Inventory of the Jim and Eric Saito Family Collection SPC.2018.055
Lindsay Anderson
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
August 12, 2019
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Jim and Eric Saito Family Collection
Creator:
Saito, Eric
Creator:
Saito, James Osamu
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.055
Physical Description:
29 boxes
Physical Description:
22.32 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1890-2017
Date (bulk): 1936-1989
Abstract: The Jim and Eric Saito family collection (1890-2017, bulk 1936-1990) includes a wide array of materials, such as immigration
documents, Tanjiro Saito's materials concerning his business ventures and memoirs, Japanese citizenship renunciation papers,
Saito and Ogawa family trees and records, loose photographs, copies of photographs and photo albums, letters written to friends
and family in English and Japanese, Amache/Granada, Heart Mountain and Tule Lake Incarceration Camp materials, Amache/Granada
and Heart Mountain reunion materials, World War II 442nd Infantry Regiment materials, Frank and Sueo Saito's track and field
sports career materials, junior high and high school yearbooks, James A. Foshay Junior High School, Manual Arts High School,
and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School materials, redress materials, newspapers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles,
festival and sports programs, memo and account books, and more.
Language of Material: Materials in this collection are in English and Japanese.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Arrangement
Arranged in seventeen series with the creator of the collection, James Osamu Saito, listed first, his wife, Katherine Mikami
Saito, listed second, his father, Tanjiro Saito, listed third, his mother, Kikuko Saito, listed fourth, his uncle, Seijiro
Ogawa, listed fifth, his eldest brother, Tatsuo Saito, listed sixth, his nephew and Tatsuo Saito's eldest son, Ted Akira Saito,
listed seventh, and James Saito's remaining siblings arranged from oldest to youngest:
- Series I. James Osamu Saito, 1937-2017, bulk 1970-1989
- Series II. Katherine Mikami Saito, 1929-2009, bulk 1942-1945
- Series III. Tanjiro Saito, 1902-1995, bulk 1911-1939
- Series IV. Kikuko Saito, 1940-1955, bulk 1947-1951
- Series V. Seijiro Ogawa, 1933-1951, bulk 1942-1945
- Series VI. Tatsuo Saito, 1915-1984, bulk 1984
- Series VII. Ted Akira Saito, 1994
- Series VIII. Nakao Nick Saito, 1927-1966, bulk 1943-1966
- Series IX. Tomiko Aratani, 1935-1993, bulk 1935-1958
- Series X. Emiko Katayama, 1949-2003, bulk 1949-1951
- Series XI. Sueo Saito, 1922-1985, bulk 1922-1945
- Series XII. Fumiko Saito, 1925-1988, bulk 1943-1946
- Series XIII. Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe, 1933-1979, bulk 1937-1962
- Series XIV. Minoru Frank Saito, 1927-2005, bulk 1967-1996
- Series XV. Joyce Teruko Mori, 1942-1971, bulk 1951
- Series XVI. Yearbooks and School Publications, 1923-1943
- Series XVII. Saito Family Photo Albums, Photographs, Color Transparencies, and Panoramas 1890-1995, bulk 1931-1936
Saito Family History
James Saito
James Osamu Saito, also known as "Jim" or "Pud", was born on August 15, 1922 in Los Angeles, California and was the ninth
child of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. Jim attended James A. Foshay Junior High School and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School
in Los Angeles and would also become a member of his high school's track and field team. He was temporarily held at the Santa
Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California, incarcerated at Amache/Granada in Colorado and briefly joined the army until
he was honorably discharged for having bad eyesight. He moved back to Los Angeles and became a meter reader for the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power (LADWP). He would later have to go through a lengthy legal battle in which he sued the department
on the grounds of racial discrimination and idea stealing. He was a passionate redress advocate and was always interested
in keeping up with local Los Angeles community affairs. He married Katherine Mikami and had three sons (Eric, Brian and Steven
Saito). He was actively involved in coaching his sons when it came to stressing fundamentals and encouraging a positive attitude.
Jim Saito passed away in 2016.
Katherine Saito
Katherine Saito (nee Katherine Mikami), also known as "Kathy", was born on November 12, 1926 in San Francisco, California.
She was incarcerated at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. Kathy met Jim Saito in Los Angeles through a mutual friend and they later
married. She was devoted to her sons especially when it came to the importance of a good education. Kathy Saito passed away
in 2009.
Tanjiro Saito
Tanjiro Saito, born August 5, 1872, was an aspiring entrepreneur who immigrated to the United States from Takata, Niigata-ken,
Japan in 1895. Many of his business ventures in San Francisco and Los Angeles, such as his Extra Fancy Japan Rice business,
ultimately failed. He married Kikuko "Kiku" Ogawa and they had ten children. He tried to gain American citizenship but was
unable to do so despite renouncing his, his wife's and his children's Japanese citizenships. Tanjiro Saito passed away on
September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Kikuko Saito
Kikuko Saito (nee Kikuko Ogawa), also known as "Kiku", was born on June 30, 1886 and immigrated to the United States from
Yokohama, Kanagawa-ken, Japan on April 22, 1903. She was temporarily held at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and then was
incarcerated at Amache/Granada with Tomi and her family, Nick, Emi, Fumi, Dorothy, Frank, Jim and Terry. After the war, she
moved back to Los Angeles with some of her children. Kiku Saito passed away on July 5, 1968.
Tatsuo Saito
Tatsuo Saito, also known as "Tat", was born on May 23, 1904 in San Francisco, California and was the first and eldest child
of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. He attended Berendo Junior High School in Los Angeles and he would later move to Santa Maria, California
and own a Shell service station. He married Kikuye "Frances" Kuratani on January 27, 1934 and had two children (Ted Saito
and Judy Fukuhara). He would have to give up his service station after he and his family were incarcerated at Gila River in
Arizona. He later moved to Denver, Colorado after being released. He worked as a box maker for 15 years and later as a janitor
for an airline company for 5 years. Tat Saito passed away on January 25, 1988.
Ted Saito
Ted Akira Saito was born on November 14, 1936 in Santa Maria, California and was the first and eldest child of Tat and Frances
Saito and grandson of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. He and his family were incarcerated at Gila River. He was an art teacher for
many years as well as an artist specializing in ceramics. He had two daughters (Joni Leckey and Jennifer Reynolds) with his
first wife, Naomi Asakura. Ted Saito passed away on July 31, 1994.
Nakao Saito
Nakao Saito, also known as "Nick", was born on September 12, 1906 in San Francisco, California and was the second child of
Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. He attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and graduated in 1926. He was temporarily held
at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, was incarcerated at Amache/Granada and then resided in Chicago, Illinois where he worked
for a paper company for many years after being released. He was one of the few members in his family who believed that the
incarceration camps were beneficial for Japanese Americans. He never married and had no children. Nick Saito passed away on
January 31, 1989.
Tomiko Aratani
Tomiko Aratani, also known as "Tomi", was born on December 12, 1908 in San Francisico, California and was the third child
of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. She graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School and would later start a produce market
business in Eagle Rock, California with her husband Taka Aratani. They married on November 18, 1933 and had one daughter (Faye
Michiko Ogawa). They were incarcerated at Amache/Granada and later moved back to Los Angeles where they stared out as domestic
workers after being released. Tomi Aratani passed away on March 8, 1993.
Emiko Katayama
Emiko Katayama, also known as "Emi", was born on August 4, 1911 in San Francisco, California and was the fourth child of Tanjiro
and Kiku Saito. She graduated from Manual Arts High School. She suffered from tuberculosis and stayed at a sanatorium in Los
Angeles just before she was relocated to Amache/Granada with her family. She married John Mitsumoto Katayama on January 2,
1945 and moved back to Los Angeles and later Monterey Park, California. They had no children. Emi Katayama passed away on
January 12, 2003.
Sueo Saito
Sueo Saito, also known as "Cy", was born on August 16, 1913 in San Francisco, California and was the fifth child of Tanjiro
and Kiku Saito. He was a talented and decorated athlete and was active in football and track and field while at Manual Arts
High School. He was incarcerated at Gila River with his brother Tat and his family. He later moved to Santa Barbara, California
and married Toshi Asakura on February 11, 1953. They had no children. Sueo Saito passed away on August 24, 2002.
Fumiko Saito
Fumiko Saito, also known as "Fumi", was born on December 10, 1915 in Los Angeles, California and was the sixth child of Tanjiro
and Kiku Saito. She attended James A. Foshay Junior High School and Manual Arts High School. She was temporarily held at the
Santa Anita Assembly Center and then was incarcerated at Amache/Granada. After the war she moved to Chicago, Illinois and
worked at an insurance company. She later moved back to Los Angeles where she remained until she passed away. Fumi Saito did
not marry and had no children.
Sumiko Tanabe
Sumiko Tanabe, also known as "Sumi", "Dorothy" or "Dot", was born on March 27, 1918 in Los Angeles, California and was the
seventh child of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. She attended James A. Foshay Junior High School and briefly attended Los Angeles
High School before transferring to John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. Like her brothers she was also very athletic as
she enjoyed baseball and bowling and was a member of her high school girls hockey club. She was temporarily held at the Santa
Anita Assembly Center and then was incarcerated at Amache/Granada. She married and later divorced but had no children. Dorothy
Tanabe passed away on May 15, 2001.
