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.
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Postcard and letters to George and Yae Takahashi, from Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle
1944 November 22 - 1948 June 3
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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
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Postcard and letters to Albert Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen
1942 June 15 - 1942 December 19
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Letters to Albert Takahashi, from Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle
1942 October 10 - 1948 January 15
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Letters to Margaret (Takahashi) Zumwinkle and Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle, from Yae Takahashi
1946 December 4, 1948 July 6
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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
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Postcard and letters to Dorothy (Takahashi) Treakle, from Florence (Takahashi) and Robert Griffen
1963 June 16 - 1966 December 21, undated
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Letters to Lois Griffen, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen
1967 August 24 - 1969 April 16
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Letters to Yae and Rosie Takahashi, from Florence (Takahashi) Griffen
1945 May 25 - 1969 March 3, undated
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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.
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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.
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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.