorary science award for Mamoru Nakatani, 1953
Abacus,
Small fan,
“Nakatani” name plate for Lilly Nakatani,
Lilly Nakatani uniform pins,
Brown leather wallet [found with funeral documents],
Brown leather wallet,
LA Urasenki membership medal, 1986
Bausch and Lomb honorary science award for Kunio Nakatani (Kunio’s personal items),
Round pin with an eagle, “2600”, and the earth showing Japan with a Japanese flag (Kunio’s personal items),
Ship pin (Kunio’s personal items),
Small bag of ribbon pins [worn during Yamato Society ceremony], (Kunio’s personal items),
6 good luck charms (Kunio’s personal items),
War medal in box wrapped in cloth (Kunio’s personal items),
Kinjiro Nakatani shoes worn at Tule Lake and Minadoka relocation Centers,
Linens – Large cloth, 2 rice sacks, cloth with butterfly, light green towel, and small yellow cloth,
2 flags [received from Yamato Society],
Certificate of Retirement from US Air Force in blue cover for Lilly Nakatani, 1976
2 Engineering Certificates for Mamoru Max Nakatani, 1968, 1969
Japanese magazine “The Mainchi Graphic”,
Large ledger with black spine, 1925-1928
Large journal with red spine, 1925-1926, 1942, 1950
Large photo album (photos removed), red and gold,
Large metal box with picture of a person on the front,
Medium metal box with woman and dog on front,
Telephone/address book,
Origami pouch of origami figures,
Book cover with writing on front and back (fragile),
Red rectangular wooden tray,
Bag of shells collected near the sinking of the Yamato,
Two bags of sand for tea furo/winter tea,
SERIES 13: Oversized Flat Files, 1942-1950s
Kunio Nakatani Certificate for Handwriting from Grammar School and Newsprint [Japan] [articles about Trip to Japan] with Correspondence
35th Anniversary Tea Ceremony Certificate
Mrs. Nakatani Tea Diplomas (17) and painting of Samurai
Newspaper Clippings about Relocation Centers 1942
Newspaper Clippings about Tule Lake (Minidoka Irrigator, Nichi Bei) 1942, 1943
Newspaper Clippings [unidentified]
Kikuyo Nakatani’s activities while at Relocation Centers (writings and two calendars)
Yamato Calendars- 1980- 1982 (2), 1983 (4), 1986- 1989 (2), 1990
Yamato Calendars -no date (5), photograph of ship only (6)
Calendars
Panoramic photograph: Family, Land Park, Sacramento, Ca.
Panoramic photograph: Young Buddhists Association (Mr. Nakatani Was a member)
Panoramic photograph: Father’s sister’s husband in Hawaii, late 1950s 1950s
Panoramic photograph: Mr. Nakatani funeral in Florin, Ca.
Panoramic photograph: Mr. Nakatani funeral in Florin, Ca. (copy 2)
2 smaller panoramic photographs of the Young Buddhist Association (Mr. Nakatani was a member)
SERIES 14: Audiovisual media, n.d.
Transcriptions of Kikuyo’s diaries by Mr. Hirano (1 of 3) (10 cassettes),
Transcriptions of Kikuyo’s diaries by Mr. Hirano (2 of 3) (10 cassettes),
Transcriptions of Kikuyo’s diaries by Mr. Hirano (3 of 3) (10 cassettes)
Cream box with tapes of Kikuyo reading letters forn Kunio Nakatani (5 cassette tapes: 1 in envelope)
Tapes of Bunyu Fujimura sermons (5 cassettes: 4 in envelopes)
8-track tape and 4 cassettes of Yoshida’s book (Yamato)
Purple box with VHS on Emperor of Japan
2 VHS of Yamato documentary