Minoru Saito
Minoru Saito, also known as "Min", "Gumps" or "Frank", was born on June 1, 1920 in Los Angeles, California and was the eighth
child of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. He attended 36th Street School, James A. Foshay Junior High School and was a talented track
and field athlete and basketball player while at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School. He was also a member of the all-Japanese
Los Angeles Shamrocks track and field team after graduating high school. He was temporarily held at the Santa Anita Assembly
Center, was incarcerated at Amache/Granada and fought in World War II as a staff sergeant for the 442nd Infantry Regiment,
H Company. He would later work for Hughes Markets and remained active in 442nd veterans affairs. After his father Tanjiro
died, Frank provided support to his mother and sisters throuhgout the years. He never married and had no children. Frank Saito
passed away on January 11, 1996.
Joyce Mori
Joyce Teruko Mori, also known as "Teru" or "Terry", was born on January 3, 1931 in Los Angeles, California and was the tenth
and youngest child of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito. Like her mother and most of her siblings she was temporarily held at the Santa
Anita Assembly Center and then was incarcerated at Amache/Granada. She married Egbert Yoshihiko Mori on December 27, 1971
and evetually settled in Monterey Park, California. They had no children. Terry Mori is the last remaining sibling alive today.
Seijiro Ogawa
Seijiro Ogawa was the brother of Kiku Saito. He owned now-closed Bunmei-Do Bookstore in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and was
incarcerated at Amache/Granada but was separated from his sister and her family and re-located to Heart Mountain and later
Tule Lake in California. He attempted to repatriate back to Japan before being incarcerated but was not able to do so. He
was married to Yae Ogawa and had one son (Kiyoshi Ogawa) and one daughter (Kayoko "Kayo" Ezawa).
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], Jim and Eric Saito Family Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lindsay Anderson in 2019.
Scope and Contents
The mixed materials comprising the Jim and Eric Saito family collection (1890-2017, bulk 1936-1990) documents three generations
of the immediate individual members of a Japanese American family that lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.
Series one, or the James Osamu Saito series, comprises of the majority of the collection and contains materials regarding
general redress, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), Japanese Americans Citizens League (JACL), World War II era documents,
newspapers, newspaper clippings and magazine articles concerning a variety of topics, festival and sports programs, letters,
obituaries and funeral programs, photographs and copies of photographs of friends and family, Amache/Granada and Heart Mountain
Incarceration Camp reunion materials, history supplements and more.
Series two, or the Katherine Mikami Saito series, mainly comprises of her childhood photographs, a drawing of Billy Eckstine
and items from when she was incarcerated at Heart Mountain, such as notices of assignment, camp event invitations, and dance
cards.
Series three, or the Tanjiro Saito series, mainly comprises of immigration documents, Tanjiro Saito's death certificate and
funeral materials, family records and family trees, holiday postcards, Tanjiro Saito Company Extra Fancy Japan Rice materials,
Japanese citizenship renunciation papers, letters to the United States Department of Immigration, and translated and untranslated
memoirs.
Series four, or the Kikuko Saito series, mainly comprises of post-war letters and postcards from her siblings and her late
husband Tanjiro's siblings still living in Japan at the time. It also contains benefits and dependency documents and forms
and an account book from when she had been incarcerated at Amache/Granada.
Series five, or the Seijiro Ogawa series, mainly comprises of immigration and repatriation papers, incarceration materials
from Amache/Granada, Heart Mountain and Tule Lake, letters and postcards from possible friends or acquaintances from other
internment camps, such as Manzanar and Rohwer, and family members, personal photographs, account and memo books, his father
Otokichi Ogawa's family registration, and documents pertaining to his son, Kiyoshi Ogawa, such as his birth certificate and
passport refund materials.
Series six, or the Tatsuo Saito series, comprises of a wedding announcement, a letter from Frank Saito to Tatsuo Saito and
a Stanford University medical card both copied onto one paper and personal family photographs.
Series seven, or the Ted Akira Saito series, comprises of a newspaper article about an art competition that Ted Saito entered
into and a program for his funeral.
Series eight, or the Nakao Nick Saito series, only comprises of personal photographs of Nick Saito, his family and friends.
Series nine, or the Tomiko Aratani series, only comprises of personal photographs of Tomiko Aratani and her family.
Series ten, or the Emiko Katayama series, comprises of postcards and letters written to her from various family members, personal
photographs and her funeral announcement cards.
Series eleven, or the Sueo Saito series, comprises of his elementary, junior high school and high school materials, mainly
track and field sports career materials, and a personal letter, photographs and papers.
Series twelve, or the Fumiko Saito series, mainly comprises of her junior high school and high school materials, letters of
recommendation, bank statements, redress papers, personal letters, directories and photographs, and Toquiwas club materials.
Series thirteen, or the Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe series, comprise of her Amache/Granada leave clearance forms and personal photographs.
Series fourteen, or the Minoru Frank Saito series, mainly includes elementary, junior high school and high school materials,
track and field career materials, World War II-era documents and materials, veterans and veterans reunion materials, redress
materials, personal letters and photographs, death certificate and funeral materials, old passports and identification cards.
Series fifteen, or the Joyce Teruko Mori series, comprises of letters from her sister Emiko and from relatives from her mother's
side of the family in Japan and her wedding announcement card.
Series sixteen mainly comprises of Foshay Junior High School and Manual Arts High School publications, a music book from the
Amache School, Nakao, Sueo and Fumiko Saito's Manual Arts High School yearbooks, Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe's James A. Foshay Junior
High School yearbook, Los Angeles High School and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School yearbooks, Frank Saito's John H.
Francis Polytechnic High School and 442nd Combat team yearbooks, James Saito's Foshay Junior High School and John H. Francis
Polytechnic High School yearbooks as well as copied pages from other Foshay Junior High School and Polytechnic High School
yearbooks.
Series seventeen comprises of loose Saito family photographs, color transparencies of mainly the Saito family, a CD containing
digital copies of family photographs, an empty engraved photo album, a small photo album containing mainly photographs of
Tanjiro Saito's trip to Japan, a yellow photo album containing photographs of Tanjiro and Kiku's children, the Saito and Ogawa
relatives living in Japan, and possibly Tanjiro's friends or business partners, and two photo albums that belonged to Sumiko
Dorothy Tanabe.
Separated Materials
The collection includes two books ("Japanese Eyes, American Heart: Personal Refelections of Hawaii's World War II Nisei Soldiers"
compiled by the Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board and "Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps"
by Michi Nishiura Weglyn) that can be searchable through the University Library catalog (https://www.csudh.edu/library/) or
WorldCat (www.worldcat.org). All items are labeled as the Jim and Eric Saito Family Collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American families
United States--Emigration and immigration--History
Japanese Americans-California-Los Angeles-1940-1950
Japanese Americans-Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American
Japanese American veterans
Japanese Americans--Civil rights
Reparations for historical injustices -- United States
Newspapers
Yearbooks
Photographs albums
African Americans--Relations with Japanese
Saito, Katherine Mikami
Saito, Tanjiro
Saito, Kiku
Ogawa, Seijiro
Saito, Tatsuo
Saito, Ted Akira
Saito, Nakao Nick
Aratani, Tomiko
Katayama, Emiko
Saito, Sueo
Saito, Fumiko
Tanabe, Sumiko Dorothy
Saito, Minoru Frank
Mori, Joyce Teruko
James Osamu Saito
1937-2017
1970-1989
Physical Description: 10 boxes
Physical Description: 7.60 linear feet
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The James Osamu Saito series comprises of materials that documents his life as a brief World War II soldier in the army, a
meter reader for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) challenged with racism from the upper echelon, a redress
advocate, and was a person simply interested in maintaining his friendships and in the daily events and news happening within
the Los Angeles community.
The series primarily comprises of newspapers, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs and copies of photographs of friends,
family and important life events, World War II-related materials and documents, lawsuit against the LADWP materials, Chicktester
start-up materials, general redress materials, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) materials, Japanese American Citizens
League (JACL) materials, and Amache/Granada and Heart Mountain reunion materials.
box 1, folder 1
School Safety Committee of the Foshaymen Certificate
June 25, 1937
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 2
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Commencement Program
June 26, 1940
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 3
World War II Materials
May 1, 1941-February 23, 1998, bulk 1941-1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Honorable Discharge papers, National Service Life Insurance papers, copies of enlistment records, 1944 tax return
form, documents showing proof of detainment in a War Relocation Center (Amache/Granada) from the National Archives, and more.
box 1, folder 4
Southwestern College Commencement Program for Paul Hagiya
July 21, 1944
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 5
ChickTester Materials
April 1953-May 22, 1953
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photograph of the first Chicktester group, booklets and flyer about the Chicktester and Articles of Agreement.
box 1, folder 6
ChickTester Correspondence
January 4, 1952-May 26, 1953
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 7
Evidence of Racial Discrimination Against Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
September 30, 1970-July 23, 1986, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 8
Newspaper Articles About James Saito Lawsuit Against Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
September 20, 1979-July 30, 1986
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes articles from "Los Angeles Herald Examiner" (whole newspaper which includes this artcle is in Box 8, Folder 3), "The
Rafu Shimpo", "The Los Angeles Times", "The San Diego Union", "The Las Vegas Review-Journal" and "Kashu Mainichi" (whole newspaper
which includes this artcle is in Box 8, Folder 3).
