Kataoka (Ayako Nakauchi) Family Photograph Collection, approximately 1900-1995

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Summary

Title:
Ayako Nakauchi Kataoka family photograph collection
Dates:
approximately 1900-1995
Creators:
Kataoka, Ayako
Abstract:
Collection documents multiple generations of the family of Ayako Kataoka (née Nakauchi) (1917-1995), a Japanese American woman born in Los Angeles who was interned in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center during World War II.
Extent:
1800 photographs in 11 albums, 1 box and 2 oversize folders
Language:
Multiple languages .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ayako Nakauchi Kataoka family photograph collection, BANC PIC 2022.010, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection documents multiple generations of the family of Ayako Kataoka (née Nakauchi) (1917-1995), a Japanese American woman born in Los Angeles who was interned in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center during World War II. Collection includes snapshots, portraits, photograph albums, postcards and other materials. Individuals depicted include Ayako, her husband Takeo Kataoka (1917-1984), her father Tamotsu Nakauchi (1888-1968) and mother Kaneju Miyaji Nakauchi (1890-1958), her twin daughters Kimiye and Kikuye Kataoka (b. 1957), and numerous other family members, friends and associates. Most photograph albums contain snapshots of everyday activities, family life and socialy outings, and studio portraits of family and friends. One album (vol. 2) documents Ayako's life during her internment at Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyoming). Another album (vol. 11) is dedicated to glamour portraits of movie stars, mostly from Japan in the 1940s through 1960s. Collection also includes material pertaining to Ayako's daughter Kimiye, the last family member to own the collection. Collection includes many photographs taken by the studio of Tōyō Miyatake, including a panoramic group photograph taken at the 1958 funeral of Ayako's mother in Los Angeles (shelved in --G folder).

Acquisition information:
The Ayako Nakauchi Kataoka Family Photograph Collection was purchased by The Bancroft Library from James Arsenault and Company in 2021.
Physical location:
Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical facet:
: chiefly gelatin silver prints and color prints
Dimensions:
; various sizes
Rules or conventions:
DACS

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bancroft Library Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-14 14:21:19 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Negatives (NEG(5x7) box 1): UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ayako Nakauchi Kataoka family photograph collection, BANC PIC 2022.010, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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