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Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is from the estate of Jiro Onuma, a Japanese-American man. It includes photographs of Onuma (1904-1990), his friends, and family in the U.S. and in Japan and, notably, a photo of a group of Japanese-Americans (Jiro in the front row) taken in front of a dining hall at the World War II Japanese internment camp in Topaz, Utah. There are also personal papers, including passports, Onuma’s naturalization papers, his will, a few fragile letters in Japanese and a few sketches. The collection also includes materials related to the pre-WWII physical culture movement, and much of those focus on one particular star of the 1920s and 1930s, Earle Liederman. There are also mementos from Onuma’s life, including his briefcase, cufflinks, pens and a commemorative plate with his photo. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008488; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007658; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008536
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Richard Steger on April 11, 2000. The collection file includes "From the Past, A Gay Life," a biography of Onuma, by Ken Kaji.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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Jiro Onuma papers. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455