box 1, folder 9
World War II Veterans Materials
May 28, 2001, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes AJA WWII Memorial Alliance Echoes of Silence CDs, "442 For the Future" Flyer, "Lost Battalions" Flyers, and a Memorial
Day Services Program
box 1, folder 10
"Puka Puka Parade" Newsletters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Club
July 1998-September 1998
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 11
Comics making fun of old age
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 12
"Las Nuevas" Newsletter, Volume 7, Edition Number 10
April 1978
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 13
LA Track Nuts Membership Card
September 5, 2002
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 14
Polytechnic High School Alumni Picnic Attendance Sheet
October 8, 1994
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 15
Alumni News for Loyola High School
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 16
West Sider's of the 30's Materials
1975-August 22, 1997
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes newsletters and members rosters.
box 1, folder 17
Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club Paper
1995
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 18
A Grand Get Together (GGT) Materials
April 17, 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 19
The Virgil District Reunion II Programs
November 15, 2003
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 20
Ollie Matson Autograph
December 14, 1961
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 21
"Flores Family Newsletter"
March 1999
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 22
Dr. Walter Keys Materials
March, 1989 - November 15, 2005, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes one "Clubs and Sports Society" magazine, one "The Hollywood Times" newspaper, flyers for gatherings, letters addressed
to Dr. Walter Keys, and a printed photo of childhood friends, including James Saito.
box 1, folder 23
International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Pacific Maritime Association (ILWU-PMA) Benefit Plans Regarding Loss of Clifford
Lester
December 29, 2005 - January 10, 2006
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 24
John Ito: A Celebration of Life Papers
August 12, 2000
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 25
Memoir entitled "My Fortunate Friendship with R.C. 'Babe' Lester, My God" by James Saito
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 26
Instructions written by James Saito on how to do hurdles
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 27
Obituaries, Funeral Programs and Thank-You Letters
December 22, 1981 - February 26, 2007
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 1
Birthday Invitations and Christmas Cards
1969 - August 12, 2004
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 2
Receipts and Copied Identification Cards
March 3, 1954 - October 30, 2000
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 3
Personal Letters
February 8, 1944 - September 16, 2005
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 4
Personal Photographs and Copies of Photographs
September 8, 1935 - November 11, 1995, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes early 20th century photographs of childhood friends, photographs of Jim Saito competing in high school track meets,
a photograph possibly of Jim's elementary school class, smaller photographs of Jim as a toddler, of him wearing his army uniform,
of his wife (Kathy) and his sons as children (Eric and Brian), of his older sister and her husband (Emi and John Katayama),
of Jim and Kathy at an NCRR meeting, of Jim at bridge club, various photographs of Jim spending time with his childhood friends
and family, copies of photographs of his mother (Kiku), uncle (Seijiro Ogawa), and sisters (Fumi, Terry and Dot) while incarcerated
at Amache, of his brother (Frank/Gumps) as a child, of his high school track teammates and friends, of Frank in the army,
and more.
box 2, folder 5
Partial memoir written by Jim Saito
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 6
Pacific Coast Origami Conference Collection with Brief Biography of Jim Saito
2017
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes glued-on pieces of paper that breifly discusses Jim Saito's passion for origami and his passing in 2016.
box 2, folder 7
Poster entitled "Top 100 Reasons You Know You're a J.A"
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 8
Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Love Songs CD
1997
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 9
Microfiche
April 1, 1970 - April 22, 1976
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes three envelopes: 001-028, 033-041 (04/01/70), 003-039, 041 (04/05/70), 047-072 (04/22/76)
box 3, folder 1
Day of Remembrance and Civil Rights and Redress Program
February 2001
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 2
The White House Press Release entitled "Remarks by the President at Signing Ceremony for Japanese Internment Legislation"
August 10, 1988
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 3
Redress Requirements Provided by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division for Individuals of Japanese Ancestry Who
Were Interned During World War II
October 20, 1988
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 4
Redress Provisions for Persons of Japanese Ancestry Provided by the Department of Justice
August 18, 1989
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 5
Redress Regulations Questions and Answers Provided by the Department of Justice
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 6
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Questions and Answers Provided by the Department of Justice
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 7
War Relocation Authority (WRA) Individual Internee Records of the Saito Family from the Japanese American National Museum
(JANM)
September 11, 1992 - February 9, 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes individual internee records of Kiku Saito (last name spelled incorrectly on record), Frank M. Saito, Fumi Saito,
James O. Saito, Joyce T. Saito (Terry Mori), Sumi D. Saito (Dorothy Tanabe) and Akira Omoto.
box 3, folder 8
Written personal experiences of the effects of incarceration sent to and response from the Commission on Wartime Relocation
and Internment of Civilians
September 17, 1981, September 22, 1981
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 9
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Press Release Entitled "President Bush Reaffirms His Commitment to Redress and Sign
the Civil Liberties Act Amendments"
September 28, 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 10
Letters To and From James Saito from Senators, Congressmen and Women, Department of Justice and White House
August 18, 1989 - February 28, 1996
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 11
Flyers entitled "Speak Out for Justice"
1998
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 12
"Redress! The American Promise" Informational Guide by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
1986
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 13
Latin Japanese American Deportation and Redress Materials
December 20, 1994 - July 9, 1998, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings, outline of a typed letter asking to co-sponsor and support the passage of the Commission of
Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act, and information on the Japanese Peruvian Oral History
Project.
box 3, folder 14
Article from Pacific Citizen Newspaper entitled "Frequently Asked Questions About Redress"
June 24, 1983
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 15
The Asian American Journey: Injustice and Reparations Publications
September 1981
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 16
Bridge, The Long Road: Japanese Americans Move on Redress publication, Volume 7, Number 4
1981
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 17
Nikkei Sentinel: Special Women's Section Publication
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 18
Michi Nishiura Weglyn Materials
September 23, 1981 - April 27, 1999, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters exchanged between Jim Saito and Michi Nishiura Weglyn, newspaper articles, flyers and programs about winning
"The Fighting Spirit" Award, photographs, and receipts for photographs.
box 3, folder 19
Robert Bratt Materials
October 24, 1990 - February 22, 2002
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters exchanged between Jim Saito and Robert Bratt, newspaper articles and luncheon programs honoring Robert Bratt.
box 3, folder 20
Buttons about Redress and Smoking
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 21
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Testifier Pin
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 22
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Poster
2005
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 23
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Day of Remembrance Programs and Flyer
1994 - February 16, 2008
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 24
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Brochures
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 25
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Materials
February 5, 1982 - March 16, 1996
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes thank-you cards, group photograph, contact information, NCRR background information and more.
box 3, folder 26
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) "Banner" Newsletter
August 1981 - 2013
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 27
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) Fighting Spirit Award Awarded to James Saito and David Monkawa Materials
February 13, 1995 - February 21, 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper articles in English and Japanese, a black and white photograph of James Saito and David Monkawa receiving
the Fighting Spirit Award, and Day of Remembrance programs.
box 3, folder 28
50 Year Remembrance of Japanese American Internment Programs
February 15, 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 3, folder 29
"Tozai Times", Volume 7 Issue 73
October 1990
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 1
Materials Donated to Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
February 9, 1995 - July 30, 2002
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, copies of photographs, and receipts and confirmation letters from JANM.
box 4, folder 2
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Annual Reports
July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994, July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1995
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 3
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Materials
October 8-11, 1993 - 1997
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes invitation to participate in JANM's special events, brochures for exhibits, the 1997 calendar, and a brochure for
JANM's oral history project
box 4, folder 4
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Newsletters
1989 - 2005
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 5
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) "Milestones" Newsletters
1997, 1999
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 6
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California 10th Anniversary Booklets
October 28, 2000
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 7
The Rafu Shimpo History Supplement
2003
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 8
Speech entitled "America at its Best" by Eric Saul
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 9
Article entitled, "A Brush with History" by Betty R. Darnell, published by the Genealogical Society, Volume 21, Number 4
June 2009
Language of Material: English.
Biographical / Historical
Vernon Ward was a childhood friend of Jim Saito.
box 4, folder 10
Scholarly article entitled "The Japanese American Case - A Disaster" by Eugene V. Rostow, reprinted from the Yale Law Journal,
Volume 54, Number 3
June 3, 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 11
Copied pages from "Prisoners Without Trial" by Roger Daniels
1993
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 12
Copied pages from "Honor by Fire" by Lyn Crost
1994
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 13
LIM Report
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 14
Granada Relocation Center Historical Report
October 1978
Language of Material: English.
box 4, folder 15
Manzanar General Management Plan
August 1996
Language of Material: English.
box 5, folder 1
Amache Reunion Materials
October 21, 1978 - October 22, 1978
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a list of internees who died in World War II and the Korean War, list of those who made monetary donations, map of
Amache Relocation Center, and itineraries.
box 5, folder 2
Amache Reunion Materials
October 28, 1994 - October 30, 1994
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes yearbook, lists of people who attended, name tags, programs, Amache Reunion historical supplement, list of James
Saito's family members that were incarcerated at Amache, newsletters, itineraries and more.
box 5, folder 3
Amache Reunion Materials
October 4,1998 - October 7, 1998
Language of Material: English.
box 5, folder 4
Heart Mountain Reunion Materials
April 2, 1982 - April 3, 1982
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes programs, itineraries, list of people who attended, survey sheets, reservation sheets and more.
