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Correspondence 1942-1969 1942-1948 1963-1969

Language of Material: English, Japanese.

Scope and Contents

This series contains a series of correspondence primarily written amongst the immediate Takahashi family members right before, during, and after they were incarcerated at Poston from 1942 until 1945. This series also contains correspondence written primarily from Flo to her mother, Yae, and mother-in-law, Lois Griffen, while she and her husband, Bob Griffen were working for the Peace Corps on assignment in Bangkok, Thailand from 1966 until 1967.
folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Postcard and letters to George and Yae Takahashi, from Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle 1944 November 22 - 1948 June 3

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to George and Yae Takahashi, and Margaret (Takahashi) Zumwinkle, from Albert Takahashi 1942 December 31, 1945 November 6

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Postcard and letters to Albert Takahashi, from the Takahashi Family 1942 February 10, 1942 August 12, undated

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Letters to Albert Takahashi, from George and Yae Takahashi 1942 July 18 - 1942 November 5

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Postcards to Albert Takahashi, from Rosie Takahashi 1942 August 24 - 1944 August 8

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Letters to Albert Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen, Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle, and Margaret (Takahashi) Zumwinkle 1942 January 28, 1942 July 23

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Postcard and letters to Albert Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1942 June 15 - 1942 December 19

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to Albert Takahashi, from Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle 1942 October 10 - 1948 January 15

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to Margaret (Takahashi) Zumwinkle and Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle, from Yae Takahashi 1946 December 4, 1948 July 6

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letter to Howard Takahashi, from Yae Takahashi 1947 August 4

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Letters to Florence (Takahashi) and Bob Griffen, from Yae and Rosie Takahashi 1963 January 10, 1969 June 18

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Postcard and letters to Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle, from Florence (Takahashi) and Robert Griffen 1963 June 16 - 1966 December 21, undated

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to Lois Griffen, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1967 August 24 - 1969 April 16

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to Yae and Rosie Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1945 May 25 - 1969 March 3, undated

folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Letters to George Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1945 June 21 - 1948 December 19

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Letter to Margaret (Takahashi) Zumwinkle, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1945 December 23

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Postcard and letters to the Takahashi family, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1945 May 14 - 1948 May 24

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Letter to Florence (Takahashi) Griffen, from Duji P. circa 1945 December

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Correspondence transcripts, 1942-1947 undated

General

Two transcriptions of letters from the Takahashi family primarily to Albert Takahashi while they were living in Dinuba and incarerated at the Poston incareration camp. One copy is edited. Also included are two transcriptions of Florence (Takahashi) Griffen's letters to her family while she was living in Syracuse, New York. One copy is edited.
 

Yae Takahashi 1942-1945

Scope and Contents

The Yae Takahashi series comprises of artwork completed by Yae Takahashi, in which she was most likely inspiried by Japanese themes and her experience while incarcerated at Poston.
folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Drawings and watercolor artwork circa 1942-1945, undated

 

Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1943-2013 1962-1967

Scope and Contents

The Florence (Takahashi) Griffen series comprises of Florence's small collection of newspaper clippings, church and Peace Corp documents, short memoir, and more.
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Syracuse University days undated

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Journal entries concerning Peace Corps-related work in Ecuador 1962 February 25 - 1964 May 26

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Climate change papers 2004, 2013

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Organizational chart of the Council of Missionaries Office of the D.M. in Thailand circa 1966-1967

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Church of the Crossroads, U.C.C., Honolulu sermon papers 1965 April 4

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Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church, Alhambra papers 1997-1999

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Eulogy Notes written for Florence (Takahashi) Griffen undated

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Poston incarceration camp Christmas cards addressed to Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1943 December 9, undated

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Cards addressed to Florence (Takahashi) Griffen 1978 March 3, undated

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Certificate of Baptism 1943 November 28

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Peace Corps article concerning Public Health in Ecuador, featuring Robert and Florence (Takahashi) Griffen circa 1962-1964

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List of expenses concerning telephone calls 1979

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Children's drawings and story undated

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World War II and post-World War II era newspaper articles circa 1945 August - 1952 December, undated

 

Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle 1932-1946

Scope and Contents

The Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle series comprises of Dorothy's school report cards from primary school, secondary school, high school, and university.
folder CSUJAD Public Use Drive, folder Takahashi Family Papers

Primary school, secondary school, high school, and university report cards 1932-1946

 

Takahashi family photo album and individual photographs circa 1920-1961

General

Photograph album and individual photographs of the Takahashi family. The photo album includes images of the family at the Poston incarceration camp, Florence (Takahashi) and Robert Griffen's wedding, grandchildren of Yae and George Takahashi, and some pre-World War family photographs.
 

Takahashi family photo album 1920-1961

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Grade nine portrait most likely from the Poston incarceration camp circa 1942-1945

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Portrait of Albert Takahashi wearing a military uniform circa 1942-1945

 

Other material related to incarceration camps 1943 June 19

General

Other material related to incarceration camps.
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Block studies, school files, student autobiography 1943-06-19

General

Reproduction of a student autobiography from the Poston incarceration camp.