box 5, folder 5
The Second Heart Mountain Reunion Materials
August 30, 1985 - September 1, 1985
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes list of people who attended, a yearbook, a reunion program and banquet programs.
box 5, folder 6
Heart Mountain Reunion III Materials
September 8, 1989 - September 10, 1989
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a yearbook, list of people that attended, an itinerary, and maps of Bally's Hotel and Casino.
box 5, folder 7
Heart Mountain Reunion IV Materials
September 11, 1992 - September 13, 1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a yearbook, list of people who attended, an itinerary, a map of the Red Lion Hotel, a newsletter and more.
box 5, folder 8
Heart Mountain Reunion V Materials
September 9, 1994 - September 11, 1994
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a yearbook, list of people who attended, a postcard and name tags.
box 5, folder 9
Heart Mountain High School Class of 1944 50th Reunion Materials
September 10, 1994
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes name tag, list of people who attended, and a program.
box 5, folder 10
Heart Mountain School Reunion Materials
November 17, 1995 - November 19, 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Jim and Katherine Saito's nametags, postcards, programs, flyers, mailing lists, list of people attending, a brief
history of Heart Mountain High School, a yearbook, and a calendar.
box 5, folder 11
Heart Mountain Reunion VI Materials
September 27, 1997
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a program, a confirmation list, a flyer and a yearbook.
box 5, folder 12
Heart Mountain Reunion VII Materials
September 15, 2000 - September 17, 2000
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes flyers, program schedules, seating arrangements, floor plans for events, confirmation lists, list of Heart Mountain
residents who enlisted, zodiac flyer, and folders.
box 5, folder 13
Heart Mountain Reunion IX Yearbook
October 3, 2005 - October 5, 2005
Language of Material: English.
box 5, folder 14
Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation "Kokoro Kara, From Our Heart" Newsletter, Fall Issue
2007
Language of Material: English.
box 6
Heart Mountain Reunion IV T-Shirts
September 11, 1992 - September 13, 1992
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 1
Newspaper and magazine articles about Japanese Incarceration and World War II
January 30, 1943 - December 4, 2010
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 2
The Heart Mountain Draft Resisters Materials
circa 1940 - December 4, 2010, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Fair Play Committee bulletins, a copy of a photograph of the Fair Play Committee, newspaper articles and documentary
forms about the Heart Mountain resistance.
box 7, folder 3
Newspaper and magazine articles about redress and letters to editors
February 19, 1976 - October 27, 2015, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 4
The Ralph Lazo Story Materials
2003 - February 21, 2004
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes newsletters, a newspaper article, brief bios of the film "Stand Up for Justice, The Ralph Lazo Story" and donation
forms.
box 7, folder 5
Newspaper and magazine articles about Los Angeles and Japanese American communities
September 4, 1988 - February 27, 2017, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 6
Newspaper articles about sports and statistics
August 28, 1975 - January 6, 2004, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 7
Newspaper comics
March 25, 2007, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 8
Newspaper articles about health and medicine
September 18, 1979 - April 22, 2007
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 9
Newspaper articles about Los Angeles Black community
July 12, 1981 - June 16, 2009
Language of Material: English.
box 7, folder 10
Jackie and Rachel Robinson Materials
November 19, 1981 - April 14, 2005
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes mainly newspaper articles.
box 7, folder 11
African American Firefighter Museum Materials
December 13, 1997 - June 22, 2008
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper articles and a birthday invitation and programs for the Retired LAFD "90's Club".
box 8, folder 1
Newspapers about World War II History
circa 1979 - December 18, 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes "World War II Vets Honor Roll", the holiday issue of "The Rafu Magazine: Memories of the Wars", and "Honolulu Star
Bulletin 1st Extra" newspapers.
General
The "Honolulu Star Bulletin 1st Extra" newspaper mainly concerning the attack on Pearl Harbor is a reprinted copy from circa
1979.
box 8, folder 2
Newspapers with articles about Jim Saito winning the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR) "Fighting Spirit"
Award
February 13, 1995 - February 21, 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes two newspaper from "The Rafu Shimpo".
box 8, folder 3
Newspapers with articles about Jim Saito winning a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
July 24, 1986 - July 30, 1986
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes one newspaper from "Los Angeles Herald Examiner", three from "Kashu Mainichi" and one from "The Rafu Shimpo".
box 8, folder 4
Newspapers with articles about Los Angeles Japanese American Community
April 19, 1982, November 21, 2007
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes "Los Angeles Times" and "The Rafu Shimpo" newspapers.
box 9, folder 1
My Hallmark Date Book
1948
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 2
African American Historical Calendar
2004
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 3
Little Tokyo Directory
circa 1980 - 1989
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 4
"The Bullock Way" Newsletter
February 24, 1951
Language of Material: English.
Biographical / Historical
"The Bullock Way" was an employee publication of Bullock's Department Store in Los Angeles.
box 9, folder 5
East Wind: Politics and Culture of Asians in the U.S. Publications
1982-1983
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 6
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) "Intake" magazine
1996
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 7
Asian Business League of Southern California 20th Annual Awards Dinner programs
November 4, 2004
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 8
Xth Olympiad Los Angeles, USA Official Program Copy
July 31, 1932
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 9
Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 official programs
July 28, 1984 - August 12, 1984
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 10
2003 Tournament of Roses program
December 28, 2002
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 11
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 1984 Track and Field Season program
1984
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 12
The 30th Annual Nisei Relays program
June 7, 1981
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 13
23rd Annual Nisei Week Festival program
August 10, 1963 - August 18, 1963
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 14
33rd Annual Nisei Week Festival program
August 18, 1973 - August 26, 1973
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 15
National Geographic, Volume 169, Number 4
April 1986
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes article entitled "Japanese Americans Home at Last" by Arthur Zich.
box 9, folder 16
Nikkei Games Materials
July 19, 2001 - 2005
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters exchanged between Jim Saito and Richard Fukuhara, newspaper articles from the Rafu Shimpo entitled "A Running
Start" by Jim Saito and Richard Fukuhara in which it mentions Jim Saito's brothers Minoru Frank Saito and Sueo Saito, and
the 2005 Nikkei Games programs.
box 9, folder 17
Incarceration and Redress Pamphlets and Publications
February 15, 1992 - March 1, 1992 - May 1997
Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 18
Go for Broke Materials
2002, 2005
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes "The Torch" newletter and a 2005 calendar.
box 9, folder 19
"Remembrances: 100th Infantry Battalion 50th Anniversary Celebration 1942 -1992"
1997
Language of Material: English.
box 10, folder 1
Nisei Week Festival program
1955
Language of Material: English.
box 10, folder 2
Nisei Week Festival program
1958
Language of Material: English.
box 10, folder 3
Gidra 20th Anniversary Edition magazine
1990
Language of Material: English.
box 10, folder 4
Bert Nakano photo collage poster
undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Bert Nakano was a redress activist and friend of Jim Saito.
box 10, folder 5
Heart Mountain Sentinel front page copies entitled "Here's Who You've Been Fighting for, Boys!"
August 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes an image of Jim Saito's wife, Katherine Mikami Saito.
box 10, folder 6
Posters and blown-up images
February 1937, April 1937, circa 1938, undated
Language of Material: English.
Katherine Mikami Saito
1929-2009
1941-1945
Physical Description: 3 folder
Physical Description: 1 box
Physical Description: 1.08 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Katherine Mikami Saito series mainly comprises of her personal photographs, a drawing and items from when she was incarcerated
at Heart Mountain, such as notices of assignment, camp event invitations, dance cards and more.
box 2, folder 9
Heart Mountain Notices of Assignment
October 6, 1943 - December 1, 1944
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 10
Personal Photographs
1929-2009
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Kathy Saito's photographs from when she was living in San Francisco and at Heart Mountain, signed photographs of
her childhood friends, of her high school teachers while at Heart Mountain, and of her former boyfriend, also named Jim.
box 2, folder 11
Billy Eckstine Drawing
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 28
Heart Mountain Camp Event Materials
circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes dance cards, camp event invitations and a photograph of possibly Heart Mountain Internment Camp.
Tanjiro Saito
1902-1995
1911-1939
Physical Description: 1 box
Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Tanjiro Saito series mainly comprises of immigration documents, Tanjiro Saito's death certificate and funeral materials,
family records and family trees, holiday postcards, Tanjiro Saito Company Extra Fancy Japan Rice materials, Japanese citizenship
renunciation papers, letters to the United States Department of Immigration, and translated and untranslated memoirs.
box 11, folder 1
Ogawa and Saito Family Trees
April 1971 - May 27, 1995, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Minakichi and Naka Saito family tree, Keijiro and Kurako Saito family tree, Tanjiro and Kiku Saito family trees,
a list of Kiku Saito's siblings and addresses, and a list of relatives in Japan that Emi Katayama contacted.
box 11, folder 2
Cancelled checks and payment records
March 13, 1924 - February 26, 1928
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 3
Sears Roebuck and Company receipts
July 23, 1937 - September 22, 1937
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 4
Tax documents
1909 - 1935
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 5
Notices of Protest
May 4, 1912 - May 8, 1914
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 6
United States of America Fourth Library Loan Temporary Receipt
September 30, 1918
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 7
Contracts for Electric Currents
October 17, 1907, October 15, 1910
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 8
Notices to Abate Nuisance
December 15, 1910, June 18, 1912
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 9
The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company fire insurance policy form for T. Saito Company
December 1, 1913
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 10
Bureau of Weights and Measures Certificate
June 11, 1915
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 11
Drayage Contract
August 16, 1911, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 12
Letter from T. Saito Company to Stern Mercantile Company
March 3, 1911
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 13
T. Saito Company Extra Fancy Japan Rice trademark design materials
circa 1907 - 1915
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes trademarks, stencils and receipts. Also included is an application form for Japanese citizenship renunciation.
box 11, folder 14
T. Saito Company New Year's cards
January 1910, January 1911
Language of Material: English.
box 11, folder 15
Holiday Postcards
December 30, 1911 - January 4, 1924, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards 52 total.
box 11, folder 16
A Tribute to Tanjiro Saito: An Incredible Journey, Life in a New World, America" materials (1/2)
September 2, 1902 - August 21, 1936
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes immigration, family and business papers documenting Tanjiro Saito's important life events, such as documents of Tanjiro
Saito's entrance into the Port of San Francisco, family records in English and Japanese, the 1930 census, notices and requests
for cancellations of Japanese citizenships for Tatsuo and Fumiko Saito, documents and letters to the Bureau of Immigation
and Naturalization concerning re-entry into the U.S, letter from Tanjiro Saito to Tatsuo Saito, a 1935 list of names and addresses
for New Year's greeting cards, and Tanjiro and Kiku Saito's siblings addresses in Japan.
box 11, folder 17
A Tribute to Tanjiro Saito: An Incredible Journey, Life in a New World, America" materials (2/2)
October 18, 1939 - March 1942, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes trademark patents for Extra Fancy Japan Rice, T. Saito Company stationary, Tanjiro Saito death certificate, documents
concerning Tanjiro Saito's Buddhist name, photograph and panoramic photograph of funeral, a receipt for ashes and a short
biography about Tanjiro Saito written in Japanese.
box 11, folder 18
Japanese citizenship renunciation request for Tanjiro and Kiku Saito
May 1921
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 11, folder 19
Saito Family Registration
1902
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 11, folder 20
Yasuko Hasegawa Buddhist Name
undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Yasuko Hasegawa was Tanjiro Saito's older sister.
box 11, folder 21-23
Memoir entitled "A Memo in Business Life" by Tanjiro Saito
circa 1930-1939
Language of Material: Japanese.
Scope and Contents
Entirely written in Japanese. English translations are attached.
box 11, folder 24-25
Minakichi Saito family resister and Tanji Saito family register
circa 1930-1939
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 11, folder 26-27
Tanjiro Saito family register
1939 April 2
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 11, folder 28
Tanjiro Saito's memoir
1935 June 30
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 11, folder 29
Japanese citizenship renunciation
1925 September 10
Language of Material: Japanese.
Scope and Contents
Japanese citizenship renunciation submitted by Tanjiro Saito to Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles. He reported cancelation
of his children's Japanese citizenship, including Nakao, Sumi, Emi, and Tomi, complying with the Japanese Nationality law.
Kikuko Saito
1940-1955
1947-1951
Physical Description: 19 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Kikuko Saito series mainly comprises of post-war letters and postcards from her siblings and her late husband Tanjiro's
siblings still living in Japan at the time. It also contains benefits and dependency documents and forms and an account book
from when she had been incarcerated at Amache/Granada.
box 12, folder 1
World War II Benefits and Dependency materials
1942 - January 10, 1945, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a pamphlet, a War Department benefit guide, letters to and from the War Department from Kiku Saito, Dependency Benefits
Authorazation forms, and a statement of monthly expenses and income.
box 12, folder 2
Life Insurance, Property Taxes and Settlements papers
1941 - November 29, 1963
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 3
Personal account book
1944 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 4
Letter to Kiku Saito from unknown
circa June 23, 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 5
Letters from Kiku Saito to unknown
January 22, circa 1940 - 1960, undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 6
Letter and cards from Emi, Fumi, Dot and possibly Terry Saito to Kiku Saito
May 6, 1942, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 7
Letter from John Katayama to Kiku Saito
February 1, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
John Katayama was Emiko Saito's husband and Kiku Saito's son-in-law.
box 12, folder 8
Postcard from Genjiro Saito and letter from Kazuhide Saito to Kiku Saito
February 15, 1947, March 25, 1948
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Genjiro Saito was the older brother of Tanjiro Saito, brother-in-law to Kiku Saito and grandfather to Kazuhide Saito.
box 12, folder 9
Letters from Kurako Saito to Kiku Saito
June 20, 1947, January 10, circa 1945-1960 - July circa 1945-1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kurako (Kura) Saito was the wife of Keijiro Saito (Tanjiro Saito's younger brother) and sister-in-law to Kiku Saito.
box 12, folder 10
Postcards and letter from Chozo Ogawa to Kiku Saito
March 30, 1947 - September 6, 1947
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Chozo Ogawa was the younger brother Tanjiro Saito and brother-in-law to Kiku Saito.
box 12, folder 11
Postcards from Suekichi Futagawa to Kiku Saito
November 15, 1946 - September 22, 1949
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Suekichi Futagawa was the youngest brother of Tanjiro Saito and brother-in-law to Kiku Saito.
box 12, folder 12
Letters from Seijiro Ogawa to Kiku Saito
July 5, 1947, July 23, 1951, March 27 circa 1940 -1960 - December 21, circa 1940 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Seijiro Ogawa was Kiku Saito's brother.
box 12, folder 13
Letter from Kayoko Ezawa to Kiku Saito
undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kayoko (Kayo) Ezawa was Kiku Saito's niece and Seijiro Ogawa's daughter.
box 12, folder 14
Letters from Yoshiaki Seki to Kiku Saito
December 10, 1950 - August 1, 1951, undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Yoshiaki Seki was Kiku Saito's nephew and the son of Mitsuko (Mitsu) Seki, Kiku's sister.
box 12, folder 15
Letters from Hamako Mori to Kiku Saito
July 1951 - November 15, 1963
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Hamako (Hama) Mori was Kiku Saito's sister.
box 12, folder 16
Letters from Haruo Mori to Kiku Saito
June 12, 1951, undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Haruo Mori was Kiku Saito's youngest brother.
box 12, folder 17
Letters from Yoshitaro Ogawa to Kiku Saito
July 16, 1951, September 9, 1951
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Yoshitaro Ogawa was Kiku Saito's brother.
box 12, folder 18
Letter from Sumiyoshi Hayashi to Kiku Saito
1955
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Could have possibly been related to Kiku Saito's sister, Kimi or Kiyo Hayashi.
box 12, folder 19
Letter from Kurako Saito to unknown
circa 1945 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kurako (Kura) Saito was Tanjiro Saito's sister-in-law and was married to his brother Keijiro Saito.
Seijiro Ogawa
1933-1951
1942-1945
Physical Description: 37 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Seijiro Ogawa series mainly comprises of immigration and repatriation papers, incarceration materials from Amache/Granada,
Heart Mountain and Tule Lake, letters and postcards from possible friends or acquaintances from other incarceration camps,
such as Manzanar and Rohwer and family members, personal photographs, account and memo books, his father Otokichi Ogawa's
family registration, and documents pertaining to his son, Kiyoshi Ogawa, such as his birth certificate and passport refund
materials.
box 12, folder 20
Sei and Company Retailers Permit and City License
1936
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 21
Operator's License and Business Cards
January 27, 1933, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 22
Income Tax Return Papers
March 24, 1942 - March 27, 1942
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 23
Immigration and Repatriation Papers
April 4, 1942 - October 25, 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 24
Letter from Seijiro Ogawa to the United States government
1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 25
Segregation of Persons of Japanese Ancestry in Relocation Centers (Japanese translation)
August 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 26
Evacuation, Relocation and Incarceration materials
May 3, 1942 - August 4, 1944, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes tags worn en route to assembly center and incarceration camps, camp identification cards, meal punch card, pamphlet
containing evacuation intructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry by the Western Defense Commandand Fourth Army Wartime
Civil Control Administration, Notice of Assignment slips, letter of reference for Fred Okamoto, an invitation to the Heart
Mountain Carpenter's Club party, hand-drawn map of Amache/Granada, an application for Certificate of Identification and more.
box 12, folder 27
Personal notes
circa 1940 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 28
Camp event notes
January 13, 1943, January 14, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 29
Amache/Granada Camp 6F social gathering program
January 16, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 30
Amache/Granada Co-Op
April 30, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 31
Amache/Granada camp event program
July 2, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 32
Heart Mountain Co-Op
circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 33
Heart Mountain camp event program
November 3, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 34
Southern California Japanese Daily Stock
July 23, 1937
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 35
Journal pages
undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 36
Personal letters and postcards to Seijiro Ogawa written in English
September 18, 1942 - July 11, 1945
Language of Material: English.
General
Includes letters from Emiko and Tatsuo Saito.
box 12, folder 37
Postcard from Teruo Matsushima to Seijiro Ogawa
February 3, 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 38
Postcard from H. Hosaka to Seijiro Ogawa
August 21, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 39
Postcard from possibly Kurako Saito to Seijiro Ogawa
December 31, 1942
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 40
Letters to Seijiro Ogawa from unknown
August 25, 1943, January 9, circa 1942 - 1945 - August 24, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 41
Letter from Kayoko Ezawa to Seijiro Ogawa
April 7, circa 1940 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kayoko Ezawa was the daughter of Seijiro Ogawa.
box 12, folder 42
Letters from Kiku Saito to Seijiro Ogawa
May 17, circa 1940 - 1960 - December 25, 1940 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kiku Saito was Seijiro Ogawa's brother.
box 12, folder 43
Letter from Katara Imai to Seijiro Ogawa
January 8, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly a friend or acquaintance incarcerated at Heart Mountain.
box 12, folder 44
Letters from Chichiro Kakuuchi to Seijiro Ogawa
January 4, circa 1942 - 1945 - August 24, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly a friend or acquaintance incarcerated at Heart Mountain.
box 12, folder 45
Letter from Motoichi and Hideko Doke to Seijiro Ogawa
circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly friends or acquaintances incarcerated at Heart Mountain.
box 12, folder 46
Postcard and Letter from S.T. Handa to Seijiro Ogawa
April 9, 1943, January 3, circa 1940 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly a friend or acquaintance incarcerated at Heart Mountain.
box 12, folder 47
Letter from Kazuma Takechi to Seijiro Ogawa
March 25, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly a friend or acquaintance incarcerated at Manzanar.
box 12, folder 48
Letters from Hikoichi Kusumoto to Seijiro Ogawa
August 25, 1943, January 3, circa 1942 - 1945, November 22, circa 1942 - 1945
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Possibly a friend or acquaintance incarcerated at Rohwer Incarceration Camp.
box 12, folder 49
Personal photographs
circa 1937, August 1951, undated
Language of Material: English.
General
Includes photographs of Seijiro Ogawa and Kiku Saito's sister, Mitsuko (Mitsu) Seki, an her son, Yoshiaki Seki, a photograph
of Seijiro and his son, Kiyoshi Ogawa, a photograph of Tule Lake Incarceration Camp and more.
box 12, folder 50
Account and memo books
1924 - 1947, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 51
Kiyoshi Ogawa birth certificate
September 30, 1940
Language of Material: English.
General
Kiyoshi Ogawa was Seijiro Ogawa's son.
box 12, folder 52
Kiyoshi Ogawa Passport Refund Materials
August 28, 1940 - September 5, 1940
Language of Material: English.
box 12, folder 53
Letters from Kayoko Ezawa to unknown
November 7, circa 1940 - 1960, undated
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kayoko Ezawa was seijiro Ogawa's daughter.
box 12, folder 54
Otokichi Ogawa Family Registrations
1902, 1914
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Otokichi Ogawa was the father of Yoshitaro Ogawa, Kuni Ogawa, Hama Mori, Mitsu Seki, Kimi/Kiyo Hayashi, Kiku Saito, Seijiro
Ogawa and Haruo Mori.
box 12, folder 55
Medical Certificate for Masako Ogawa
July 16, 1951
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 56
Letter from Tatsuichi Nagai to Yukino Nagai
August 27, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 12, folder 57
Addresses
circa 1945 - 1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
Tatsuo Saito
1915-1984
1984
Physical Description: 3 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Tatsuo Saito series comprises of a wedding announcement, a letter from Frank Saito to Tatsuo Saito and a Stanford University
medical card both copied onto one paper and personal photographs.
box 13, folder 1
Tatsuo Saito and Kikuye Frances Kuratani Wedding Announcement
January 27, 1934
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 13, folder 2
Copy of a letter to Tatsuo Saito from Minoru Frank Saito and a copy of Tatsuo Saito's Stanford University medical card
February 22, 1915, May 30, 1944
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 3
Tatsuo and Frances Saito Family Photographs
January 27, 1934 - January 27, 1984
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes formal portraits of Tatsuo and Frances' wedding day, of their son, Ted Saito, as a baby, photographs of their family
and polaroids of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Ted Akira Saito
1994
Physical Description: 2 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Ted Akira Saito series comprises of a newspaper article about an art competition that Ted Saito entered into and Ted Saito's
funeral program.
box 13, folder 4
Los Angeles Herald Examiner article entitled "Barnsdall Festival Opens Burkhardt Wins Top Art Prize"
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 5
Funeral Program
July 31, 1994
Language of Material: English.
Nakao Nick Saito
1927-1966
1943-1966
Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Nakao Nick Saito series only comprises of personal photographs.
box 13, folder 6
Personal Photographs
February 14, 1927 - November 1966
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the baseball team that Nick Saito was a member of, which included "Nisei Onassis" Kay Sugihara, of
him with his co-workers, photographs from his siblings, a wedding portrait from his niece and Tatsuo Saito's daughter, Judy
Fukuhara and a holiday card with an included picture of Judy's eldest daughter, Lori Anne Yoshiko Serkland.
Tomiko Aratani
1935-1993
1935-1958
Physical Description: 1 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Tomiko Aratani series only comprises of personal photographs.
box 13, folder 7
Tomi and Taka Aratani Family Photographs
November 18, 1935 - March 13, 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photgraphs of Taka and Tomi, of their daughter, Faye Michiko Ogawa, as a child, of Faye's children and Taka and Tomi's
grandchildren, Michael and Craig Ogawa, and of Tomi's funeral.
Emiko Katayama
1949-2003
1949-1951
Physical Description: 8 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Emiko Katayama series comprises of postcards and letters written to her from various family members, photographs, as well
as her funeral announcement cards.
box 13, folder 8
Personal Letters written in English
January 3, 1949, April 15, 1950
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from her sister-in-law, Kikuye Frances Saito (Tatsuo Saito's wife), and a letter from her uncle, Seijiro Ogawa.
box 13, folder 9
Letters from Kurako Saito to Emiko Katayama
December 27, 1951, June 23, circa 1945 - 1960 - October 19, circa 1945 -1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kurako (Kura) Saito was Emiko Katayama's aunt and the wife of Keijiro Saito, Tanjiro's Saito's brother.
box 13, folder 10
Letters from Yoshie Takagi to Emiko Katayama
circa 1945 -1960
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Yoshie Takagi was Emiko Katayama's cousin and the daughter of Keijiro and Kurako Saito.
box 13, folder 11
Postcard from Kayoko Ezawa to Emiko Katayama
February 20, 1949
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kayoko (Kayo) Ezawa was Emiko Katayama's cousin and the daughter of her uncle Seijiro Ogawa, Kiku Saito's brother.
box 13, folder 12
Letter from Kiyoshi Ogawa to Emiko Katayama
April 20, 1949
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Kiyoshi Ogawa was Emiko Katayama's cousin and the son of her uncle Seijiro Ogawa, Kiku Saito's brother.
box 13, folder 13
Emi and John Katayama Family Photographs
January 1, 1943 - 2000
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 14
John M. Katayama Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Business Cards
undated
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 15
Emiko Katayama Funeral Announcement Cards
January 12, 2003
Language of Material: English.
Sueo Saito
1922-1953
1922-1945
Physical Description: 4 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Sueo Saito series comprises of his elementary, middle school and high school materials, mainly track and field sports
career materials, and a personal letter, photographs and papers.
box 13, folder 16
36th Street School, James A. Foshay Junior High School and Manual Arts High School Materials
June 30, 1922 - June 18, 1931
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes report cards, a writing compendium, certificates for improvement in writiing, Sueo Saito's Foshay Junior High School
and Manual Arts High School diplomas, the Foshay Junior High School grauating class panoramic picture, and a Manual Arts High
School commencement program.
box 13, folder 17
Sports Career Materials
1924 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a copied yearbook photo of Sueo Saito that lists his high school sports career, newspaper articles, Rose Bowl football
game tickets, a 1932 Olympic games swimming ticket, Boys' Day Out-of-Doors track and field certificates, Los Angeles City
School District physical education certificates, photo copies of Sueo Satio's track and field medals, winter 1926 Jefferson
High School yearbook pages, copied Manual Arts High School yearbook pages mainly about Sueo Saito's sports career from winter
and summer 1929, winter and summer 1930, winter and summer 1931, winter and summer 1932, winter and summer 1933, "High School
Sports History Los Angeles City" by Bruce McIntosh, Rick Obrand and Bill Peck, a brief biographical summary by James Saito,
the "F" from the Foshay Junior High School letterman jacket, and trackmeet ribbons.
box 13, folder 18
Sueo and Toshi Saito Famiy Photographs
November 22, 1936 - February 22, 1985
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes World War II era portraits of Sueo's friends as well as photographs of both Sueo and his wife, Toshi.
box 13, folder 19
Personal Letter and Others
December 27, 1942 - 1953
Language of Material: English.
Fumiko Saito
1925-1988
1943-1946
Physical Description: 9 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Fumiko Saito series mainly comprises of her junior high school and high school materials, letters of recommendation, bank
statements, redress papers, personal letters, directories and photographs, and Toquiwas club materials.
box 13, folder 20
James A. Foshay Junior High School and Manual Arts High School Materials
1925 - 1931
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes Foshay Junior High School commencement program, a penmanship certificate, Foshay Junior high School diploma and copies
of a graduating class panoramic picture.
box 13, folder 21
Letters of Recommendation
May 29, 1945, June 7, 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 22
Request for Transportation of Property Papers
June 4, 1945, June 6, 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 23
Bank Statements
June 2, 1944 - May 21, 1946
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 24
Redress Papers
June 13, 1988
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 25
Personal Photographs and Identification Cards
May 1, 1944 - May 1993
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 26
Personal Letters
May 7, 1943 - December 12, 1954
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from brothers Frank and Nakao (Nick) Saito, and a letter from Reverand G.M. Kubose concerning the care of
Tanjiro Saito's ashes and citing that Sargent Ben Kuroki visited Heart Mountain on April 24, 1944. Many of the letters between
Frank and Fumi Saito discuss Frank's experiences about entering into the army and preparing for war, such as when he wrote
about arriving at Fort Logan in Denver, Colorado and Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Another letter includes two patches Frank
received from the 34th Infantry Division.
box 13, folder 27
Personal Directories
1969, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 28
Toquiwas Club Materials
1956 - 1986
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a Last Hurrah II Nisei Week Festival program, play programs, and Toquiwas members addresses.
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe
1933-1943
1933-1937
Physical Description: 3 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe series comprises of her junior high school class photograph, Amache/Granada leave clearance forms,
and personal photographs. Two of Dot's photo albums (Box 26 and Box 27) are part of the "Saito Family Photo Albums, Photogrpahs
and Color Transparencies" series.
box 13, folder 29
Amache/Granada Leave Clearance Forms
May 5, 1943 - July 30, 1943
Language of Material: English.
box 13, folder 30
Personal Photographs
Winter 1933 - June 17, 1979
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Dot Tanabe as an adolescent and an adult.
box 13, folder 31
Letter to Sumi "Dorothy" Tanabe from Yae Ogawa
1980
Language of Material: English.
Biographical / Historical
Yae Ogawa was Dorothy's aunt and Seijiro Ogawa's wife.
Minoru Frank Saito
1927-2005
1967-1996
Physical Description: 1 box
Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Minoru Frank Saito series mainly includes elementary, junior high school and high school materials, track and field career
materials, World War II-era documents and materials, veterans and veterans reunion materials, redress materials, personal
letters and photographs, death certificate and funeral materials, and passports and identification cards.
box 14, folder 1
36th Street School, James A. Foshay Junior High School and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Materials
January 28, 1927 - January 24, 1938
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes report cards, achievement certificates, junior high school and high school diplomas, The Poly High 1936 literary
publication, and more.
box 14, folder 2
Sports Career Materials
1936 - 1940
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Frank Saito doing the hurdles and high jump while at Poly High School, photographs of possibly the
Poly High track and field varsity team, the "P" from the Poly High letterman sweater, newspaper articles, a list of converted
times and records, photographs of the Los Angeles Shamrocks track and field team, the YMCA Olympics May 26, 1940 program,
letters written by brother James Saito about Frank and Sueo Saito's breif track career, photocopies of Frank Saito's track
and field medals, and printed copies of Frank Saito's sports achievements from the summer 1936, summer 1937 and summer 1938
high school yearbooks.
box 14, folder 3
Civil Service Exam Results
May 1941, June 12, 1941
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 4
World War II Era Documents
June 12, 1941 - January 28, 1948
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letter carrier certification instructions and carrier examination results, a letter to Kiku Saito from Colonel of
the 442nd Infantry, C.W. Pence, an application for dependency benefits concerning Kiku and Joyce Saito, honorable discharge
papers, an application for servicemen's readjustment allowance, and more.
box 14, folder 5
Department of the Interior War Relocation Authority (WRA) publication entitled, "Nisei in Uniform"
1943
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a photo in publication of Frank Saito preparing to fire heavy mortar.
box 14, folder 6
Wedding Invitation to Joan Ann Kodama and Robert Y. Miyamoto's Wedding
August 5, 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 7
76 Union Subsurface Oil and Gas Lease
February 1, 1957
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 8
Hughes Market and Japan Food Corporation papers
February 25, 1967 - December 15, 1971
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 9
Veterans Materials
1970 - August 23, 1998
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Nisei Veterans Reunion 1970 program, 100th/442nd/MIS Memorial Foundation donor list, Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Dachau program, and 442nd: For the Future film program.
box 14, folder 10
Nisei Veterans Honolulu Reunion Materials
June 27 1967 - July 2, 1967
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes reunion photographs, copies of veterans reunion article from The Hawaii Hochi newspaper, and a letter from Wally
(unknown last name) to Frank Saito.
box 14, folder 11
The 442nd Memorial Service 40th Anniversary Materials
March 27, 1983
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes program, group photograph, and map of Waikiki.
box 14, folder 12
H-Company 442nd Veterans Materials
1988 - 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes group photograph, H-Company, 442nd Veterans room reservation list for June 8-12, 1988 National Americans of Japanese
Ancestry (AJA) Reunion, and H-Chapter paid members roster 1994 and 1995.
box 14, folder 13
National Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) Veterans Reunion Kona Materials
January 27, 1990 - July 1, 1990
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a program and a group photograph.
box 14, folder 14
50th Golden Anniversary 442nd Reunion Materials
March 23, 1993
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes "Fable Facts of the 442nd RCT" booklet, a program, a copy of the order form and receipt for reunion special booklet
and video package, a banquet program, bus schedule and services, 442nd 50th Anniverary directory, a list of chapter coordinators,
a folder, photographs and a letter to Frank Saito from Mike and June T.
box 14, folder 15
Go For Broke Materials
February 1, 1961, undated
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a Go For Broke exhibit dedication ceremony brochure and invitaton at the Presidio Army Museum, Go For Broke membership
certificate and a newsletter.
box 14, folder 16
Camp Shelby, Mississippi Booklet
circa 1941 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 17
100th and 442nd Veterans Association: Camp Shelby Monument Museum Project Materials
March 19, 1993, June 15, 1995 - June 18, 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to Frank Saito from the 100th and 442nd Veterans Association, a Camp Shelby monument dedication program and
registration form.
box 14, folder 18
100th and 442nd Newsletters
January 1996, March 1996
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 19
Redress Materials
June 15, 1988 - September 16, 2005
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter from the National Archives, letters from the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, a redress application and instructions,
copies of Frank Saito's birth certificate, and a short note written by James Saito.
box 14, folder 20
Personal Letters
May 30, 1944 - October 3, 1976
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 21
Lawyer, Insurance and Social Security Documents
August 12, 1987, July 11, 1990, undated
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 22
Passports and Personal Identification Cards
November 17, 1938 - November 30 , 1981
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains personal information.
box 14, folder 23
Personal Photographs and Copies of Personal Photographs
circa 1938 - 1996
Language of Material: English.
box 14, folder 24
Funeral Materials
January 11, 1996 - July 18, 2002
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Contains private information. Includes Senshin Buddhist Temple memorial services card, documents concerning Frank Saito's
Buddhist name, an envelope with Frank Saito's lock of hair, funeral programs, obituaries in the Rafu Shimpo and Los Angeles
Times, a floral record, guest registers, estate execution forms, Fukui Mortuary social security benfits, and death certificate.
box 14, folder 25
Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Certificate for the Inscription of Frank Minoru Saito's Name in the Museum Pavilion
December 12, 1997
Language of Material: English.
Joyce Teruko Mori
1942-1971
1951
Physical Description: 3 folder
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The Joyce Teruko Mori series comprises of letters from her sister Emiko and from relatives from her mother's side of the family
and a wedding announcement card.
box 13, folder 32
Personal Letters written in English
September 26, 1942 - September 10, 1951
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from her sister, Emiko, from her cousin, Yoshiaki Seki, and from her uncle, Seijiro Ogawa.
box 13, folder 33
Letter from Hamako Mori and Postcard from Hisamasu Mori to Joyce Teruko Saito
June 11, 1951, June 16, 1951
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Hamako (Hama) Mori was Joyce Mori's aunt, Kiku Saito's sister and grandmother to Hisamasu(?) Mori.
box 14, folder 34
Joyce Teru Saito and Egbert Yoshihiko Mori Wedding Announcement
December 27, 1971
Language of Material: English.
Yearbooks and School Publications
1923 - 1943
Physical Description: 6 boxes
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Series sixteen mainly comprises of Foshay Junior High School and Manual Arts High School publications, a music book from the
Amache School, Nakao, Sueo and Fumiko Saito's Manual Arts High School yearbooks, Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe's James A. Foshay Junior
High School yearbook, Los Angeles High School and John H. Francis Polytechnic High School yearbooks, Frank Saito's John H.
Francis Polytechnic High School and 442nd Combat team yearbooks, James Saito's Foshay Junior High School and John H. Francis
Polytechnic High School yearbooks as well as copied pages from other Foshay Junior High School and Polytechnic High School
yearbooks.
box 15, folder 1
Fumiko Saito "Book of Verse" James A. Foshay Junior High School Booklet of Anthology
June 1930
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 2
Fumiko Saito "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Class A9 Publication
Winter 1931
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 3
"The Life of Manual Arts High School" Publication
1925
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 4
"Manual Arts High School Daily" Newspaper
February 2, 1934
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 5
Minoru Frank Saito "The Poly High" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Booklet of Anthology
1936
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 6
James Saito "The Poly High" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Booklet of Anthology
January 16, 1939
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 7
"The Music Hour: Fourth Book" by Osbourne McConathy, W. Otto Miessner, Edward Bailey Birge and Mabel E. Bray
1937
Language of Material: English.
Biographical / Historical
This book was at one point property of the Amache School.
box 15, folder 8
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Yearbook
Winter 1933
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes the yearbook, copies of some of the yearbook pages and Dot Tanabe's class photograph.
box 15, folder 9
James Saito "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Yearbook
Winter 1936
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes yearbook and copies some of the yearbook pages.
box 15, folder 10
James Saito "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Summer 1936
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 11
James Saito "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Yearbook
Winter 1937
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes yearbook and copies some of the yearbook pages.
box 15, folder 11
James Saito "Foshay Facts" James A. Foshay Junior High School Yearbook
Summer 1937
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes yearbook and copies some of the yearbook pages.
box 15, folder 12
James A. Foshay Junior High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Winter 1938
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 13
James A. Foshay Junior High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Summer 1938
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 14
James A. Foshay Junior High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Winter 1939
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 15
James A. Foshay Junior High School "Cavalcade" Copied Yearbook Pages
1940
Language of Material: English.
box 15, folder 16
James A. Foshay Junior High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Summer 1941
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 1
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1923
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 2
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1923
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 3
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1924
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 4
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1924
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 6
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1925
Language of Material: English.
box 16, folder 7
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1925
Language of Material: English.
box 17, folder 1
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1926
Language of Material: English.
box 17, folder 2
Nakao Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1926
Language of Material: English.
box 17, folder 3
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1929
Language of Material: English.
box 17, folder 4
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1929
Language of Material: English.
box 17, folder 5
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1930
Language of Material: English.
box 18, folder 1
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1930
Language of Material: English.
box 18, folder 2
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1931
Language of Material: English.
box 18, folder 3
Sueo Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1931
Language of Material: English.
box 18, folder 4
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1931
Language of Material: English.
box 18, folder 5
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1932
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 1
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1932
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 2
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1933
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 3
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Summer 1933
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 4
Fumiko Saito "The Artisan" Manual Arts High School Yearbook
Winter 1934
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 5
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe "Blue and White" Semi-Annual Los Angeles High School Yearbook
1933
Language of Material: English.
box 19, folder 6
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe "The Polytechnic Student" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Yearbook
1935
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 1
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe "The Polytechnic Student" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Yearbook
1936
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 2
Minoru Frank Saito "The Polytechnic Student" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Yearbook
1936
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 3
Minoru Frank Saito "The Polytechnic Student" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Yearbook
1937
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 4
Minoru Frank Saito "The Polytechnic Student" John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Yearbook
1938
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 5
James Saito John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Copied Yearbook Pages
1939
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 6
James Saito John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Copied Yearbook Pages
1940
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 7
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Copied Yearbook Pages
1941
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 8
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Copied Yearbook Pages
Winter 1942
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 9
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School "Pegasans" Copied Yearbook Pages
Summer 1942
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 10
Minoru Frank Saito "The Album" 442nd Combat Team Yearbook
1943
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 11
Copies of Class Photograph
circa 1930 - 1940
Language of Material: English.
box 20, folder 12
Copied Pages From Unknown Yearbook
undated
Language of Material: English.
Saito Family Photo Albums, Photographs, Color Transparencies and Panoramas
circa 1890-1995
1931-1936
Physical Description: 8 boxes
Physical Description: 9.46 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English, Japanese.
Scope and Contents
Series seventeen comprises of loose Saito family photographs, color transparencies of mainly the Saito family, a CD containing
digital copies of family photographs, an empty engraved photo album, a small photo album containing mainly photographs of
Tanjiro Saito's trip to Japan, a yellow photo album containing photographs of Tanjiro and Kiku's children, the Saito and Ogawa
relatives living in Japan, and possibly Tanjiro's friends or business partners, and two photo albums that belonged to Sumiko
Dorothy Tanabe.
box 21
Saito Family Photographs (1/2)
circa 1937 - 1939
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of family outings and gatherings, birthday parties, Tatsuo Saito's Shell service station, Frank Saito's
track and field photographs and more.
box 22, folder 1
Saito Family Photographs (2/2)
January 5, 1905 - September 18, 1994
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes early twentieth century photographs of Tanjiro Saito and his parents Minekichi (father) and Naka (mother) Saito,
his family and friends when they lived in San Francisco, photographs of his trip to Japan, and of Tanjiro and Kiku's children
when they were young. This folder also includes post-war photographs of the family and especially of the ten siblings as they
age over the decades as well as photographs of Steven Saito's (Jim Saito's youngest son) wedding. Photographs are in chronological
order.
box 22, folder 2
Saito Family Color Transparencies
June 1963 - July 1963
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
These color transparencies include images of Kiku Saito and her five daughters celebrating her birthday and mother's day,
of family trips to Knott's Berry Farm and the Wax Museum, of Sueo Saito's baseball team and team dinner, of Eric Saito with
his brothers (Brian and Steven) mother (Kathy) and father (Jim Saito) at his graduation from Loyola High School in Los Angeles,
of Tatsuo and Frances Saito at a dinner, of Ted Saito's (Tatsuo and Frances' son) ceramics collection, of Emi Katayama at
a wedding and at another event, and more.
box 22, folder 3
Saito Family Photographs on CD
circa 1900 - 1934
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs from the trip to Japan and family photo albums as well as Tatsuo and Kikuye Frances Saito's wedding photographs.
box 22, folder 4
Saito Family Get-Together Photographs
June 1995
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photgraphs from a family reunion, which included Emi Katayama, Dorothy Tanabe, Terry Mori, Fumi Saito, Sueo Saito,
Frank Saito, Jim and Kathy Saito and their sons, Eric, Brian and Steven Saito, and their families.
box 23
Saito and Ogawa Family Yellow Photo Album
circa 1890 - 1931
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Tanjiro and Kiku Saito's children, Tanjiro's family, Kiku's family and possibly family friends.
box 24
Saito Family Get-Together Engraved Photo Album
June 1995
Language of Material: English.
General
All photographs that were in this photo album are now in box 22, folder 4.
box 25
Tanjiro Saito Small Photo Album of Trip to Japan
1936
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Tanjiro, Kiku, Tatsuo and Kikuye Frances (Tatsuo's wife), Ted Akira (Ted and Frances' son), Nakao,
Tomi and Taka Aratani, Faye Michiko (Tomi and Taka's daughter), Emi, Sueo, Fumi, Sumi, Minoru, James and Joyce. Also includes
photographs of Tanjiro's brothers: Genjiro and Keijiro Saito, Chozo Ogawa and Suekichi Futagawa.
box 26
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe Brown Photo Album (1/2)
1933 - circa 1970
1933 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes mainly pre-World War II and World War II era photogrpahs of Dot, signed photographs of her friends, photographs of
Dorothy hanging out with her friends, graduation photographs, a newspaper article entitled "Hawaiian Boxer Named Captain of
Badger Team", photographs of her sisters, Tomi, Terry and Emi, and her mother Kiku, of her travels, of when she and her family
were incarcerated at Amache/Granada, of her brothers Frank and Jim while they were in the army, of her nephew Eric Saito with
a young woman taken sometime during the 1970's, and a drawing possibly of Dorothy on a piece of cloth.
box 27
Sumiko Dorothy Tanabe Green Photo Album (2/2)
1946 - 1951
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes post-war photogrpahs of Dorothy herself, her travels, friends, possibly her former husband, of Terry, Tomi and her
family, Emi and her husband John, her niece/Tatsuo's daughter Judy, Fumi, Kiku, Jim, Frank, and Christmas cards.
box 29, folder 1
James Saito Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Panoramas
March 19, 1957 - July 27, 1979
Scope and Contents
Includes panoramas from the meter reading, water construction, and landscape and maintenace units. Jim Saito can be found
in the meter reading unit panoramas.
box 29, folder 2
Nakao Saito Manual Arts High School Summer Class, 1926 Panorama
Summer 1926
box 29, folder 3
Fumiko Saito Manual Arts High School Class of Winter and Summer, 1934 Panoramas
1934
General
Fumi Saito can be found in the winter class commencement panorama.
box 29, folder 4
Japan American Society and Artland Club Grand Coronation Ball Panorama
December 7, 1928
General
Panorama includes Tomi Aratani in the front row and possibly Emi Katayama towards the very back of the room.
box 29, folder 5
Testimonial Dinner Honoring Coach Ed Leahy Panorama
May 27, 1964
box 29, folder 6
Manzanar Camp Seicho No Ie Group Panorama
October 5, 1943
Language of Material: Japanese.
General
Seicho No Ie was presumably a religous group at Manzanar Incarceration Camp.
drawer 3.8
James A. Foshay Junior High School Graduating Class Panoramas
June 1928 - 1937
General
Includes Sueo (June 1928), Frank (June 1935) and Jim Saito's (summer 1937) panoramas.
drawer 3.8
Tomiko Aratani John H. Francis Polytechnic High School Graduating Class Panoramas
April 30, 1925, May 21, 1925
drawer 3.8
Sueo Saito Manual Arts High School Class of Winter and Summer 1931 Panoramas
December 30 ,1930, May 19, 1931
drawer 3.8
442nd Infantry, H and I Companies Panoramas
May 1943, June 1943
General
Frank Saito can be found in the H Company panorama in the last row, third from the right.
drawer 3.8
Tanjiro Saito Funeral Panoramas
September 15, 1939
Language of Material: Japanese.
drawer 3.8
Shintaro Uno Funeral Panorama
September 20, 1929
Language of Material: Japanese.
Folder 1
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Panorama by George S. Iwanaga
1943
